Four corners of Canada

[RaYzerman]

Have a great trip, Robert. May you have lots of blue skies and sunshine!!

 

[SMSW]

Best of luck on your trip. Keep an eye peeled for forest rats!

 

[Peppermint]

Safe travels on your wonderful adventure, Rob!
We'll be watching!

Patty

 

[STFlips]

All the best on the trip Robert, it might end up being longer than planned avoiding the fires, but enjoy it to the max and wear a mask!
Would also appreciate the link to follow. Cheers, Bruce.

 

[Andrew Shadow]

I’ll send you a link

If you are so inclined, consider posting it here so that all of us so inclined can check in and have a look now and again.

 

[Esti1300]

Have an awesome ride brother! Be safe.

 

[Sidekick]

That's a nice setup, it looks like you have spent some time thinking of it.
Would you mind posting a short list of things you went through to prepare the trip?

 

[kiltman]

Had a slight hiccup, I thought a had a seal leak, replaced the seal. The shop actually had one!



Cheers

 

[kiltman]

That's a nice setup, it looks like you have spent some time thinking of it.
Would you mind posting a short list of things you went through to prepare the trip?

This explains the project and what I did to prepare the bike.

 

[Sunday Rider]

That’s still very good progress considering the down time to replace the seal. Thanks for the link to follow. Great video too!

 

[Sunday Rider]

How is the smoke up there and your travel for tomorrow? Did you end up having someone join you or are you solo? Wishing you clear sailing.

 

[kiltman]

How is the smoke up there and your travel for tomorrow? Did you end up having someone join you or are you solo? Wishing you clear sailing.

The smoke was really bad along the Escarpment, right now I see it hanging over Thunder Bay, but it’s tolerable

 

[Gerhard]

Did you visit Terry Fox? When we were there the fog was so thick we couldn’t see the lake.

 

[kiltman]

Did you visit Terry Fox? When we were there the fog was so thick we couldn’t see the lake.

We waved.
I have stopped many a time whe I headed to Winnipeg for a gig

 

[Willsmotorcycle]

@kiltman you doing alright out there?

 

[kiltman]

@kiltman you doing alright out there?

Doing reasonably well. Although I am experiencing a nasty oil leak. It appears that the countershaft oil seal has decided to no longer do what it was designed to do. On the plus side my chain has an automatic oiler.
We are currently in Regina, as there are only two places in Canada that have the seal, one being Regina, the other Sudbury.
We are facing road closures due to wildfires. The AlCan is closed in both directions at Fort Nelson to Toad Lake, we are monitoring it closely. Thursday we will need to decide if we need to take hwy 37 from Jasper to Watson lake. It’s an 8 hour extension to deal with. We will need to ride multiple 800plus kms per day to be able to stay on schedule for being in Tuktoyaktuk for the solstice.
On Sunday we only road a few hours. Rain combined with 6°C temperatures and strong winds made for a tough day so we decided to do a short day and check for parts for the VStrom at a dealer in Thunder Bay.
Monday we were behind by 5 hours, we made that up with a marathon ride of close to 1000kms from Thunder Bay Ontario to Souris Manitoba. We left the Bay at 11:00 am and arrived at 11:30 Pm with a time change.
Once the bike is repaired we hope to ride without worries.

Thanks for asking

 

[Willsmotorcycle]

Thanks for asking

My pleasure, I'm sure not the only one following. Sounds like a great adventure already. One more hurdle and your on your way, its get easier in a day or two, I'm sure you have experienced this before. If you find time, pictures are always appreciated.

I'm very excited for you and grateful you are including us, be safe.

 

[Gerhard]

On the plus side my chain has an automatic oiler.

Hope that your mechanical issues are now solved and can concentrate on enjoying the trip. The leak didn’t lube your tire too much?