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To the FJR rider that picked them from my panniers - thank you! Anybody have good ideas for how to remember to take your keys with you? I've forgotten them in my pannier locks a few times.

Still, considering he's approaching 800,000 kms on his bike, replacing some bearings, gaskets and a clutch isn't too shabby.

Guy over on advrider (motohank) a year ago was over 470,000 MILES... (http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278021) - he's probably pushing 500K now. That's high mileage! :)

No stats, but some of it comes from tornado preparedness (where there are stats) - during a tornado, you are much more likely to die since the debris it's kicked up has fewer places to go. Under a bridge isn't safe, but neither is any shoulder on a highway during inclement weather. Simply put...

Rain isn't bad, even hard rain, you just have to change your methods... Hard, driving rain, or pea-soup fog (think east coast or the north of superior) it's best to wait it out... if you are riding and caught in it - look hard for a SAFE place to stop - way off the road, don't just pull over -...

25000 kms is high mileage - 50,000 kms is OMG high mileage! Please use these numbers when considering a used bike and don't buy anything with over 25,000kms on it. That way, high mileage bikes will be even cheaper than they are now, and I'll get to continue buying them for pennies since nobody...

Schumacher may wear a shuberth, but it's a full face helmet, not a flip up (in that case, it's the SR1: http://www.schuberth.com/en/motorcycle/sr1.html). I ordered the Nolan N104 this past weekend, quite excited for it. As to the track day question, most trackday's follow the FIM rules, which...

I've worn suits under my aerostich roadcrafter - even showed up to a job interview in it for a senior management position... I now show up every day to that job in it :)

The new nolan N104 is apparently pretty awesome - well worth checking out. I'm going to pick one up in the spring the next time I'm riding in the states.

For the same price (not on sale) this one's just as accurate: http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/4/Auto/Winter-Driving/TireGaugesMonitors/PRD~0095514P/Tire+Fix+Stainless+Steel+Tire+Gauge.jsp?locale=en Manual gauges are usually better than digital ones. If you want to see how it works, read...

Actually I wasn't applying it with a blanket statement - the speed should be less than 120 in those areas as well. 120 in rural areas could be safe if the speeds in major centres was less - there's a sharp curve near ganonoque that shouldn't be taken by trucks at 120, another near brockville. As...

The 401 should be the last place to increase the speed limit - it's the busiest truck route in the world (http://www.midlandfreepress.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=919985). The trucks shouldn't go above 100 as they're slow to get going, and slow to stop. If your answer is to get trucks...

Uhaul rents trailers for $30 per day with a built in ramp If you're in a bind, I'm in east york as well and can loan you my trailer for beer.

Re: Crossing The Boarder I find the queenston-lewiston always the busiest as that's what everyone's GPS tells them to do. Peace Bridge is always fast for me, but the rainbow is usually faster though it dumps you in the middle of nowhere. NEXUS bridge is called the whirlpool bridge - it's the...

Re: Crossing The Boarder Enhanced drivers license you can get at Bay/College Service Ontario - you have to book it specially: http://www.ontario.ca/en/services_for_residents/ONT05_017865. In short, it's like your passport though it can only be used on land. The license has a machine readable...

Re: Crossing The Boarder Only if you have the enhanced drivers license - it's the same price as the NEXUS and with NEXUS, you get dedicated lanes on land and when flying to breeze through checkpoints.

Re: Crossing The Boarder I ask every time, and so far, every time they've asked me to remove my full face - Usually I'm going through NEXUS lines so that could be part of it. In places where it's a regular, non NEXUS crossing, my routine is to ride up, turn off the bike (easier to hear) and...

I've got an aerostich onesie that is perfect for my needs: http://www.aerostich.com/roadcrafter-one-piece-suit.html (similar to what Rob MacLennan posted). It takes <10 seconds to put on or take off the entire suit, and you can get extra stretch put in the back, rotated arms, etc... and make a...

I sent a front hub from a klr to buccanon and for a custom drilled wheel, custom length spokes and it built and trued it was about $400 plus shipping if I recall. Not bad at all.

If you haven't done long days before, 1000km in a day will really hurt. I do 12-1300 km days regularly, but it takes time to work up to it. I'm sore after the first 600km day of the season. Depending on when in October, the weather can be unpredictable. If there's an arctic blow, crossing the...