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Night_Wolf

29-07-2011, 11:24 PM

Here's my current ride a 2007 DL650 with ABS on a ride in British Columbia with ADV riders

http://www.albertaadventureriders.ca/photo_album_pages/2008/bc_big_traillie_june_22_08/NW_02.jpg

Sorry for the large picture I tried to host it locally but kept getting an invalid URL, well it links properly from my own site:)

2weelsadventure

30-07-2011, 09:21 AM

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Here is my 08 Honda Varadero xl 1000

Malks

31-07-2011, 08:19 AM

Here is a pic of my ST waiting to board the ferry from Wolfe Island to NY in early June.
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Twinsport

01-08-2011, 01:47 PM

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My 1989 Hawk GT which Ive aptly named Number One.

Rocinante

01-08-2011, 05:08 PM

24 June of this year, me heading from my home in BC to Reno Nevada on my K4 V-Strom DL1000.

Zoom

01-08-2011, 05:33 PM

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My '03 wing got it last June :)

Zoom

07-08-2011, 08:45 AM

A picture of my '85 1100 ( I have three :) two on the road and one for parts)
Also a picture of my sweethearts ride a '09 CBF 1000
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Paoli

07-08-2011, 09:48 AM

My T 100:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2489/3723029594_72d21333dd.jpg

The Nomad (sold last year):

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2493/3963653824_4212bb22c5.jpg

Recently I bought this Honda CBF 1000, it's a 2009 model, brand new.
Great deal, big discount!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5227/5656597942_dc62222073.jpg

djswitzer

09-08-2011, 01:47 PM

Here is a pic of mine and my wifes current bike, we are new riders so really our first rides. Mine is the 2008 Honda Shadow 750. Hers is a 2002 buell Blast 500.
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Zoom

15-08-2011, 07:31 PM

Here is a pic of mine and my wifes current bike, we are new riders so really our first rides. Mine is the 2008 Honda Shadow 750. Hers is a 2002 buell Blast 500.
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I have a thing for Honda, but that Buell is sweet

Twinsport

15-08-2011, 07:39 PM

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My 87 F1b with some Montjuich upgrades.

Uwe W.

15-08-2011, 09:04 PM

My 87 F1b with some Montjuich upgrades.

Wow, very nice. I met a guy this past weekend at the Vintage Festival who races one of those. His other bike? An 883 Sportster. Guys will race anything with wheels and an engine.

Twinsport

15-08-2011, 09:09 PM

Wow, very nice. I met a guy this past weekend at the Vintage Festival who races one of those. His other bike? An 883 Sportster. Guys will race anything with wheels and an engine.

Was it a "Loud bike" ?

Uwe W.

16-08-2011, 11:35 AM

Was it a "Loud bike" ?

EVERYTHING at the Vintage Festival was LOUD. Three Rudges rode past me in the paddock while I was talking to someone and the vibration from the roar was jiggling the change in my pocket. Not at all an unpleasant experience - um, the roar that is.

STAL13

17-08-2011, 05:38 PM

ST1300 for me, and Suzuki gsx 650 for my fife.
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BIKER818

20-08-2011, 05:41 AM

Current Rides

My 2 rides include a '99 Valkyrie Interstate and a '96 Yamaha Royal Star.
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88glideryder

20-08-2011, 10:30 PM

5253 53 My currant rides,,,2000 Honda Shadow ACE and a 1988 FLHTC (a project in progress)

djswitzer

21-08-2011, 06:59 AM

I have a thing for Honda, but that Buell is sweet

Ya the buell is nice. She really loves it, not to tall very well balanced but being a 500 single its got a lot of low end torque. She has gotten very good with it though, better then me I snap my head back everytime I shift a gear on it.

Timebandit

23-08-2011, 03:37 PM

2008 Kawasaki Nomad 1600
http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo183/Time-Bandit-Nomad/IMG00713.jpg

Martin vdStaay

26-08-2011, 08:27 AM

My 2005 Suzuki GS500F (photo taken in front of the Mojo headquarters in Barrie, ON.)

The 'F' stands for fairing, when I bought the bike in 2008 it did have the full front fairings, but I decided a couple years ago that running into a deer and letting the pavement customize my bike was an equally good look.

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Daddymakk

30-08-2011, 08:10 AM

My current ride 2003 BMW K1200RS
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My previous ride 2009 Suzuki Bandit 1250 (murdered by a bad Edmonton driver RIP)
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Arbadacarba

30-08-2011, 08:50 AM

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1995 Honda VF750C Magna
Original Candy Glory Red paint.
A racing engine, in a cruiser frame, set up for touring.

oldncrzy

01-09-2011, 08:20 AM

Wow, very nice. I met a guy this past weekend at the Vintage Festival who races one of those. His other bike? An 883 Sportster. Guys will race anything with wheels and an engine.
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lol...I don't race mine but I do tour with it! Freddy Beach to Newfoundland on my 883 custom.

