I don't know about camping but if you don't book your motel in advance you run the risk of arriving in a town and every motel in the town is booked and now you gotta ride to another town in the dark, happened to me. Now I always book my motel the day before.
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Learning to relax
- Thread starter ToSlow
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Happened lots of times. We ride to the next town and then maybe the next if need be. We've never had to sleep outside. It's a key part of what TS is trying to do.
ifiddles
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@mimico_polak
Me: want to move to Bancroft?
Hubby: why?
Me: better motorcycle roads
Hubby: sure, when are we leaving!
Me: want to move to Bancroft?
Hubby: why?
Me: better motorcycle roads
Hubby: sure, when are we leaving!
Love it! But that works if you both love motorcycles! For me...the commute isn't worth it, and I KNOW that I'll need to be back at the office eventually@mimico_polak
Me: want to move to Bancroft?
Hubby: why?
Me: better motorcycle roads
Hubby: sure, when are we leaving!
There are many places in the GTA worse for motorcycling than Mrs. Sauga.
At least you're closer in proximity to the roads in Halton Hills, Milton, Forks, Hockley, etc.
If you lived downtown, it would take you *much* longer to get to any riding roads, north, south, east or west. I used to live in North York and it was a terrible slog to get out of the 416. And that was over a decade ago when congestion was a lot less worse than it is right now.
Hack
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It sounds like you and I would like riding together.
If you think you can keep up.. ;-)
It's a bit of a double edged butter knife..
On the one hand it's like "hey man you did it! So many kms in a day.."
On the other hand it's "hey man, why the eff did you do that..?"
When I mention riding from home to Penticton BC in 4.5 days... I "hear" "that's crazy!" But what's actually being said is "you're crazy!"
There's no right or wrong way to ride.
I think if staying on the bike and doing mega miles is your thing and you're happy doing it, there shouldn't be any pressure to do it differently as long as you're getting what you want out of it.
I read a lot of ride reports and in every one, there's always a peanut gallery of people reading and responding. The comments will always run the gamut of, "OMG, way too fast! You're not seeing anything!" all the way to "Too slow! Is this a *RIDE* report or a Stop-And-Stay-In-Different-Places report?". All on the same ride report.
You can't please everyone all the time. So the least you can do is make yourself happy.
Hack
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I think, overall... one of if not "the" biggest factors affecting ride duration is...
Your ride.
If you're on a light, pure sport bike I think you'd be more inclined to stop more often.
I'm on an FJR so... long hauls are easy.
I imagine riding a big v twin cruiser would be even easier
Your ride.
If you're on a light, pure sport bike I think you'd be more inclined to stop more often.
I'm on an FJR so... long hauls are easy.
I imagine riding a big v twin cruiser would be even easier
Well, you see Harleys stopped at the side of the road all the time.
Most times, that decision is made by the Harley, not the rider though.
Mad Mike
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Try a smaller bike.
I used to keep a a few small displacement bikes in the garage, I've done multiday trips on a Virago 250, Ninja 250 and TS200R. I find when I tour on a litre+ bike, the bike always seems to be in a hurry. The little bikes can hold 120kmh all day, a little Ninja or Versys 300 will do the TON if asked, despite what some say they can be ridden comfortably for hours.
For me, the ultimate solution to not being destination focussed was retirement. We spend most of our lives fixed on the fastest route between two points. Even after retirement, it can take a few months, years? to change that behaviour. I always ride alone, no tunes, no phone until I stop for a break. Fully focussed on the ride and riding skills. Always curious about "What's up that road?". I'll admit that it's an ongoing battle to avoid destination focus especially when it comes to lunch stops.
Hack
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Me: want to move to Bancroft?
Hubby: why?
Me: better motorcycle roads
Hubby: sure, when are we leaving!
I live in Mississauga and have a cottage in the Kawarthas, close to Stoney Lake . Bike spends half of the season there. Lots of great roads in the area.
Cottage / home prices have gone crazy in the last 18 months, record selling prices everywhere. Bancroft is still relatively affordable, in particular if you're looking for a few acres and not waterfront.
I do find the ride can be an influence to how I ride.
It’s no fun scraping pegs on a cruiser and somehow it’s just relaxing to putt around the back roads.
You don’t fight it and kinda accept its limitations and enjoy what it is good at, and I find it very relaxing.
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It’s no fun scraping pegs on a cruiser and somehow it’s just relaxing to putt around the back roads.
You don’t fight it and kinda accept its limitations and enjoy what it is good at, and I find it very relaxing.
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It's been said the best motorcycle roads in Ontario are in Pennsylvania.
Nikola Tesla
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went for a fun ride yesterday around barrie, wasaga beach, collingwood and blue mountain, no gps just following my mental compass and road signs the whole way, you don’t feel rushed riding that way, it’s kinda like a exploring game as you ride
My ride mentality works in a similar way. Here's an example:
I'm riding out in Northumberland County and pass a road "Tobacco Road". Next road sign is for "Stoney Lonesome Road" Hmmmm interesting.
That's a cool combination of roads. Wonder who came up with those names? Who has the authority in this area for naming roads? What were they doing when they came up with the names? Is there a bigger story or history here? Better turn around and explore these roads!
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