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We ve got different classes of bikes in the group and a couple of new long distance riders i ride a harley night rod, and we have a honda shadow, triumph street triple doing the full circle, a road king for part of the trip, and another guy driving a truck! Coming out to enjoy what the area has...

thnx all. we are not locked on going to SSM in one day, sounds like everyne here agrees that 10 days is enough time to plan on spending the night somewhere before the Soo. no complelling reason to stop at the Soo either, was initial thinking out of what others has suggested. I'd love to take...

Hello Planning a lake superior tour in July (first week) and looking for guidance on what worked well for you. Basically 10 day trip, leave Thursday morning and back Saturday. The first question that came to mind is how to get to SSM? can we get there in one day while taking the ferry? or are...

Ok thnx a ton, this is helpful

Now that it is getting into the single digits, I m wondering what's your experience with the bike battery? When will it give up? i have a Harley night rod special stock, and will be riding to work until the battery no longer starts due to cold. I would like to know what's the lowest temperature...

Re: Vstar 650 vs 1100[UPDATE: Bought 1100, Pics of bike attached] Congrats, very good looking bike. I m in mississauga. PM me whenever you wanna go for a ride.

both are great bikes and can last you a long time. Really depends on what you are looking for. I ride a 650, 2nd season, no complaints. Riding 2 up is OK but not great, but that could be just me not used to it. I converted it into a solo bike because my wife is not interested in motorcycles. I...

Thanx, yeah I know it not a long route, I ll be hanging out a bit off the bike, in no rush to come back to Toronto :) Maybe some fishing in the evening, take some photos, etc. Hope the roads are in good condition

Leaving tomorrow afternoon, aiming on getting to Huntsville before dark. My friend will ride up monday morning and I'll meet him around 10:30 up there, and ride the loop together. Chill the rest of the day in his trailer near Huntsville, then ride back Tuesday morning. Hopefully we get some...

Here is the route I m planning next week. will ride up from Mississauga to Bracebridge on local roads . It will be 2 nights I think, not sure which ones yet, will play it by ear according to the weather...

I got back yesterday afternoon, had awesome time, even though it was raining most of the time i still enjoyed it. the rain suit kept me dry, no mechanical hickups, everything went according to plan, the round trip was exactly 1,007 km. Ravenscliffe/Stisted combination and the 518 were the...

Battery was dead, so I put it in second gear and pushed the bike and started it, went it Canadian tire and got a battery starter in case it happens again during the trip. Will fix it when I get back. It started fine at the gas station and at the hotel.I left Mississauga at 3 and made it to...

How long did it take you? how many stops? thnx

Roger that.MacDoc, I ll ping you at 2pm.I ve done the forks before, but did not ride north of it.I'm at Winston and Derry We can ride to flesherton/Eugenia then I'll cut east to jump on 11 north of barrie

Yes I have my g2, planning to leave 3pm from Mississauga.I ll probably take hwy10 (hurontario) to 89, to hwy 27 to barrie then 11 to bracebridge

Thanks everyone, that's very helpful and reassuring.I ll stick to the plan as I already booked the hotel in bracebridge and I would like to take it easy, I'm still a newbie.Do you know if google maps on the iPhone will help serve as a gps? Did anyone try it on these roads?Thinking it would be...

I'll take the full face helmet and proper protective gear, hope it is not an overkill. I'll ride to bracebridge on Friday evening and do the loop on Saturday and come back Sunday . Hope I can avoid the cottage traffic. Are there back roads to bracebridge?

Hi, This is my first season riding, I've put 3000k on the bike but never done a full day trip and planning to do one this weekend. I will be riding from Mississauga to Bracebridge, spend the night, and on Saturday do this loop...