Recent content by KLR Junkie

FYI, lockage through the Rideau and Trent Severn is free until September 2 as part of the Canada Strong program. Mooring is still at the regular rates. From what I've seen from the seat of my kayak, the locks are getting a bit swamped with traffic on the weekends.

My parents had gutter guards installed 3 years ago (no idea what brand). That winter they had massive ice damming and 8 ft long icicles dangling over the entry door for the first time in 35 years at that house. They removed the guards and sold them to someone local on marketplace for about 20%...

As everyone has been saying, inspections are key. If it was me, I'd make sure to have a professional inspection of the septic system and a flow test of the well before making an offer. When you visit this weekend make sure to walk around the back yard looking and feeling for soft spots or...

I was with Rogers years ago. Got tired of the annual retention calls required to keep the rate from being completely extortionate so I switched to Teksavvy. I was with them for a decade but this past winter they increased the rate by yet another $2-3/month without offering any improvements to...

There are lots of shops that fit in between the hobbyists and $$$ fab shops. When we have a small one-off job at work we use a local shop called Nel-tek in Ajax. Nel-Tek custom fabrication. There are lots of small shops like his all over the GTA. A month back I had him repair a broken engine...

CTXP did a video using the Ryker Rally (looks to be virtually the same machine). Worked great on smooth-ish dirt roads and in the sand. Not so great on washed out trails.

Just out of curiosity, do you pay extra at the campground if you're going to be charging your EV from the site power pole? 50kwh is a whole lot more juice than your typical camper would use over a couple of days. I'd hate to see campgrounds increasing their already high rates to cover the cost...

I notice that nobody answered your question. The thermo-bob is simply a bolt on device that adds a thermostatically controlled coolant bypass to the KLR. With the stock setup, the coolant is always flowing through the radiator. When you're riding around on a cool day the coolant temp is very...

I've had mine for 12 years and 85,000km. I spent most of the winter looking at new bikes to replace my KLR but in the end I couldn't find another bike that does everything the KLR does so instead I spent $3k on new suspension, a 685 kit to solve a minor oil burning issue and a few more farkles...

Had a cold at the beginning of February. Nasty one, but just a cold. Most of the symptoms went away after a week but I've had congestion and the constant need to clear my throat since family day. The doctor told me that the cold virus this year is hanging on for longer than usual and symptoms...

JJ Downs Industrial Plastics 243 Bering Ave, Etobicoke Phone: (416) 236-1884 We use these guys for plastic fittings. If they don't have it in stock, they can order or fabricate what you need.

Good news! I just got the Christmas present that my brother sent from Belgium on November 20th! Great job as always CP.

I haven't seen any difference between X and O ring chains on my KLR. Just buy a good quality chain from one of the major brands, set the tension properly and ride. I used to lube chains, then I decided to try not lubing after I installed a fresh one. I got about 19,000km on the lubed chains...

3 hours from Toronto to Montreal. That's actually pretty good. Oh, but since I live in Whitby first I have to take a 20 minute bus ride to the GO station then take the GO train from Whitby to Union Station. That adds about 90 minutes, if the bus and the GO are on time. Then when I get to...

I went to Nfld on the bike back in 2018. Ferry to St. John's then rode around to Gros Morne (got a cabin for the long route but not the shorter return trip). It was beautiful, but not amazing from a riding point of view. There aren't many smaller through roads. Across the majority of the...