Recent content by V-Tom

There are a lot of variations but they all work the same way. My Rox Riser on my DL1050 has the ability to adjust height and back. I nevrer adjusted it though. ..Tom

On my DL1000 and on my DL1050 I had to move the cables to behind the forks to give enough slack after installing the riser. I think I did the same on my 650's but not sure. Either way it wasn't a big deal to do. ..Tom

1050 Don't recall which ones one the 650's. I used Rox Risers on my 1050. Either way I always got one inch back and up. ..Tom

Seat comfort matters a lot to me and I also added a handlebar riser to all four of the Stroms I owned (and own.) I think they always were up and back one inch. I'm 6'2" in the morning and have had arthritis for about 40 years. (The actual real) cruise control that my current bike has helps...

I added a Corbin to my first DL650 (2006) I actually wore out the leather and got a sceond one. The Corbin on it was really comfy. I bought a Corbin for my 2nd 650 (2012) and it was nowhere close in comfort to the 2006 Corbin's. (I think there was a manufacturing/ordering mistake made for the...

I enjoy letting go of the handlebar when riding in heavy winds. It's amazing at how motorcycles are naturally stable in cross wind conditions if we don't interfere. Most of the time I ride with a light touch in the wind. The tighter you hold in to the grips the more the bike will move off...

My seat is a "Russell Day Long" (RDL) It is the favorite of long distance riders and Iron Butt riders and I understand why. My longest day ended up being 1,600 km. (I went riding the next day.) For the last five years I have been riding out to Calgary. It is about 3,300 km from my home...

It was a beautiful day today! I only did a little round the block of just over 300 km (Port Perry to Bewdley to Cambellford, to Cobourg to Port hope and mainly back roads to home.) Most of the time the temperature hovered around 19c with one time it hit 21c. Beautiful riding weather! Saw lots...

Rode in to work today. Balmy -7 when I left home in Port Perry. On my ride in to work I briefly saw a motorcycle heading northbound on Baldwin in Brooklyn. I was southbound. Like most riders my brain is tuned to seeing bikes but this bike just seemed to appear out of nowhere. I didn't really...

Why would you let it idle for 10 minutes? Is it an older carb bike that doesn't run right until warmed up? ..Tom

Strangest thing I saw yesterday was a peddle bike (didn't look electric) pedalling away across the ice. ..Tom

I rode to work today (downtown Toronto). Saw a sport bike heading north on DVP at around 9:15 am. (I was southbound) Don't know what brand of bike but I think it was red (I'm somewhat colour blind) so probably a Honda. .. Tom

I went out for a little ride today (only about 150km) Met up with @85K100 at Timmies in Sutton. I took a photo from the Malone rd viewing point that we were talking about previously. I did see someone riding in Port Perry and someone else riding closer to Sutton but don't recall where. It's...

Yesterday morning around 9:15 am I saw a 2012 generation Suzuki V-Strom westbound on Lakeshore somewhere east of Don Valley. Sadly I was driving. (:

I know it's splitting hairs but I think the right of way was parallel to Lorne and slightly to the east of Lorne, maybe around 10 or 20 feet. before it veered to the east to the wharf. I knew there was an ice house but not where it was located. I'm pretty sure Grand Trunk took over the...