CDN-GTR

06-09-2011, 05:01 PM

Here are my current two bikes, similar theme.
The Silver ZZ-R1200 is for sale.
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marconi1956

15-09-2011, 03:49 PM

What do you think of the Wing? I've ridden an '82 for years, but then got on to an HD, but now think it's time to get back on an 1800. I want to go to Alaska some day, and know I won't be able to do it on my Ultra.

Uwe W.

18-09-2011, 06:10 PM

Here's one of my personal rides - at least it is for now - a 2008 KTM 690 Enduro. I'm just getting prepared to sell it as I never get to ride it and can't afford to pay insurance on something I don't use. It's a shame because it's a hell of a bike.

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Big Paw

29-11-2011, 02:47 PM

Here are a couple of pics of my bike before and after some modifications.121122123

keysyrider

29-11-2011, 04:04 PM

My 2002 Wing whipping The Dragon's Tail 124

Twinsport

22-02-2012, 02:13 AM

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a few pics of my touring bike

Night_Wolf

11-03-2012, 05:22 PM

Picked up a new bike (well new to me) It a 2006 S83 Boulevard aka a VS 1400 Intruder which came out of the US through a local dealer. The bike only has 532 miles on it. I've already started the modifications and have plenty more still to complete
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Zoom

11-03-2012, 06:04 PM

Black Lightning

11-03-2012, 07:25 PM

This is what I have been riding for the last three months.225

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and this is my bike two summers ago.

Twinsport

12-03-2012, 11:16 PM

This is what I have been riding for the last three months.225

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and this is my bike two summers ago.

wow two Briggs and Strattons

Black Lightning

12-03-2012, 11:36 PM

wow two Briggs and Strattons

:D Yeah, and they are both overhead valve.

Uwe W.

13-03-2012, 12:28 AM

wow two Briggs and Strattons

That was just mean. :D

I'm a fan of Buell. I am also quite impressed with the new 1190, which is quite roomy for a sport bike - feels light as a feather too.

Black Lightning

13-03-2012, 01:50 AM

That was just mean. :D

I'm a fan of Buell. I am also quite impressed with the new 1190, which is quite room for a sport bike - feels light as a feather too.

I can only drool at this point.

Black Lightning

17-03-2012, 10:04 PM

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a few pics of my touring bike

That one shot looks like you're on the road up to Mount Washington?

FROSTIE

24-04-2012, 09:44 AM

This is my 1993 honda vfr after it fell over in my garage i repaired to and did a rattle can repaint250

Night_Wolf

24-04-2012, 12:45 PM

She is a real Beauty!

Thanks the transformation is continuing. Scouring E-Bay for New Old Stock has netted me some "bling" and I have a cast rim getting ready to be powdercoated for the front. A friend in Germany is looking for a cast rear rim

Black Lightning

24-04-2012, 02:17 PM

This is my 1993 honda vfr after it fell over in my garage i repaired to and did a rattle can repaint

Looks real good for a rattle can job. Sucks that it fell over though.

FROSTIE

24-04-2012, 03:06 PM

Thanks the retaining pin came out of the stand and i did not notice it so when i lifted the bike the main pin came out now i check it every time befor lifting the bike

Black Lightning

24-04-2012, 06:45 PM

Thanks the retaining pin came out of the stand and i did not notice it so when i lifted the bike the main pin came out now i check it every time befor lifting the bike

Yeah, that's a lesson those of us who started out with British iron have built in. Check everything that can move because it most likely will have. Hope it didn't land on your foot.

Sportbikecalgary

07-05-2012, 08:38 PM

Current rides, eh? well , right now I have an '03 ST4s and a '04 KLR 650..and here's some pics :)

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The duc in Highwood pass 2 hours out of Calgary

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The KLR and I enjoying a logging road in southern B.C.

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The KLR in a hidden part of Saskatchewan.. everywhere in the photo was rideable land.. a fantastic riding area.

Gerhard

12-05-2012, 06:36 PM

I went nuts this week and bought a new ride, a BMW R2400RT. I picked it up yesterday and took it for a long ride this morning. Really have enjoyed the first day with it and hope too put lots of clicks on it shortly.

Gerhard

http://igerhard.com/photos/r1200rt.jpg

Go_Green

12-05-2012, 09:00 PM

Did you buy your Ducati new, Sportbikecalgary? Is it true that the maintainence on Ducs is crazy expensive? I see you have plenty of confidence in deserted Alberta highways...

Enjoy your new ride, Gerhard! I'm surprised you even have time to post.

Zoom

13-05-2012, 08:47 AM

Sportbikecalgary

13-05-2012, 11:20 AM

Did you buy your Ducati new, Sportbikecalgary? Is it true that the maintainence on Ducs is crazy expensive? I see you have plenty of confidence in deserted Alberta highways...

