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Ya was wondering how this statistic makes total sense. "37 out of 42 fatal bike crashes had no other vehicles involved" Can we really be that poor riders? That's 90%. Sure weather, wiping out in a bend, inattention or an animal darting out in the road could be possibilities, but what about a...

I laughed when I read this, but seriously no one could possibly possess all these traits in one person. That's the fringe, but so are rice-rocket riders, and they have their "test-dummy" pilots too. I remember when I crossed into New Hampshire from Vermont and shocked to see easy-riders with...

And here is the very slick million-dollar launch video. Great historical b&w 3-D effect photos. Pan American - Launch Video

Half the men are married, the other half are philosophers.

Ya that's the problem with politically correct, you can say something that is generally known, but because you said it, it's wrong. What happened to free speech? if you are insulting and get called out on it, you need to eat it or even (forbid!) apologize. The world is not the better place I...

Let's face it, for their relative size and weight, motorcycles other than 125 cc and below are gas-guzzlers. Yes, I said "gas-guzzlers". Why? Because they may get great mileage but have little or no modern mechanicals that address fuel consumption (and pollution) other than maybe twin spark...

Someone I worked with over 20 years ago said that they tried the ultra-frequency sonic noisemakers and they thought they worked. Well it took me 20 years until I finally bought 6 and put them all in the kitchen, thinking I'm finally rid of them, but the traps on the floor did the trick. Watch...

Those supposed ultra-sonic plug-ins are garbage and don't work. I bought 6 of them and completely saturated the kitchen with them. I wisely kept setting up the conventional mousetraps. After one week I caught 3 mice in the traps. The plug-ins did absolutely nothing. But to be fair, maybe I...

Scenes of Patagonia in the first couple of episodes were breath-taking (would love to go on a gas bike). The rest, so far, is a logistical headache to find electricity, like trying to find dry firewood in a rain-storm. I'll likely watch to the last episode but not expecting much, especially when...

Houses in Switzerland (the ones in the country looking like Swiss chalets), old and new, are all built on a concrete or stone wall pad foundation a couple of feet high. That takes care of any mice getting into the house. Your ceramic tile idea is brilliant.

Rain Gear - I too have Frogg Toggs that have limited life but are good in almost every other way. My surprize pièce de résistance find was at Canadian Tire and my Wetskins suit (jacket and pants). I once toured for 2 weeks in solid cold heavy rain and it stood up excellently and was dry and strong.

Sure, oil is a preservative, but should I use 5W30 or 10W40? I tried the bucket method with spinning peanut-covered soda can but it's a slow drowning death. Too much suffering. I may be a seasoned serial mouse killer but I ain't no sadist. Used anti-freeze also works but is also a long painful...

We need more reports like this. Good that you took the time and effort. Most people, as in life, are quiet and will look/read but not speak up and say thanks. Many riders are on the quiet side. I'm saying thanks on behalf of all riders unable to respond who did appreciate your report. ADVrider...

I have a family cottage for 40 years and have gone over every square millimetre and the mice somehow always get in. I store my dirtbike there and they build nests in my gas and oil-soaked airbox that would kill a normal person living there for any length of time. That is why I believe in medical...

Thieves usually don't walk up to your porch in broad daylight. He may be looking for his own stolen bike and is too shy or awkward in talking to you, especially if he finds his bike and he thinks that you may have it. On the other hand, even mentally challenged individuals do own driver's...

I'm always amazed at why in this vast country of Canada there is so much room to camp and then head off to a commercial campground for $47 and getting very little in return. In more congested areas or where services are needed it's okay but in God's Country there is so much room to spread out...

Not to put too much of a damper on this because it is good theatre and they are professional actors, but give me a million-dollar budget, a chase crew swapping batteries that are constantly charged by gas generators in the most remotest parts of the world, Patagonia, and I could do it with my...

I know this from skiing. Your primary goal is to heat the extremities since they cool off the first. When I heat my hands and feet I'm good, the rest stays comfortable too. Never understood the butt warmers since that is the hottest part of my body.

Some don't have enough excitement with the China Flu. Research says you are playing with fire on something that was relatively safe a couple of hundred years ago. Experience says the fantasy is probably more rewarding than the real thing.

Look at the $ value. Is it really worth it? It's a bike. Why the headache? If you were talking about a $60K car, there may be something to save, but a bike?