11 Day Trans Labrador Loop - Page 2

adiablolex · 06-22-2011, 06:47 PM

beauty!!!
thanks for the pics man
This is one little loop that I've been thinking to do for a while now, you just reinforced these thoughts

Groves · 06-22-2011, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by H e a d N o r t h

So, Dave gets home around 4pm yesterday, and by 6:30 he's with us heading for the Nippissing Trail.

Yeah, that felt a little crazy and I think the misquotes were worse here!

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Originally Posted by RumRunner

11 days is pretty quick for that loop Dave.
I love the pics from Red Bay. Can you imagine living there in the Winter

DW

That would be wild. Although I wouldn't mind experiencing it!

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Originally Posted by adit

Looks like an excellent trip ! What type of saddle bags are you using ? Thanks.

They are Wolfman Expedition Dry Saddle and Duffel bags from Dual Sport Plus.

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Originally Posted by RobbieO

WOW, Dave! Excellent photos of your trip

How many Kilometers was the whole trip??
How were the bugs?

The total was right around 6,120km, but I'm sure my rear tire covered a bit more ground than the front at times.

There were many Dakar spirited moments along that road.

The bugs weren't bad at all. It was still cool in the evening and mornings. Maybe that helped? I never once pulled out my bug jacket!

I would like to go back again

and have more time to take all the tours. The underground generating station at Churchill Falls looks really interesting.

keener · 06-23-2011, 09:27 PM

I couldnt catch up with this guy on Tuesday , he was still high from his translab trip, spinning it at the corners on Nipissing rd. Hope to ride with you again.

keener · 06-23-2011, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by grovesd

I would like to go back again

and have more time to take all the tours. The underground generating station at Churchill Falls looks really interesting.

the generators room(massive!) is about 300m under ground. Tour is well worth the time, as far as I remember it is free.

goswiftly · 06-25-2011, 08:44 AM

Wow, fast ride, took us 15 days last year. You guy's rock!!!!!!

cphubert · 06-25-2011, 11:15 PM

I'm planning to ride the highway in mid july. had to postpone prior plans due to work, i have to keep telling myself that i am fortunate to still be employed. great photos

Mr. C · 06-26-2011, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by grovesd

Funny...I sport that same hair-do all summer!! Nothing like the "lump-head" look!

I am doing the same trip, except I will be in a van with the family. Hopefully we will have the same weather as you (that flight over to NFLD would be cool as well!)

intotheabis · 06-26-2011, 06:57 PM

Looks like a great ride Dave, do you have any tracks from the ride?

Vikingtazz · 06-27-2011, 04:08 AM

Great report Dave, thanks for sharing!

I love how your bike has over 50k km's, when I can find ones 10 years old (and older) with less than 20k.
Go man go!

Groves · 06-27-2011, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. C

Funny...I sport that same hair-do all summer!! Nothing like the "lump-head" look!

I am doing the same trip, except I will be in a van with the family. Hopefully we will have the same weather as you (that flight over to NFLD would be cool as well!)

Summer time perma helmet hair!

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Originally Posted by intotheabis

Looks like a great ride Dave, do you have any tracks from the ride?

Sorry, no tracks. We really just did the ride for the Trans Lab gravel, so there was mostly highway heading out there and on the way back. It wouldn't be a very exciting track to look at.

I know I missed a billion cool roads and trails out there, but I'll be back again!

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Originally Posted by Vikingtazz

Great report Dave, thanks for sharing!

I love how your bike has over 50k km's, when I can find ones 10 years old (and older) with less than 20k.
Go man go!

I know eh! It sure has been reliable for me.

4badboyz · 06-27-2011, 05:34 PM

headed up August 28th for two weeks if anyone is interested

Dan Alexander · 06-28-2011, 06:21 PM

That looks like a ride I did last year except you have all this blue stuff up in the air where water usually falls from

Pig-Pen · 06-29-2011, 07:59 AM

Looks like you had a great trip Dave! Thanks for sharing the pics.

By the looks of things you sure lucked out with the weather

Parcero · 06-29-2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by 4badboyz

headed up August 28th for two weeks if anyone is interested

I might be interested. Planning to visit some relatives in northeastern PA around that time and figure I could shoot up to Labrador when I'm done.

4badboyz · 06-29-2011, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mwillia

I might be interested. Planning to visit some relatives in northeastern PA around that time and figure I could shoot up to Labrador when I'm done.

shoot me a pm, with your schedule and we'll see if we can work it out

Mark

06-22-2011, 06:47 PM	#16
adiablolex Lost again Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Third rock from the Sun Oddometer: 3,530	beauty!!! thanks for the pics man This is one little loop that I've been thinking to do for a while now, you just reinforced these thoughts __________________ DRCOOL rides with me

06-23-2011, 09:27 PM	#18
keener Speed changes you. Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Oddometer: 527	I couldnt catch up with this guy on Tuesday , he was still high from his translab trip, spinning it at the corners on Nipissing rd. Hope to ride with you again. __________________ 04 ADV 950

06-25-2011, 08:44 AM	#20
goswiftly Got tubes? Joined: Dec 2008 Location: SWO Oddometer: 161	Wow, fast ride, took us 15 days last year. You guy's rock!!!!!! __________________ Too young to hold on, too old to just break free and run... Jeff Buckley save a tree.... eat a beaver, save your soul.... ride a bike! ...anon Lets have a look at this mud hut and get the fuck out of here! ...me '06 CBR600RR '05 KLX300R '04 KLR650A '03 XR400R '02 KLR650A '96 KLX250R

06-25-2011, 11:15 PM	#21
cphubert n00b pirate Joined: Oct 2008 Oddometer: 11	Thanks ! I'm planning to ride the highway in mid july. had to postpone prior plans due to work, i have to keep telling myself that i am fortunate to still be employed. great photos __________________ God loves fools and idiots I've got both bases covered

06-26-2011, 06:57 PM	#23
intotheabis High on life! Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Niagara Falls Oddometer: 497	Looks like a great ride Dave, do you have any tracks from the ride? __________________ Intotheabis

06-27-2011, 04:08 AM	#24
Vikingtazz Will ride for food. Joined: Aug 2010 Location: Montreal, Canada Oddometer: 97	Great report Dave, thanks for sharing! I love how your bike has over 50k km's, when I can find ones 10 years old (and older) with less than 20k. Go man go! __________________ What if there were no more hypothetical questions? http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=709349

06-27-2011, 05:34 PM	#26
4badboyz Studly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2010 Location: Oakville. Oddometer: 545	headed up August 28th for two weeks if anyone is interested __________________ tuck in behind me, I'll show you where to crash. 06KTM950A 07KTM525EXC 03CR250R 77RD400 Yet another Translab report... Owen and Mark do Labrador Moab 2012

06-28-2011, 06:21 PM	#27
Dan Alexander Ride Far - Ride Fast Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Ottawa and Montreal Oddometer: 4,783	That looks like a ride I did last year except you have all this blue stuff up in the air where water usually falls from __________________ Beemers Past and Present: 74 R90S, 77 R100RS, 85 K100RS, 2x 87 K100RS, 96 R1100GS, 99 R1100S, 2002 R1150GS, 2005 F650 Dakar Plus the occasional Triumph, BSA, Yamaha, Honda, Suzuki and KTM but who's counting

06-29-2011, 07:59 AM	#28
Pig-Pen (Formerly KTMike) Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Barrie, Ontario CANADA Oddometer: 1,270	Looks like you had a great trip Dave! Thanks for sharing the pics. By the looks of things you sure lucked out with the weather __________________ "Pygs can't fly..." - DrCool

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