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Stay away from parks that contain glaciers. I was in Montana and we rode through a glacier and the snow was 10 feet tall on the sides of the road. They had plowed the road a couple of days before we went through. Avoid those, and you won't need an extra warm layer. :-) To get around pre-paid gas...

Well, the only thing my bike (2003 FZ1) is missing off your list is in the Kilometre department. Below 5 or 6,000rpm, the FZ1 is a tame, smooth, fast bike. Above 6,000 up to the 11,000rpm redline it reverts back into a slightly heavy R1. :D Some sport tourers are more sport than tourers. It all...

I had a 2008 Ural. Purchased at Old Vintage Cranks in Hillsburgh, Ontario. 19" tires all around, 2 wheel drive on some models (I had this, rarely needed the 2WD). Sold it after two seasons and 27,000kms. Loads of pics and videos on the interweb. :D

I have an FZ1, wearing PR2 tires. And we do fire roads and gravel roads all the time. And I was starting to find that more fun and challenging than blasting through the manicured, paved roads around here. Where I live, the really cool roads are gravel/dirt. I just picked up a DR650 and I am...

The other thing to keep in mind, if you haven't been there in a while, is that the gas station at 637 & 69 is gone.

I know it is a seasonal business and the season is definitely over. So my guess would be that it is close. If you go up, keep in mind that it is a lot colder up there than it is here.

Re: I Saw You, Are you on this forum? V.2.0. About noon on Sunday. On 4th line Mono, just south of Hockley Valley. Me: on a southbound DR650. You all: northbound on BMW's, KLR's and KTM's, etc. That was my first gravel dualsport wave. :)

I'd love to but I'm working during the day.

There must be a dualsport bug going around. I just picked up an '09 DR650 last week. After riding on Saturday, I need to get heated grips installed ASAP. :)

No Kidding. It is about 5C outside with winds of 30 to 50kmph. The air is still damp from the rain. brrrrrrrrrrr

Prince of Wales, River Road, County Rd 21, 10th sideroad, Grey County Rd 9, there is a lot more.

If you really want a good test, come up to Hockley Valley Rd. and take 3rd Line North, or 4th line north or south, or 5 line south (dual track). Almost every north/south (and most east/west) roads are gravel - north of 9, west of Airport, east of 10. That is why I just picked up a dualsport...

Ouch! How did you fare after your close encounter with the rocks? That path looks a little worse than my favorite trail that I use to take my FZ1 on.

I think that I saw that bike like that on Kijiji. I had even communicated with the seller but I decided to go for a newer bike, just cause. I will hate myself later for passing that one up. I just bought a 2009 Dr650, off of kijiji, with only 2,800kms. It should be in my hands tomorrow. I have...

I love both of absolutely those two signs too, but I'm riding a FZ1, named Stupid. The more I ride it, the more fitting the name is for the bike and the rider. :D

Gotta love, brand new Urals still come with a kickstart. :D

Just rode by today. It is closed. There was a sign leaned against the house/restaurant that saidsomething like , "Finally Retired, thanks for the 15 years of Patronage."

Have you tried calling them? I pass there all the time, but hardly ever during what was their normal business hours. Nevermind, phone is out of service.

I love bill 172. In the country, in the old days, I'd aim at doing no more than 20 over. Now I aim to stay below 30 over. In their hunt, they don't want to miss a chance to get a 50 over, by pulling someone over for doing less than 30.

About 3kms. I don't get to rack up a lot of kms commuting. But it saves a heck of a lot of money on gas.