Ten years ago today it was the day after my first child graduated High School and I set out from home to meet up with DenDog so we could start our adventure to Alaska by motorcycle. We had three weeks to complete the journey so there was going to be a lot of watching the…
I’ve covered off the things that were more or less attached to the bike. This post covers the gear that was more or less attached to me. Mostly it covers the outer shell parts. The inner layers consisted of various combinations of: Under Armour T-shirts (just brought 2) ExOfficio underware (3) Columbia zip off pants…
During the heat of preparation for a big trip, you can lose track of what you have done and possibly how much you have spent. I’m glad to have lost track of how much I spent. This post contains a list of the accessories (farkles in cool internet terms) I added to the bike. Not…
I rode a 2013 FJR 1300 and I liked it! But no purchase yet. I love the Super Tenere. The seating position, the awesome ABS and Traction Control, the fact that I have it completely farkled. But, the FJR was really nice too! The guys at www.motorsportsworld.com let me ride the FJR. I have washed…
July 18, 2013 Dendog’s mileage was less at about 750 km. We got up early so Dendog could make the ferry over to Tobermory, ON. Dendog obsessed over watched the radar again and we made a break around 7:10 a.m. Spotwalla knows the departure time more accurately. It was cloudy and had been raining when…
July 17, 2013 Today was an awesome riding day! Weather, you were so good to us today. Our local meteorologist, Dendog, nailed our get away perfectly. He obsessed over watched the radar for 2.5 hours until he figured we could leave between the current band of showers and the next band. He then forecast that…
July 16, 2013 Give me a place to stand, and place to grow, and call this land, Ontario… It was hot Hot HOT (cue Buster Poindexter). It was a great start to the day. The hotel had a nice breakfast and Dendog and I “rushed” out the door hoping to avoid the impending doom of…
July 15, 2013 We had really good intentions of starting the day with some video recording action, a stop at Walmart and a nice relaxed late start. The clouds started rolling in to Yorkton and the forecast was a bit scary. We decided to hit the road assuming we would find a Walmart later. We…
July 14, 2013 Today was a beautiful day. It was sunny, a nice temp @ 21 C and the roads were in great shape. We had throttle lock races. Dendog wins in the uphill sections. I assume this is because he is in his power-band and because his bike is 100 lbs lighter. It’s a…
July 13, 2013 It was a rainy morning when Dendog approached his bike. With it’s new tire and shiny rear wheel, it called to him: “Take me to Lloydminster”. So we did. The rain stopped about 150 km into the ride and the temperature rose nicely from 7 C to 20 C by the time…
