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I tried the self-inflating sleeping pads, but found an airbed doesn't take up much more space - the one I have now has a built in foot pump. I feel the comfort level is worth it, its comfier than a lot of motel beds I've slept it. I also find it warmer in the spring and fall to have that extra...

Oddly enough at Canadian Tire. Camping seems to be either a love it or hate it kind of thing. I have a small, 3 season backpacking tent that I'll use for this trip, but I also have a summer tent that is mostly mesh with the rain cover, and yep it gets cold. I like the motorcycle resorts...

Camping stateside is cheap - gas is cheaper - food is flexible - so I am targeting $500.00 for the trip. The 6 campsites I have in mind are $15.00 a night and the one in Kentucky actually has a sale on for September - lol. Stay one night during the week and get the second night free - so it...

Ah yes - money. I blew most of my vacation budget on my fly and rent-a-bike jaunt to Phoenix in March - so this is my cheapie close out the season ride. I actually want to go to South Dakota, but twice the mileage, twice the cost. I've spent most of the season twiddling my thumbs - couple of...

I am planning a fall run to the Smokies (Deal's Gap, Cherohala, Tail of the Dragon, etc.), leaving Saturday, September 20th and returning Saturday, September 27th (leaving some "wiggle room" for inclement weather, etc.) My itinerary is still tentative – but I'm thinking Saturday to Breezewood...

* When your bike dies after spending 90 minutes in the line at the border going into the U.S., and there still about 20 cars in line ahead of you - and 2 U.S. border guards roll it to the front of the line for you, expedite your crossing, then help push start you on the other side, so your...

This - take advantage of the ability of the bike to use your whole lane, especially when going from low lane to high lane. Going the other way isn't much of a problem - but again you have the whole lane, so why not take advantage of it to get a good angle. To add to the fun, lots of time the...

Love it! Love the third world bike look - not meant as an insult BTW - my friends don't call me the bungee cord queen for nothing :-) You don't need a liter bike and shiny hard cases and comfy motel rooms to tour - just a bike, some bungees and an intrepid spirit.

This is a great opportunity and kudos to DemonPig for organizing these rides to give back to the GTAM community. BTW, "newbie" does not mean "boring" - its a lack of pressure not lack of twisty roads that defines these rides.

I did it in four days on my bike last year in October, but for just a weekend I agree it would be too much highway time for too small a return. I won't say you can't do it with the long summer daylight hours, but you would be hitting the best (and most technical) riding roads after an already...

Yep - I just got back from Johnstown, PA for the Thunder in the Valley rally which was tagged on to a visit to my sis and brother-in-law who live in Johnstown. We saw lots of deer and all mid-day - not dusk or dawn when you are looking out for them - and one crossing the road just before a...

My brother rides a Sportster and has done some short tours with me - i.e. 500 - 600 km day - no problems. He doesn't have a windshield and we tend to avoid the interstates when we are riding together - but he has no problems with the long day in the saddle and he likes the nimbleness of this...

Paying a little over $1,000 a year before - went up to a little over $1,200.00 - but part of that may be Intact taking over from Jevco - last year I heard a lot of people had big increases. Also depends on how the insurance company classifies the FZ1 - some put it in the same category as an R1...

Well doesn't really matter whether I believed him or not or whether I googled or not - he was giving me the ticket regardless and once it was given, what was going to be was going to be. As for where - the stretch coming north on 219 from Bradford just after you cross from Pennsylvania into...

Got stopped last summer in NY for going 15 mph over while passing a pickup truck with lots of loose crap bouncing around (i.e. mattress, bed frame kinda stuff) - made me nervous riding behind it. The cop was sympathetic and agreed I slowed right down after passing - but still wrote me up for 10...

Its on my list for this summer too - just have to figure out which weekend to extend :-)

Just came back this morning and there was a quite a bit of gravel and debris on the north section just off of Hwy 20 - more than usual. I also saw a street sweeper coming from the other direction so it might be improved this aft - but just a heads up.

Re: really? reallyyy? I have more concern for the ones that are dressed like that and perched on the back of some guy's bike - at least on your own bike you know whether its being driven by an a**hole or not :-) You will never convince the young they are not invincible - just hope that the...

Might get to do another trip out west this fall and probably one more kamikaze run to Deal's Gap. Hope you get better weather going forward :-)

Exactly - I can't control what other people do, only what I do. I give myself 5 minutes to say some really bad words which would just be blanked out here anyway - then shrug it off and refuse to let it ruin my ride. You can bet if they have noticed or cared at all, they are over it in five...