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Tires shmires. Run it with newer multi-compound sport touring tires and you'll be fine. 10,000km+ out of a rear and more grip than you can use on the street. The days of the 1000cc bikes being big heavy boat anchors that don't turn are gone. The extra angular momentum of a bigger motor spinning...

I was simply raising a possible concern some may not have considered. Ride safe. And may the warm dry roads be here very soon.

As is the case anywhere I am reminded, always do your own due diligence and do not solely rely on the sales people behind the counter without asking 3 times! They may be well intended but... My case: after weeks of contemplating laying out the significant cash for a pair of Daytona Evo Sport...

It is not the impact. It is the bending upwards! It has happened to a few people. At work I suggest it is a downard impact that the toe cap protects a person's toes from which is good, or some sort of direct impact but less forecfull than a 100 KM + impact and upward bending of the toes that...

You have intelligence? Just because you go to university?! Oh, you work at a bike shop and can ride Ok! :p

Steel toe boots (work boots) will cut your toe(s) off when significant impact and bending of the toes occurs. It is generally preferred to break your toes than to amputate them! So steel toe boots are generally not recommended. But then they are your toes (as long as they are attached).

+1 ^ if your a newbie and/or have no one competent with this specific experience to show/help you when actually doing it. .

Until about 10 years ago one barely ever saw wheel chocks. For years many of us (which ever that is :) ) hauled dirt & race bikes around in the back of a 1/2 ton pickup truck and only use 2 tiedown straps, one at each handlebar grip. We just made sure the front wheel was straight square with...

'KLR' for Kare Less Riding! Lol! Because it will handle anything.

Nope they will not work. I go to an automotive graphics outlet & get some clear 3M sheet guard. Sorry as I forget what it is called. It is the highly flexible stuff they use as stone and scratch guarding on cars. Last year I paid about $10 for a square foot. I have installed it over factory...

More info: I like the +Ventures because they also have some elastic stuff on the sides so it conforms nicely to my body and also it has draw strings at the sides of the waist area so that it can be adjusted to fit snugly. Not all vests have these features. This is important because a vest works...

I wonder if the full covering poly covers cause that area of the engine to run a tad hotter as they will act as an extra layer of insulation, so to speak.

Sounds good. Thanx for the info. Petes Superbike hopefully will have some then.

I have had sucesses via firmly applying the rear brake with my foot and using a long bar handle on the socket to loosen the front sprocket nut/bolt. Of course the loosening is done before the chain is loosened or cut off.

Hopefully everyone realized I was just partially joking about a law and the placement of stickers/tank protectors. It is the boring winter time. I agree it looks like ****.

One thing I learned from others is to pack as light as possible and you will not need as much as you may originally think. For example I learned to only take a couple pairs of socks, underwear and tee shirts. Simply wash them in the sink at the hotel as soon as you arrive and let them air dry...

Oh, I see your point. I cannot remember if I rode the 120 yet. Will look it up now. Thanx. I rode the 44 in both directions the time I rode it in 1 day. Solo riding by myself. It kept me alert as I was rather swift on the return trip trying to beat the sun setting. Had to look out for the deer...

I really enjoyed 44 last year. would do it again in a heart beat. Will do it again this year.

300 kms??!!?? What will you do after lunch for the remainder of the day?

I suggest a heated vest for those cold mornings, evenings, high elevations.... I use a +Venture vest on sportbikes. It is very thin with a heated collar and 4 position temperature controller that can easily be manipulated in a second while riding with gloves on. This one is approx $160 with...