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I may be in... thinking of riding to a conference in Georgia and then running up to leave the bike at my brothers in Ontario pre-CFR. A small detour to NH doesn't sound like a bad idea... Griff

I'm in

Bought the bike in 2008... missed the Cape Breton CFR that year Nakusp 2009 Mont Tremblant 2010 Freddy Beach 2011 Castlegar 2012 and signed up for Huntsville 2013 Also WCR on Vancouver Island (2010) and the mini-WCR in 2011 Griff

You were at Nakusp AND Castlegar... that's 2 ya doofus!

Nice route. Seems a bit on the pricey side though. I agree with Mcride... some short days, so lotsa rubber-necking seems to be on the agenda. I would pack the riding gear and bring it with you on the plane. Bring your helmet as a carry-on. I've done that before, no issues at all. How big are...

Thanks for posting! Headed there in May/June for the 2013 TT.... can't wait! :yahoo: Griff

I bought an in-the-crate '06 AE new in January of '08, and I've put 120,000 kms on it in 5 seasons. I've had the following issues: The shift actuator failure you described was fixed by the factory after the first few AEs rolled off the line in 2006 - mine is # 62, should have had the upgrade...

Has a remarkable resemblance to a certain forum member... they related maybe?

Interesting... those round pyramids at Guáchimontones had a place in the top to mount a centre pole for "flying dancers"... so the tradition goes back a LONG time.

Thanks for the positive comments Don... feel free to cross post to the Beemers... we were after all in your backyard AND riding Beemers :) OM may be one of the only literate beings ever to come out of Manitoba. Might have something to do with the Celtic blood. Us Welshmen feel a certain...

Kinda makes you wonder why Honda felt they needed to "improve" the VFR800 and turn it into a 1200....

One last post for MEM... This is Jack, Chief of Security at Riders of the Sierra Madre Th-th-th-that's all folks!

Last ride – Around Lake Chapala and then up to Mazamitla Saddled up and headed west from Ajijic toward Jacotepec and then around to the south side of the Laguna Chapala to the pueblo of Petatan to meet some other Canadian tourists – thousands of white pelicans that spend their winters here, but...

Trip #4: Loop through the Barancas north of Guadalajara Early start to avoid the Sunday morning traffic as we went to the historic centre of Guadalajara to the cathedral and opera house. This is one of the decorations for the recent Day of the Dead, made by local high school students...

Ride #3: Tapalpa Over to Casa Sierra Saturday morning for a longer ride, this time via a somewhat roundabout route to Tapalpa, a town up about 7200 feet above sea level. First we had to get there. We retraced part of Friday’s route to get away from Ajijic and Chapala. This is Trevor from...

Friday was the fearless pillion’s turn to enjoy the pleasures of La Tourista – not great :blink: . Once again, modern science came to the rescue, and she was ok to start the ride. Barb (no, not THAT Barb… one half of the Larry and Barb couple from Lethbridge) didn’t fair so well. She had...

Next instalment as soon as I can get a decent enough connection to upload pictures. Don, we did visit Tapalpa... subject of an upcoming chapter. Didn't get over to the coast, where I'm sure Consuela is crying herself to sleep every night from missing you. Patience amigos... there are mucho...

Ok… had some internet problems, but things appear to be back working now. As mentioned, we’re in Ajijic, Jalisco State, Mexico for a few days of riding with the good folks at Riders of the Sierra Madre. The rest of the crew came in yesterday, all from Alberta – a couple from Lethbridge, a solo...

Sitting in a nice little hotel called the Nuevo Posada next to the Laguna Chapala in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico. Getting ready for a "hub and spokes" tour of the area led by John Gilbank of "Riders of the Sierra Madre (https://ridethesierra.com). Ajijic is a very pleasant little town about 30 mins...

I had a Swift back in the late 90's in Quebec, had to unload it when I got transferred to California because the American's wouldn't let it into the States. It was a decent little econo-box, and while I never missed it once it was gone it was OK for getting around in. Griff