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I've got my coverage through TD Meloche Monnex (different from regular TD). If you have an alumni or professional association with a group policy through someone like TDMM you could save fairly big. I've had the bike, car and apartment with TDMM for 6 years. The car went up $190 on this...

It's a dirt bike. 80km is more than enough range to whip around Ganaraska for 2-3 hours in blissful peace and quiet. Freaking out the hikers as you come flying silently around a corner is just icing on the cake. I've never used that particular electric, but the one I did ride was fantastic...

Looks like the mounting points on the Rebel are right out in the open so shouldn't be too hard to fab up a couple of brackets. Have a local welding shop whip up a couple of tubular racks with Givi compatible mounting points and tack on a couple of arms to bolt it in place. We have a guy we use...

It looks like they're trying to transition from the flyer-based model to a proper online store. They've been pretty slow about adding items to the online store but it looks like they are finally getting there. I think they started by adding the snowmobile stuff, then ATV/Motocross then street...

Just curious how you managed to get a knee replacement at 48. My boss hobbles around on a knee that's been absolutely wrecked and OHIP won't pay for a replacement because he's too 'young'. He just turned 60.

Yep. Licencing structure goes: Written test -> get M1 licence M1 exit exam (parking lot test available from a training course or direct from Drive Test) -> get M2 licence M2 exit exam (road test available from a training course or direct from Drive Test) -> get full M licence All of the...

Welcome to GTAM and to riding. Cruisers can be easy to learn on due to the low seat height (makes it easy to put your feet down quickly if you get tipsy when moving slowly). Just be aware that they can get very heavy if you go for a big engine. They can also be a bit pig-ish in terms of...

I would certainly hope so, given that a CB500X with a full RR level 3 kit would cost several thousand more than what a new KLR650 + Cogent Dynamics suspension upgrades + common guards/farkles would go for. I hope the CB500X is a good fit for what you want to do. It's a really good bike. If...

I don't have any routes or even particular roads to suggest, but I would advise spending a bunch of time tooling around on the back roads of West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. The best on-road riding day of my life was down in West Virginia in 2015 just rdiing around with no real...

Get the Squeeze her own bike. That'll open up your options a lot.

Hmmmm, I wonder if the new KLX FI will slot into the older bikes? Doesn't look like there have been too many engine changes for the 2018.

Wow, those are some expensive single purpose trailers. A couple of years back I looked at these guys: http://foldingtrailers.ca/ Basically a clone of the harbour freight folding trailer but without the registration hassles associated with bringing a trailer into the country. Less than 1/2 the...

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I think I'll start with the book for now and upgrade to the gps later. Cheers

Anyone use the Backroads mapbook for Cottage Country? It covers a triangle from Toronto-North Bay-Cornwall. http://www.backroadmapbooks.com/backcountry-maps/backroad-mapbooks/ontario-backroad-maps/cottage-ontario-backcountry-maps I bought their Newfoundland book for a trip last year and...

Maybe a stupid question, but why do you need to stick with the Motul? Shouldn't be any issues switching brands or grades. Just buy something cheaper (cough...Rotella...cough).

So, why not just get a decent cable lock and put it through the chin bar and around something solid on the bike (I use my alum. hand guard). Much easier than carrying it in any manner and if someone wants to take it they better have a pair of 2ft bolt cutters or a grinding wheel. Cable goes in...

To the OP, the KLR from the factory is a 50/50 bike. It can do whatever you want but it's not particularly great at anything, therefore it is a dual sport. The strength of the KLR is that it is very easy to customize it to suit your riding style. Wanna go off road (actual off road, not just...

No worse than talk radio, or actively listening to music (i.e. singing along). Really helps with those 700km days on the KLR. To the OP, regular earbud headphones don't do much to block out wind noise (just put them in with no music on and you can still hear everything going on around you)...

If you have the time, get off the main roads and really enjoy the mountain roads. I took 4.5 days to get down to the tail last year and the highlight of the trip was actually the incredible back roads of West Virginia from Blackwater Falls south to the NC border through the GW and Jefferson...

Have you tried using the speakers while wearing earplugs? I use the same type of speakers, but plugged into my phone rather than a comms device like the Sena. I also wear foam earplugs. I can hear most things very well through the plugs. I did buy a mini-amp to boost the volume a bit, mostly...