Recent content by BeastieGirl

I have belonged to both CMC and SC - which are great groups - but you have upwards of 20 bikes in a ride going 10 kms below the speed limit - and accidents still happen. I have joined meet up groups which say they support safe riding - only to watch two riders almost run each other off the road...

There is certainly beautiful scenery and wonderful riding roads in northern Ontario - but try crawling through traffic to get there. Even the EDRs for the 400 and 410 are clogged on weekends and long weekends. I used to try leaving early on Fridays but now seems like the whole of the GTA does...

I would second Shane's ranking - but have to add every time I ride in any of these states I find a new hidden treasure that makes me fall in love with riding all over again. And I would add Ohio to the list. I made a wrong turn in Kentucky one time and after a sphincter clenching ride down a...

Sorry I missed this post - if you check under the Cruising/Touring section there are some good tips on motorcycle camping. I just put a carrier rack on my bike this year - before I just bungeed the tent to the passenger seat. The rack is going to make a big difference. I bring a soft sided...

I am still a go for this - though my group is now down to me and one other rider :-) At least as at this posting - could end up me, myself and I - which doesn't bother me a bit. I'm still not sure what route I want to take back - as much as I love Trail Ridge Road and then the Peak-to-Peak to...

I am camping at the Buffalo Chip for bike week - my travelling companion is also booked there for the week and right now its just us. We will be meeting up the second weekend of July to iron out some fine details. I am good with other riders joining up for either part or all of trip - whatever...

I have copied below my itinerary from my Meet-up Group posting - trip up is already set in terms of going out - the other rider also has made reservations - coming back is still in the planning stage and since we both are experienced long distance tourers who have made trips out west solo - we...

Going this year for bike week - we are going to meet up in Sarnia Friday night and to get an early start across the border Saturday morning and are staying at the Buffalo Chip for the week of the 7th. We are also taking the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday after bike week so we can drop south and...

Sounds good to me :-) Me - experienced rider, sport-touring bike in Hamilton area - did you have anything in mind for this weekend? Beautiful forecast - all I need is a time and meet-up place and I can find it.

I don't care if motorcycle manufacturers market to me. I am perfectly capable of making up my own mind as to what I want and going for it. Also I haven't found any lack of respect for me as a rider because I am a woman - at least not from fellow riders. I do agree that some women do let...

Re: 2017 moto touring plans - The Florida Keys That was the first week in OctobPer last year and I wasn't surprised that much - I had been blown around much of the day on the ride there. It was closed to all traffic - not just motorcycles but that does happen sometimes. I would also recommend...

Re: 2017 moto touring plans - The Florida Keys The highway was closed part way up due to high winds.

Re: 2017 moto touring plans - The Florida Keys The only thing definitely on my dance card for this year is back to Sturgis to hook up with some friends I made there a couple of years ago - if I can book enough time off for that trip I will come back again through Wyoming and Colorado - maybe...

Just going to replace the pan- its only $160 for my bike and looks like its easily accessible so maybe a couple of hours labour - I just plunked down $700 for a GPS so not going to cheap out for such a major safety issue - especially since I average about 30,000 km's a season so that's a lot of...

So I went to change my oil for winter storage and could not get the drain plug to tighten properly. I tried the easiest and cheapest solution first - new drain plug - same result. So the stripped threads are in the pan which is what I suspected - it did that tighten-loosen cycle. I've...