My 1st trip ever on a Motorcycle

mburgur · 07-29-2009, 06:48 PM

We planned this trip last winter. Here is the Idea......
2 couples with 3 motorcycles.
1 experience driver black K1200GT
Is girlfriend driving her brand new F800 first motorcycle
Me (also new driver for couples of months) and my wife on a silver K1200GT first time with a passenger
Trip: depart from Montreal,Québec....visit New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and back to Montreal via Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont USA
Total: more than 5000KMs in 17 days rain or shine

Corky · 07-29-2009, 07:03 PM

Lookin good! Nice setup for a trip.

Fun way to see the word,, EH?

I just got back from a Cali ride to Vic B.C. over there on the other coast, my r1100s was flawless in 2500 miles..

mburgur · 07-29-2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Corky

Lookin good! Nice setup for a trip.

Fun way to see the word,, EH?

I just got back from a Cali ride to Vic B.C. over there on the other coast, my r1100s was flawless in 2500 miles..

I did that trip also in a motorhome 3-4 years ago....very nice coast line!!!

mburgur · 07-29-2009, 07:21 PM

Our first stop was at Edmonston NB followed by Moncton NB

Here a pic at our arrival in Moncton at the "Beausejour" hotel

mburgur · 07-29-2009, 07:25 PM

Here an Idea of the Atlantic cost line up north

mburgur · 07-30-2009, 05:58 AM

When I came back from that long trip with my K1200gt fully loaded (1100-1200 lbs with bags and passenger) , I found my R1200S very very light!!!!

Martin Glasser · 07-30-2009, 06:34 AM

heyo nice riding gear the ladies are sporting there. Irode barefoot a few times but rarely wear flip flops these days!

Bob Hancock · 07-30-2009, 06:35 AM

Looks like a good group of people and bikes to be out seeing the world. Glad you guys got safely home!

tim22 · 07-30-2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mburgur

When I came back from that long trip with my K1200gt fully loaded (1100-1200 lbs with bags and passenger) , I found my R1200S very very light!!!!

Damn I LOVE those things!

mburgur · 08-01-2009, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by tim22

damn i love those things!

me also!!!!!

Guest24 · 08-01-2009, 09:54 AM

I was in your area of operations last summer. More wet than dry, but it was beautiful country no less. Especially NS.

The yellow stripes on the black wheels is cool.

mburgur · 08-01-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Nail24

I was in your area of operations last summer. More wet than dry, but it was beautiful country no less. Especially NS.

The yellow stripes on the black wheels is cool.

Tks, we were lucky....3 days of rain in 17 days but when it did !!!!!

mburgur · 08-01-2009, 10:17 AM

The four of us riding to Halifax, Nova Scotia for the tall ships race.

thomasacto · 08-01-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Corky

Lookin good! Nice setup for a trip.

Fun way to see the word,, EH?

I just got back from a Cali ride to Vic B.C. over there on the other coast, my r1100s was flawless in 2500 miles..

Ha! I'm on the same ride from Sacramento. 400 miles to go! Where are you from?

cageyar · cageyar's Garage

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Originally Posted by mburgur

What's the route number of this road? Thanks.

frozensun · 08-02-2009, 04:35 AM

nice

did almost the same route on car with the family

the roads were nice, people were nice, crossed 0 police officers and the traffic flow had a nice pace to it

my big trip is at the end of the month 3.3k km in a week

how is the 800 ? always loved the looks of that bike..

mburgur · 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by cageyar

What's the route number of this road? Thanks.

It is call "Cabot trail" in Cap Breton.....so nice....here is a brief map of our trip

mburgur · 08-02-2009, 09:59 AM

oups!
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=antigonish&daddr=Ceilidh+Trail+to:Cabot+Trail+to:45.686996,-61.424561+to:New+Waterford+Hwy+to:Reserve+St+to:E+ Bay+Hwy+to

ort+hawkesbury&geocode=%3BFeSMvgIduphW_A%3BFYtXygIdqbhi_A%3B%3BFZ KpwQIdVgxq_A%3BFYzOwAIdeq5s_A%3BFfTdvAIdFLNk_A%3B&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=3&sz=8&via=1,2,3,4,5,6&sll=45.63302,-61.67474&sspn=3.038212,5.355835&ie=UTF8&ll=46.250149,-60.88623&spn=1.502318,2.677917&z=9

mburgur · 08-02-2009, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by frozensun

nice

did almost the same route on car with the family

the roads were nice, people were nice, crossed 0 police officers and the traffic flow had a nice pace to it

my big trip is at the end of the month 3.3k km in a week

how is the 800 ? always loved the looks of that bike..

You are right, road are near perfect with very nice traffic flow...0 police and very good Lobster and beer

As for the F800, it was flawless, she really like the feel of it, the low seat setting, the weight, the sound, the look and also the functionality. One dislike is the lower seat can become very hot at low speed with the engine heat so near.

Be safe and a lot of sunshine for your big trip!

Guest24 · 08-02-2009, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mburgur

It is call "Cabot trail" in Cap Breton.....so nice....here is a brief map of our trip

The Cabot Trail run was one of the high points of my trip to NS. Did you per chance make it out to Meat Cove? Lots of whale watching and Eagles both gold and bald. That was the best of the best. Nice to have a backseater on a photo run like that.