I did roll the bike of the showroom floor and have just over 52k km on it now. I know for the high milers on here the 52k in 9 years isn't that much but it's not my only bike. I have a friend with a '04 St4s and he's got 85k kms on his. I think he gets a lot more vacation time than me. Everyone asks about maintenance... I find the maintenance to be about 25% higher than the cost of sticking a Japanese bike into the shop. Is it worth it? It goes fast enough to get thrown in jail and has hard bags. I never ever have to worry about the bike under-performing my expectations, the only limitation is occupying the seat. Whatever I toss at it, it takes with a grin. So yep it's worth it. Besides I don't know what I'd replace it with.

Go_Green

13-05-2012, 09:52 PM

Lucky you! That must have been a day to remember, when you took it home. I think it's a great looking bike. Wishing you many more happy miles...

slomoshun

14-05-2012, 02:51 AM

Is it true that the maintainence on Ducs is crazy expensive?
Not if you do it yourself. http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa372/Frank_Cook/0132.jpg

I lived in Elliot Lake in 1996 and bought a new 900SSCR from Brampton Cycle, which at 600km was my nearest Ducati dealer, and the cost of the first service included three motel stopovers. I had the bike for four years and she never saw the inside of a shop again as it was much much easier to do my own maintenance. Even oil changes became reasonably priced after I realised that the full synthetic didn`t have to be Motul and the filter needn`t have DUCATI printed on it.
slo.

Go_Green

14-05-2012, 09:33 AM

Guess I should sign up for that motorcycle maintainence course. My current abilities are pretty basic.

Black Lightning

14-05-2012, 03:20 PM

Guess I should sign up for that motorcycle maintainence course. My current abilities are pretty basic.

That and an investment in some DECENT tools will pay you dividends for years to come. If you have the spot for it it will give you something to do in the winters too.

Re. the tools. Canadian Tire's Master Craft line would be the MINIMUM quality you should consider. They don't need to be snap-on but good tools will save you far more than they initially cost.

Just in case it hadn't occurred to you, your first tools should duplicate everything the motorcycle came with, only get better quality combination wrenches and socket wrenches of the same size. Find a ratchet that feels right to you and if you have a spin-on oil filter get a good quality oil filter wrench. Avoid strap wrenches, they will just crush the filter and make a mess. Find a spark plug socket with a foamy insert. Breaking a spark plug is always annoying.

Go_Green

14-05-2012, 06:22 PM

Black Lightning

14-05-2012, 09:09 PM

Thanks Black Lightening. Sounds like you do a lot of your own maintainence. Have you always? Duplicating the tools the bike came with, with a higher quality set is a great idea. That and finding out what they're all for!

I got my first Motorcycle in the 1960s and it was British. I also lived some distance away from any sort of motorcycle shop. I have done maintenance on my own machines since then, other than warranty stuff. If there is a maintenance course you can take locally then it is a good idea. It will make the learning curve that much easier to climb. since we are in teh photo section it looked like this one.

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grendel

14-05-2012, 09:46 PM

here's my new (and first bike since I was a kid) 1982 Kawasaki KZ250:
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Smiley

15-05-2012, 08:12 AM

Other than tire changes (I take the wheel in), I, like Black Lightning, haven't taken a bike to a mechanic since the 60's. Buy the shop manual and follow instructions, if you need help most makes have a forum you can join. If you ask a question wait for a while, weigh the responses carefully before following advice, because like Abe Lincoln said "you can't trust everything that you read on the internet".

Zoom

15-05-2012, 08:48 PM

weigh the responses carefully before following advice, because like Abe Lincoln said "you can't trust everything that you read on the internet".

???? I thought Mackenzie king said that!!

Black Lightning

15-05-2012, 10:10 PM

???? I thought Mackenzie king said that!!

ROFL, actually it was Alexander Mackenzie, the guy between John A's two terms.

Go_Green

15-05-2012, 10:17 PM

I got my first Motorcycle in the 1960s and it was British. I also lived some distance away from any sort of motorcycle shop. I have done maintenance on my own machines since then, other than warranty stuff. If there is a maintenance course you can take locally then it is a good idea. It will make the learning curve that much easier to climb. since we are in teh photo section it looked like this one.

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What a classic! Any chance you still have it?

Black Lightning

15-05-2012, 10:26 PM

What a classic! Any chance you still have it?

Alas no. I do know a chap who still has every bike he ever bought. Last count it was 8 motorcycles ranging from a BSA lightning to a Triumph Sprint ST. As I remember he had a Honda K model from about 1971, a later 1970s Kawasaki 750 vertical twin, one or two BMWs from the 1980s and a mid 1990s Honda Gold Wing. I forget what else he has. He bought them all new too.