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Toner: Thanks for the site, I've now wasted a full day during which I was supposed to be working!!! :lol: :lol: Tao: Thanks for the advice, hadn't thought of the dog mag angle. I've been working on the article for the past couple weeks. Hoping to have something to send off in the next week or two. I...

I know there was at least one photographer on this board but I'm terrible with names and have no idea if he is still here or if there are any others amongs us. If any of you have experience with this I have a couple questions with regards to getting some shots published. I recently completed a dog s...

thanks Tony, feel like a twit now!

What are the multi-coloured cards?

Hello Lion Lady, Funny, I started the same conversation over on another board. I just bot the blue one you show. Haven't tried it yet but if you cut away the bottom part, which is where the bundled wire is stowed I'm almost certain it will even fit in the gap under the tank just ahead of the saddle....

Hadn't thought of the steering aspect. interesting.

We spend a lot of time talking about mods that will shave a pound or two off the weight of the bike. I've always wondered if, from a performance standpoint, there was a difference between taking pounds of the rider or the bike. Anyone know the answer?

thx

Any thoughts to just saying no? At 27, I still remember 16 very well. Also, as I am on the verge of starting my own family, this is something that I’ve been thinking about. Personally I would not have wanted my 16 year old self to be riding a bike. I was a very responsible 16 year old: part t...

thanks guys. Looking forward to the next demo day when I can try it out for myself.

Dallara and other's have writen a few times about not liking inline fours. The only inline four that I have any experience with is the one that's in my toyota echo. The differences that I've gathered from this board are less engine braking, running at higher RPMs, and less vibration. What else is di...

There's been a lot of discussion on the relative merits between these two bikes. I'm curious if I'm the only one that doesn't think these are even really in the same category (marketing efforts aside). The new RT seems to me more like a mini goldwing than a true sport tourer. Is it really in the sam...

also your dealer might be able to sell you a touch up pen. They did for my F650, assuming there's one for the RR but there is much less plastic so might not.

thanks for the tip DJ! I'll give it a go next time.

I've always been afraid that wiping down a bike without rinsing the dust etc. off would cause scratches. Am I just wrong? So many of you seem to just be using the spray. Is it that the amount of spray you use is enough to get the bike "wet" and avoid the scratching issue? I'd love your ins...

Sorry KBC, I had hoped to do the big loop (Val d-Or, Chibougamou, Lac St. Jean, La Tuque, Quebec City, Montreal) this summer but work is keeping me out of town for most of the summer (actually in Sydney, Australia right now - great place!). When I went, I basically went straight up and down, I was i...

Thanks for the report & pics. I've done all but the newfie part on my bike. A great ride!

one last thing: One of the cool things about this place is you actually have to check in at the very begining of the highway. You have to get off your bike and go inside so that someone can look you in the eyes to make sure you really understand that there is nothing for the first 381kms and not muc...

Oh yea, about the bugs. They are pretty bad. My solution. I just kept my helmet and riding gear on when I stopped along the road - very bite proof. In Radisson, they spray so there are much less bugs. The other little negative is that it is a very long and relatively straight road. Particularly if y...

Don't let this guy discourage you. I did it about two years ago and really enjoyed it. The condition of the road is a notch above standard Quebec road (which isn't great!) but there were no holes or anything to worry about. Because this road is strategically critical to the province (at least 25% of...

The big suprise for me was just how hazy it was down there. One of the park brochures said that Visibility is down around 70% over the last 40 years b/c of polution!!!