Recent content by Motorcycle Mike

Call it cheap if you like, but did you ever consider that riding a $10k+ ‘true’ dirt bike just isn’t necessary for everyone? I don’t enjoy racing around in circles in the Ganny or a SCORRA tract. I like exploring new areas and having a bike light enough and capable enough to ‘get through’ most...

The torque on the Z though... 23.9 ft-lbs vs 14.4... I am lazy and like to just power through things sometimes rather than finding the correct gear out of necessity on a smaller bike. Maybe I should move to a DR650 next. :-)

I visited Old Wagon Road last year, but was too early in the season and it still had a lot of snow and ice so I turn the V-beast around and stuck to gravel. I'd happily have another go at it this year a bit later in the season when it dries up, I'll bring the Z this time though... let me know...

It had one useful bit... the coupons. Too bad then can't be used with Klim or any other decent product...

And just realizing that map page lists something called Cheddar (ghost town)... so I had to google that, now I need to go back: The lookout I referred to before is the remains of the old fire tower lookout... now there is just the concrete base for it at the top of that hill...

I haven't explored the ganny much, are all these green lines double track then?

By the way, the screen shot I posted can be found in the Cottage Country map book, pg 28, c - 1, just West of North Eels Lake... so you can compare the two and see how far I can zoom in (and I wasn't zoomed all the way in with that shot). postimg is pissing me off... the image is rotated...

The Garmin version on a good hiking GPS like the Montana is awesome. The detail is great and looks wicked with shaded relief turned on. Here is an image of how the screen looks at a lookout the BRMB helped me find near Bancroft... those blue lines are ATV trails that are a lot of fun to ride...

It might have helped if you provided any details at all... like dates, location, or even a link: http://www.graveltravel.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=126&Itemid=150 Anyway... I'll likely do the roaming rally... just not on the dates of the roaming rally... I have the gps...

I got my renewal, and my already very cheap rates dropped by $140/year... now paying $517 all in for both the DRZ and the Vstrom (liability and theft, no collision). $186/year for the DRZ, $331/year for the Vstrom. Yes, my benefits dropped, but in my case I have excellent benefits through work...

Would love to... but the distance. It's 773km North of Thunder Bay.... you'd need at least a week just to get up there and back. 2138km one way from Mississauga....

As far as Quebec goes, I enjoyed the 117 between Mont Laurier and Val-d'Or. You could also ride around Lac Saint Jean and explore both sides of the Saguenay River. I'd like to ride the 138 as far as it goes on the North side the the St. Lawrence... perhaps to Kegashka. I forget now, but am...

The Irish Loop is a cool ride too... very wind swept landscape, no trees at all. http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/PlacesToGo/IrishLoop When I did that run, I took 11 days... running the Trans Lab, up to L'anse aux Meadows, across to St. Johns, 2 days in St. Johns awaiting my ferry booking...

Re: We know you ride, but do you Shoot? I think using your left to drop the mag is so much more efficient. If you use your right hand, you need to let go of the pistol grip, swap the mags, grab the pistol grip, then remove your left hand to pull the charge handle (because the charge handle is...