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Tried these (I think it was this brand) about 3-4 years back. Didn't cut out enough noise for my liking. I think I'll order a few small packs of different foamies. Maybe I can find one that is a bit softer than the 3Ms. Thanks all for the comments.

Hey all, trust the riding season is treating you well. I've been using the standard yellow 3M EarSoft foam ear plugs for years. They work amazingly well, but I always get sore ears after about 5-6 hours. Yes, I do stop every hour or so for a couple of minutes just to stretch and hydrate and I...

Things are coming together nicely. I bought a very good condition '97 Goldwing a couple of weeks ago. After spending some time going over it in the shop, I think it will do very nicely indeed. When I told my boss what that I was planning a big 2 week trip out west he said 'that doesn't seem...

WARNING, THIS POST IS COMPLETELY OFF-TOPIC Also, I'm not ranting at any GTAM members here. I do appreciate that Lightcycle went and found a reference, even if I strongly disagree with the content of said reference. I just love how our governments measure CO2 emissions from the energy sector by...

I would love to see the source of that particular nugget.

I wouldn't consider haggling over the price of a steak dinner, but asking a couple of questions to save potentially big $$$ on car repairs, heck yes! Haggling is fine, just don't be a dick about it.

I had a chance to hop on a Zero DS a couple of years back. It was awesome. The torque and the silence were amazing. I love cruising around the countryside on my KLR. On the Zero I could even hear the birds singing. The only downside is range. If someone can come up with a battery/energy...

My 2 cents on NFLD: beautiful place, great people, not great for riding. I went back in 2016, mostly to spend a few days in Gros Morne. While the hiking and scenery in and around Gros Morne were worth the trip, most of the riding was very dull. The roads are mostly set back from the coast...

Seller obviously isn't the smartest shopper in the world. Those cases and rack are $816 USD direct from Caribou with $135 shipping to Ajax. Wonder what he paid for the other stuff... With some careful shopping I could probably buy a 2020 bike and put together all of those same kind of...

So a guy flashing his lights and honking his horn deserves to be beaten and have his windshield smashed? Check your head man. If you think that your buddies' behaviour was acceptable, do us all a favour and turn in your license. Just ride your ride. If the idiot is tailgating try moving to...

As has been suggested, check your performance graphs to see where the bottleneck is during gameplay. It shouldn't be the graphics card. A 1080 should be more than sufficient for 1080p gaming for at least another couple of years. FWIW, 70fps is extremely playable and it might not be worth...

I went down in 2015 (profile pic offered as proof). Had a much better time riding the back roads of WV and Penn. than I did on the TOTD. Too many people going waaaay to fast on sportbikes or waaaay to slow on cruisers to be much fun. And that was just after lunch on a Thursday in early...

Went Friday afternoon. Ordered some Rev'it gear from GP. 15% off, so not an amazing deal but saving 15% on $1300 is nothing to sneeze at. The used bike marketplace was pathetic this year. Maybe 30 bikes total (not counting the ones at GP)? I continue to be bewildered by why people #cough#...

Thanks everyone for the replies and route ideas. FWIW, I'm fully aware that this won't be an in depth exploration of any particular region. My goal with this trip is to ride through as much of Canada as I can. This will of course mean that I'll be passing quickly through some areas that would...

I think I'm just young and stupid enough to relish the challenge of riding all the way. If I was to buy out west and ride back, I'd be terrified of buying a lemon and ruining the trip. This way I get some time to get the bike sorted before heading out. I have considered a fly-and-rent trip in...

Should be doable. Long days, but that's why the Goldwing and not my KLR :). Just letting Google pick the fastest route, it looks like about 5,500km or so out to central BC. A bit less on the way back. Figure 12-13,000km total with some meandering. At this point I'm thinking 2 weeks, maybe...

Ghost: Yup, plan is to buy the bike as soon as the worst of the winter is over and spend a couple of months getting everything set before heading out in June. J_F: Thanks. I'm thinking of iron-butting it through the flat-lands and leaving myself with 2-4 days of unplanned riding in the...

No major common problems with the KLX that I'm aware of. Very rare cam chain tensioner issues (VERRRRY rare), and some people load up the bike with crap-tonnes of luggage, hit the trails and wind up with a bent/broken sub-frame. There's no real problem with the sub-frame, as long as the bike...

Hey all, So this summer I'm going to be doing something I've wanted to do for years. I'm going to buy a used Goldwing (probably a '98-00 GL1500) off of Kijiji and spend 2-3 weeks riding out to BC and back. The plan at this point is to go mid-June. My route is pretty wide open at this point...

I think it might have been a Legacy GTX. I got it 7-8 years ago and it lasted about 3-4 years before it started leaking. In the end, it wasn't really any better than the $250 Tourmaster Transition I had before it. It's usually either the zippers or the creases around the elbows and shoulders...