Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 I left around 1030am ..basically a 130 km highway run to get the place I wanted to check out...temp was still on the chilly side ..took a little breack on the side of the highway to warm up a little...should get the hand warmers fitted in...there was a lac near by.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Wasn't much to see on the way north...stop in the town of campbelton for a coffee...still snow on the ski slope..the steep mountain in the distance is call sugarloaf...and old volcano from long ago.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Excellent Marcel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 After fueling ...another 40 km to reach the road ...pristine clear water..lots of curves...not a place for are local race rider to be on... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 I ran inland for about 50 km or so before turning around...you can actually run across the Gaspe penusila and come out on the st Laurence sea way...on these dirt roads...we are still limited by the temp still..around 6 pm the temp takes a nose dive still...few pictures from that forestry road..used to haul lumber.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 My chain is a mess... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 That about it...stop at a restaurant for lunch when I imergerd from the woods...didn't see any wild life... Found a picture for Buckster of a cod fish the udders...you can clearly see them hanging underneath... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Well that's about it ...stop in town when I got back...to see the Harley gang...hanging out at the donut shop....the ride was about 350 km...and a final picture of yours truly...so you'll know it was me riding the bike.. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 17 minutes ago, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: Now that’s a cool looking road, Marcel! Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 16 minutes ago, Pedro said: Now that’s a cool looking road, Marcel! Thank you for sharing. I wish at times I had better tires for these roads...got a little scruly at time when you get off the path and you catch loose gravel...but I run the thing 90% of the time on pavement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Nice one Marcel, those gravel roads look ace for a bike like yours and those crystal clear streams are ace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 49 minutes ago, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: I wish at times I had better tires for these roads...got a little scruly at time when you get off the path and you catch loose gravel...but I run the thing 90% of the time on pavement... You choose what you prefer. I am using Mitas E07+Dakar. They're very good as a mix tire, they'd be WAY better on those roads than what you're using, while still being comfortable and quiet (no humming like on a proper knobby) on the motorway and smooth when cornering in tarmac, but if you push them properly and go fast they'll get "scruly" like yours do except on tarmac. I might just have found my ideal tire. Plus they aren’t gay tires like @XTreme's tires 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 25 minutes ago, Pedro said: You choose what you prefer. I am using Mitas E07+Dakar. They're very good as a mix tire, they'd be WAY better on those roads than what you're using, while still being comfortable and quiet (no humming like on a proper knobby) on the motorway and smooth when cornering in tarmac, but if you push them properly and go fast they'll get "scruly" like yours do except on tarmac. I might just have found my ideal tire. Plus they aren’t gay tires like @XTreme's tires Had a look at those tires....what kinda millage are you getting out of them...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 48 minutes ago, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: Had a look at those tires....what kinda millage are you getting out of them...? They’re very hard. I chose them to go to Morocco because they’re almost bulletproof since they’re such a hard compound, this also makes them quite long lasting. Last set lasted 10.000 miles and there was a bit to go on the rear, the front still had plenty, but that had a long Morocco trip with touring pace. Probably I’ll get less on this set that will get some faster tarmac use, still they’ll last more than the average road oriented tire because they’re just not as good on the road. Only pussies care that they’re not rated for fast speeds or rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Just checked how long this set are on and I doubt the rear will last 7000 miles. Still better than most sporty road tires for trailies, and they’ll handle this : 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel le Moose Fondler Posted May 13 Author Share Posted May 13 On 11/05/2024 at 20:51, Pedro said: Just checked how long this set are on and I doubt the rear will last 7000 miles. Still better than most sporty road tires for trailies, and they’ll handle this : I'd be curious to see what kinda millage I'd get out of them....to get to anuwheres close to these dirt roads I'm looking 150k ..so 300k. Round trip on highway at 120kmp...being that the bike is relatively light...it just chew up the rear tire... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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