Forum: Canada
05-18-2013, 02:10 PM
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Forum: Canada
05-18-2013, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
Highway 88
Lived in Slave lake for a few years. Stop at Devonshire Beach, just north of Slave Lake. The beach was rated one of the best beaches in Canada. If you can time it for the sand castle completions,...
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Forum: Canada
05-18-2013, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 247
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Old Conklin Trail
Looking forward to getting together for a group ride and the old Conklin Trail sounds like it would be a good one. Just need to identify a time slot.
just jeff, do you have any riders from LLB...
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Forum: Hacks
05-18-2013, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 43
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Pictures
Hopefully someone will post some pictures. This is the 2nd year in a row were unable to make the rally. Great location and always meet great people. Wondering what d'Lynn has planned for next year.
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Forum: Canada
05-06-2013, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 247
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First ride with the Ural
Good to hear you guys got out. Shortstuff and I headed out down into Fergusson Flats area yesterday. Spent 4 beautiful warm hours showing her the area and the roads, she had fun. We can home from...
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Forum: Canada
05-02-2013, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 247
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Spring...finally
Looks like spring might have finally arrived! Could do without the wind but at least it's warm and the snow is almost gone.
Had Shortstuff's Goldwing hack out for a drive this afternoon, the...
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Forum: Beasts
05-02-2013, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 16
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My daughter is about the same size as your wife...
My daughter is about the same size as your wife but a little lighter. She prefers the KLR over the Vstrom due to the weight. Neither bike is lowered and she has no trouble sitting or riding either...
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Forum: Canada
04-16-2013, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
Anyone been riding?
So...anyone been out riding? Got about 350kms on Shortstuff's Ural. Looking forward to the 1000km checkup, hoping they can set the valve so they're a bit quieter.
Looks like in about a week we...
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Forum: Americas
04-16-2013, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 932
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Forum: Canada
04-05-2013, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 3,968
Are the birds confused?
I heard there are robins in Edmonton and the geese are starting to arrive and are killing time locally by standing around on the ice. We have Merlin Falcons who have nested just by our house for the...
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Forum: Canada
04-05-2013, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
Playing in the snow
Since we can't change the weather, Shortstuff and I decided to have some fun and tested the Ural in the snow. What a gas!! Slipping, sliding, drifting, plowing through puddles like a couple of 5 year...
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Forum: Canada
04-05-2013, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 116
Views: 3,968
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Forum: Hacks
04-02-2013, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 5,168
Views: 1,759,313
2013 Gear Up Yamal
Just brought home yesterday. Shortstuff is going to busy riding the back roads this summer.
http://bagsadventures.smugmug.com/Other/ADVrider-stuff/i-FMD2PC6/0/L/P1060135-L.jpg
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Forum: Canada
04-02-2013, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
Ready to go exploring
Brought home yesterday. Shortstuff is ready to go exploring the back roads of the area. Going to be hard to keep up with her!...
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Forum: Canada
03-31-2013, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 582
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Forum: Canada
03-31-2013, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
I'm getting tired of driving up and down the...
I'm getting tired of driving up and down the driveway, looking forward to to putting on some miles and a change of scenery.
I've quit looking at the weather forecast, at least for a while. I get...
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Forum: Hacks
03-28-2013, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,324
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Forum: Canada
03-20-2013, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 116
Views: 3,968
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Forum: Canada
03-15-2013, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
Fresh Snow!
Boy, 10 cm of new fresh snow would be hoot with the KLR and the K60"s:rofl
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Forum: Canada
03-13-2013, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
The End is Near!
Yup, you can see the snow is going away but this is the time of the winter I really have trouble with. You know the white stuff is going away but I wish it was a lot quicker!! Lots of places to go...
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Forum: EMEA
03-05-2013, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 6,677
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Forum: Trials
02-25-2013, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 356
Thanks,
Changed the transmission over to 10W40 oil, added 650CC.
Thanks for the information,
grump
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Forum: Trials
02-22-2013, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 3
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1996 Scorpa Easy Clutch lubication
Bought a 96 Scorpa 250 Easy for fun but I'm doing some work on it before I get to the fun part.
In the process of replacing the 2 o rings on the clutch slave cylinder, I drained out about 2 oz's...
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Forum: Canada
02-11-2013, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
Too bad
Sad news to hear the event was cancelled. Must be hard for the event organizers to cancel this years event especially after last years event was cancelled due to ice conditions. I know ShortStuff and...
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Forum: Canada
02-02-2013, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
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Forum: Canada
01-31-2013, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
Winter Blues
So here we are in the season of winter depression. What's everyone doing to fend off the blues? I'm trying to keep busy by turning the grapes I grew last summer into wine ( the house has the smell of...
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Forum: Canada
01-01-2013, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
Starting out great
I had to take advantage of the warm weather today so I got Jaws out this afternoon for a few trips up and down the drive way. Lots of fun doing slow speed maneuvers on the ice and snow. ...
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Forum: Canada
12-22-2012, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
Surprised
Shortstuff and I thought we might see Mrs Outbacktaz but it was great surprise to see you and have a short visit. I'd never heard of Grumpy Bear beer, when I saw it, I had to buy it. See how it...
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Forum: Canada
12-20-2012, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
March 3rd Ice races?
My 2012 Little Black book from Belt Drive Betty has March 3rd listed as the Festival of speed and Motorcycle Ice racing.
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
12-20-2012, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 5,981
Views: 1,984,163
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Forum: Canada
12-15-2012, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
March 2&3
Found on the NASCC site ( northen alberta sports car club) they have March 2 and 3 as race days in Lac La Biche. The Sask Snowmobile drag racers mention the next weekend ( Mar 8-10) as race weekend...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
12-14-2012, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 1,078
Views: 271,876
NE Alberta
http://bagsadventures.smugmug.com/Other/ADVrider-stuff/i-Z58vR2w/0/L/P1060024-L.jpg
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Forum: Canada
12-14-2012, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
Warmest day this month
With the temperature reaching almost -3C, I thought today would be a good day to go for a ride. I tried riding in the hay field but the snow was deep enough my feet were getting pushed off the pegs (...
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Forum: Canada
12-09-2012, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
Studded tires
When I was younger and healed much quicker, I had a Honda Trials bike which I equipped for winter fun by drilling sheet metal screws into the knobs. Nowhere near the ice spikes they use today bit...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-08-2012, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 6,454
Views: 1,902,336
pretty easy
Lifting an 1800 Goldwing is actually pretty easy. Like the GS, the GL's cylinders stick out far enough to prevent the bike from laying on it's side. My wife who is 5 ft tall can right mine with a...
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Forum: Canada
12-08-2012, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
No roads across
Not much need to have ice roads across Cold Lake as the only activity north of Cold Lake is the CLAWR. There is some oil and gas activity to the north and west of the city of Cold Lake but it much...
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Forum: Ride reports
12-08-2012, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 18,271
Great report
Really enjoying the ride report. Your ride so far is the same as what I plan on doing next year. Looking forward to reading about the rest of your trip.
grump
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Forum: Ride reports
11-28-2012, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 9,041
Great Ride report and Photos
Hektoglider, great report and pictures.I'm thinking you and I were in the Kootenay area about the same time, going opposite directions. Really enjoying reliving the ride through your pictures.
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Forum: Canada
11-22-2012, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
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Forum: Canada
11-22-2012, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 247
Views: 12,744
Down Dog
Gotta get Down Dog on these rides too. I want to see how the husky handles the sand. It should have been bred for those roads and sandy surfaces!
grump
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