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I might be interested in joining you guys. I am in Kansas City and hope to leave here for the states north of here working my way west along the Canadian border by Wednesday the 16th. I don't know an exact schedule but it appears to be about the appropriate time. I'll keep an eye out to see if...

I did not take the Matagami road. The gravel was like riding on marbles. I did not deflate my tires as that would have helped but I was too far from home and did not want to take needless chances. The gravel was fresh and really a pain to ride on and I did not want to dump it and unload...

What the hell are you complaining about, this one does not apply to you anyway. It is the ones that I saw for 180 KMH and $895 plus 10 points that they put up for you. Right now I am between Terre Haute and Indianapolis and should be home by mid afternoon. Spent Friday night in Caribou, ME and...

At the other end of the scale I used to, on a very flat stretch of road, slow down to 25mph in 5th gear and slowly accelerate. Man what a torque monster. 160 or 170, who cares, buy a Hayabusa and do it for real. Chester

1) Not all asphalt is created equal. Here in KS they have some small gravel mixed in with it and you do not sink. At the CFO 05 in LaCrosse the first thing that I heard when I pulled into the parking lot was a table saw running. They had just asphalted the parking lot in our motel and they were...

I have an 02 and an 08 KLR. They are my daily rides and the big bikes sit waiting for longer trips. I was just up to the CFR in Nakusp on my R1200 GS Adventure with Petey and I am thinking about going back in August to that area from Kansas City on my 08 KLR. With the big bikes you are always...

I just started looking at the "New Posts" and the first one was "The Bridgeport Ride" where Tyler led off about the information for the ride and then I see this. Tyler, we have never met but you are in my prayers and I wish you the absolute best for your full and speedy recovery. Chester

Sooooo, would next week be to soon for the next one? Ladies and gentlemen, you are the best. A magnificent event, location, facilites, and the speaker was most interesting with her trip around the world. We are a bunch of amateurs next to her. You didb't even do too badly with the weather...

Petey and I are a day behind rickcorwn, we are in Kalispell, MT tonight. We are leaving tomorrow am for Banff and should be in Nakusp Thursday noon or so. We have had some clouds but the rain has been minimal. The temperatures have ranged from 56 - 80. So far so good. We stayed in Billings, MT...

Petey and I are in Wall, SD and will have to stop in Sturgis tomorrow to get some tires on my bike. We have that moron Jesse James on the TV watching hime do the ice ride. What a nerd. Chester

I have not seen this discussed but for us Southeners, should we convert US $'s to Cn $'s before we get there or just use a combination of US $'s and credit cards? This part is more difficult. If we should convert, would $300 - $400 be enough to cover most circumstances for our stay there or...

One thing to make sure of is do they haul you out of the ditch to the hospital to begin with. I just called Medjet and they do not. That is probably a greater financial consideration than from hospital to hospital or home. From the several helicopter rides that I have heard of you are looking at...

Petey and myself. along with other non-FJR students, just took Lee Parks Class 1 and Class 2 this weekend in Springfield, MO. I on my KLR 650 and Petey on his FZ1. Learned a lot about cornering, trail braking, looking through turns, and other things. I just put a new heavy duty shock and new...

Thanks for the advice. I will be taking my BMW 1200 GS Adventure on this trip. I crashed and totalled my FJR so I don't have an FJR right now. In fact, I will be riding my GSA to the CFR with Petey from this forum. One thing cool about the GSA is the 8.7 gallon fuel tank, although I have found...

Thanks for the link. Looking at the virtual tour there is some impressive scenery there. I did find some more info and it looks like the ferry from Lewisporte to Goose Bay would add a lot to the trip and then take the Trans-Lab from Goose Bay to Baie-Comeau. Looks like a great ride. Chester

I didn't want to detract from the Nova Scotia topic and have looked and found nothing on Goose Bay. Has anyone gone there and what are your comments on riding to there after Nova Scotia. Appears to be about a 1,000 miles. When I was in the military it was always joked about as being synonymous...

I am lucky to stumble onto this site. I too plan on going in July but am going to go to the BMW rally in Johnson City, TN in mid-July first with Smitty141's brother and another guy then I am going to leave them and head to NS. I would also, for whatever insane reason, want to continue on to...

If your waiting until next year you will be too late. He does not keep them that long. It is one good looking bike though and you can be sure it will be immaculate when he sells it in a few months. Few if any people takes better care of a bike than Smitty. If only he didn't beat his dogs...

Totaled my FJR last May and after recovering enough bought a 1200 GS Adventure the last of Day of August. Put 6,000 miles on it in the first 3 months then winter set in. The longest day was about 750 miles and had no problems. All that it really needs is a cruise control. I went down to...

I be there! Chester