Cross Canada Ride Seeking Input

[Wingboy]

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Don't know if this would be helpful or not.I did a big trip back in 2022 that covered a bunch of Canada and the USA.

Thread 'Where's Wingboy?'

May 21, 2022

I'm at home sucking on a beer.Booo.
Lots of little details still to take care of before i take off.Spent a couple of hours with my financial planner yesterday transferring rrsp's from joint to just me.Still waiting for my extra credit card to arrive.The joint ones were cancelled when my wife passed.Taking care of insurance for the house while i'm away and extended family stays here to take care of it for me.Was hoping to pick up my new 2022 Beta 200 factory before i took off,but it's still on the way.Daughter will get it for me and probably break it in.Lol.After the May 24 crazies have...

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[Gaoler]

Don't over think it. Just do it and deal with whatever however.
I'm in southern Saskatchewan right now... it's awesome.
Over the last three days we've had rain, hail, a bit of wind and lots of clear skies and blistering sunshine.

 

[adri]

Hunting burgers are ya? lol

Personally if I were doing a cross Canada tour starting from Toronto, I'd go to the east coast, or through the US if going west... I tour on a little 650GS, **** prairie winds lol

 

[guzzirider]

Contrary to popular opinion you don't need to travel on a 4 lane road to get across Canada.
The whole idea of a motorcycle trip is to have fun.
You can't beat 2 lane blacktop touring.
The best roads in BC run north - south.
eg. Revelstoke to Creston thru Kaslo New Denver.
If you want the shortest fastest route take a plane.
The winds in southern prairies can make for a tiring ride.
I personally would take a northern route.
Just across the border from ON int MB is Hwy44 that takes you north of Winnipeg.
Cross The Narrows to Dauphin, Prince Albert, Edmonton, Jasper, south to Tran-Canada. Revelstoke,
Creston and on Hwy 3 to the Coast.
Remember in the mountains it only snows the first 12 months of the year.
If you want I can supply a genuine Human generated route on roads I have personally ridden.

 

[Gaoler]

Hunting burgers are ya? lol

Steaks..

 

[nobbie48]

Some cautions:

Flooding with peaks expected later this week. Residual damage could mean patchy roads. Possible record heights.

I rode across the US Midwest in 2008 and when I heard of cars coming through sections of highway patched with crushed stone damaging windshields, I swung further north.

Accommodation prices aren't bargains and if work crews come in, it could get worse.

 

[Gaoler]

Accommodation prices aren't bargains and if work crews come in, it could get worse.

One of my (cage) trips 3-4 years ago there was so much roadworks going on there wasn't a hotel/motel room available from Sault Ste. Marie to Kenora.
I slept in the car...

 

[Bobo]

Definitely do the return trip through the US. After driving the Trans Canada the last thing you want to do is turn around and do it again. Great scenery and the roads are much better.

 

[Gaoler]

Definitely do the return trip through the US. After driving the Trans Canada the last thing you want to do is turn around an do it again. Great scenery and the roads are much better.

But how are supposed to ride with your elbows up all the time.??

 

[Bobo]

But how are supposed to ride with your elbows up all the time.??

You don’t.

 

[Gaoler]

You don’t.

Lol... yeah.
I'm currently in friendly debate with a couple of buddies over attending an event in the US this Sept.
There are two camps.
The "hell yeah, who's driving?!"
And the...
"I'm not going to the 'states as long as that orange idiot is still president..!"

I'm a cheap bastard, so given the exchange rate I'm staying on our side of the boarder for my upcoming ride to BC.
That and I DO NOT want you ride through Chicago in the height of summer.

 

[Bobo]

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Lol... yeah.
I'm currently in friendly debate with a couple of buddies over attending an event in the US this Sept.
There are two camps.
The "hell yeah, who's driving?!"
And the...
"I'm not going to the 'states as long as that orange idiot is still president..!"

I'm a cheap bastard, so given the exchange rate I'm staying on our side of the boarder for my upcoming ride to BC.
That and I DO NOT want you ride through Chicago in the height of summer.

There’s 2 different ferries you can take across Lake Michigan that save you the hassle of going through Chicago. The one I took was an old ship that originally took railway cars carrying ore across the lake, the SS Badger, it was quite pleasant. The other is a high speed ferry but I’ve never taken that one.As far as the orange idiot goes, I’m not going to let him stop me from doing anything I want to do, he’ll be gone in 3 years.

 

[Gaoler]

.As far as the orange idiot goes,....he’ll be gone in 3 years.

Oh I'd bet a coffee and a doughnut he'll be "gone" before that...

'Guy looks like he's going to keel over any day now.

 

[tat2]

I got back a week ago Hamilton -> Kelowna and back by bike. I took the red coat trail from Winnipeg to the SK border and then shot north to Drumheller, headed for the Icefields parkway, then made my way via a few loops to Kelowna. Then way home was Crowsnest pass till Medicine Hat and TC home from there. 10 days riding out, 6 days home. I did have a 8 day car road trip with the wife during that too.

Here is a rough outline, dots are stops for the night. Just under 9500km

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