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I love this idea. A couple of ideas from the ADV / sport touring camp...take them for what they're worth, if you're aiming at that market (and you should be). Someone mentioned in an earlier thread that Jesse bags are the standard - they absolutely are, though there are other good hard bags out...

My benchmark for "adventure" has risen considerably. I'd consider yours more of a "detour". :)

Well, I replaced all my riding gear. This was the first time I have bought gear online because usually I need to check the fit. But since I was replacing what I had with basically the same thing, I just ordered the same sizes. DualSport Plus sent me the first of many boxes. This was full of...

Me too!

This is contrary to your long-standing policy...

Crossposted from ADVrider: Well, I put a deposit down on a new GS. The boys at the dealership treated me well, so Hans and Frans are building it now. More or less fully optioned, I suppose. I went with the new TFT screen, despite the fact that it's probably not money well spent. It's blingy, I...

I paid a visit to BMW Toronto yesterday with the intention of just trying to swing a leg over a GS1200 to see if I could do it and how difficult it was going to be. I was greeted like a returning war hero by the Motorrad staff there; they know me well there. With some difficulty, I managed to...

Happy (belated?) New Year! I'm back at outpatient physio, which is kicking my ***. I go back to the surgeons at Sunnybrook on Tuesday for an assessment. Ideally they'll tell me that the bone graft has gone well and I will have no further need for surgery. It's weighing heavily on me, to be...

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Chicks dig a good limp. Wait, that doesn't sound quite right... ...anyway, discharge is on the 20th. I've been strong enough to go home for some time now, but if I do go home I don't have access to rehab facilities, as the outpatient gym is shut down over the...

Another thought - if camping and in particular if stealth camping once you start heading north in BC, you must be bear aware. It's absolutely not a joke, so buy bear spray, learn how to use it properly and camp intelligently. Don't cook or eat anything (anything!) where you sleep and store...

I realized that I put an epilogue into my thread on advrider, but didn't add it into this GTAM thread. So here's a copy and paste. The original was posted in October of 2016: Epilogue It's been a long time coming, but this story deserves her epilogue - if not for anyone who followed the...

Ayup.

http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum/showthread.php?183613-Headed-North-The-Lemonade-Tour&highlight=lemonade For the record, I'm the dude with the V-Strom stuck in the ocean. The reason it's not covered in mud is because I hit quicksand and the bike sank really deep really quickly. I did this...

Just keeping folks updated - I had surgery at Sunnybrook on Nov. 29th, where they reamed the inside of my right femur and removed bone that they grafted in the gap in my left tibia. There had been some bone cement in there, so that came out, but they left the rod that runs from my knee to my...

Thanks for that, buddy. I'll post up again after surgery...

It has been a while. I was discharged from rehab on Oct. 24th, and have been home since then. It’s been ... unspeakably difficult to come home. Everything was just how we left it, waiting for us to come home from our vacation. Only she’s not coming home. Right now I’m in rehab three times a...

I dunno, I don't think it makes sense to look at things this way. In the end we are all capable of more than we give ourselves credit for. And when the unexpected happens, we roll with the punches. What other choice do we have? I tell my kids it's one foot in front of the other, even if we can't...

Dunno if I should keep reviving this thread or not, but an update. I was transferred to St. John's Rehab, where I'm focussing on rehabilitation for the foreseeable future. Right now I don't have a discharge date, but I'm hoping that will change with my next visit with my surgeons next week and...

I'm that fellow rider in NL. We were on a 3 week trip, had just done the Trans Lab and the Labrador Coastal Highway. Had been camping in Gros Morne and were headed towards Cornerbrook NL for a hotel room, laundry and a shower. My wife rides her own bike, and there were three of us in total...

Can't sleep. Thought I'd check in and say hello. I can type. My recovery has been nothing short of amazing to experience. For example, my left elbow, which was broken into 4 big pieces (easier to repair than many little ones) was out of a cast in 2 weeks and now I'm gaining strength and...