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No. I run Rotella 5w40 all year round. I have used that oil down to -25°c (Picking up my 2015 DL1000 from the dealership in Late Feb or early January and it sat overnight outside. (It was a cold ride but only about 20km to home.) I also had Rotella 5w40 on my 2006 DL650 running in Death Valley...

I would have taken pics while riding but there was a York Regional police in front of me. (I have a waterproof camera tethered to my front left pocket area that I can use any time even with gloves on. ) ..Tom

It sure looked co on the trees! ( Is that hoar frost?) Where are you located? ..Tom

The bike temperature said -10°c when I was riding in to work today. My experience is the Suzuki temperature displays are about 2 °c optimistic. The Weather network App said it was -14. The GPS said it was -12°c Either way it was as cold as its been this winter so far. I was comfy and warm...

I'm a total wuse! Nowadays I have heated jacket, gloves and socks from "Warm n Safe" and the seat and hand grips are heated as well. :) ..Tom

I love it! I had one on my DL1000 and loved it so much I bought one for the 1050. Expensive but to me well worth it! ..Tom

I got that topcase a couple of years ago. The tank bag has only been on the 1050. ..Tom

I thought I would keep riding my 2015 Suzuki V-Strom DL1000 for a bit longer as it only had 235,000+ km. I really liked the changes Suzuki made to the 2020 DL1050 (cruise being a big one plus lots of other stuff.) I brought it home July 1st. It's just short of 25,000 km. (Might hit it tomorrow.)...

I do commute daily if there isn't ice or snow on the road (or risk of) down to -18c but thus year with C19 probably did half my usual commuting km's. (Work closed, alternate shifts etc) I actually rode a lot more when we were shut down as I would go out on little day rides and end up back home...

My Last ride in 2020 was Dec 31st. (Only got a bit over 49,000 km in 2020. The last few years more like 52,000 or 53,000 km.) My first ride in 2021 was Jan 1st. Unfortunately not a lot of riding since because my neck of the woods still has some icy roads. I think tomorrow should be a decent day...

Great Review Shane! great pictures and nice narrative! I would have done the same trip but don't yet have a comfy seat that works on my new bike (It's coming any day now!) I was thinking of doing it in October but suspect snow may be too much of a risk so might just do a little loop up to...

Just realize batteries have a nasty habit of going dead when you need them most. Probably okay if you are only riding to the local Timmies. ..Tom

I ride all year round down to -18c. I do day rides at -10 with no issue. "Warm n Safe" brand heated gloves, jacket and socks combined with Aerostich Fleace pants all under my Aerostich Roadcrafter. Long ago I stopped bothering with "base layers" as they made me sweat like a pig when stopped...

I don't know if it is true but I seem to remember being told that Police are considered "Officers of the Court" ..Tom

I'm a bit over 14,000 km since Jan 1. My bike will turn over 225,000 km next time I ride. ..Tom

I did about 700 km today basically north of Hwy 7 around headed east to Perth. Only got a bit of drizzle when I went down around Kingston area then headed home. ..Tom

Useless fact: When a solid turns directly to vapor it is called "subliminating" I was out later in the day for a few hours when the two inches of snow we received sublimated. ..Tom

@MacDoc Easy to make sanitize if you have 99% alcohol and aloe Vera. (Plus some lemon oil). Basically is a bit less than 30 % aloe and the rest alcohol plus a dab of lemon juice for that nice smell. I have some travel bottles (for shampoo. Conditioner, etc.) that I got from Sail. Reason I...

I went out for a bit this aft (about 200 km.) I was watching the storms on the radar display on my gps and dodged several of them. Never got more than a little drizzle on me. There was one wicked looking storm heading my way near Lindsay. I wouldn't have been surprised if it had turned into a...

Me too! 44 hours a week! Although last week cut our hours in half and this past week closed for at least two weeks. ..Tom