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May 11, 2016, 9:50 p.m.
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Super nice ADV outfitted v-strom 650 on DSBC.com . . . Just sayin'

Sorry just can't let go of the ADV thing . . .

May 11, 2016, 10:32 p.m.
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link? local??


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May 12, 2016, 2:50 a.m.
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Even tho they are the ideal touring bike, enough HP, easily lowered , great mpg, available with panniers ect…

I thot you didn't wana 650 vstrom ?

May 12, 2016, 7:26 a.m.
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Sorry Ross , don't / can't do the link thing , but check dualsportbc.com . Bike is on van isle , but the seller will deliver on the island . . . Might make a great excuse for a rip over there .

Just remembered it might not be the posture you prefer , but nice bike , properly outfitted to take you anywhere roads ( paved , gravel , and ? ) go in N/A .

May 12, 2016, 12:58 p.m.
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Good job on getting the class 6.
Sorry to hear the flank pain is back.
Get out and get some test rides in, pick one you like and turn up the fun factor.

May 12, 2016, 2:02 p.m.
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no pain is ever felt on 2 wheels. no joke I do not feel it unless I stop. If I have flank pain it means it has grown another mass bigger then a baseball.

I do not want something that is boring a KTM superduke be great with saddlebags..


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May 12, 2016, 5:23 p.m.
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Why don't you try a V-strom?

My buddy let me try his 650, he had 83000 kms on the clock he had been everywhere, i hadnt been on a bike in 30 yrs but it was super easy to ride, 60 HP is enough, on a shitty day when yer tired maybe sometimes boring is good?

Or you could go for the 100

The biking experiance didn't speak to me … I didn't buy a bike

Good luck whatever you chose

May 12, 2016, 10:04 p.m.
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Super duke!

May 12, 2016, 11:23 p.m.
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You can't go wrong with a new bike, they don't many bad ones.
Something with a small fairing is nice for hyway speeds. Takes the load off the head and neck at 240km/h.
Hope you get out this weekend somewhere.
Mt. Baker? It's got some twisty stuff.

May 13, 2016, 11:37 a.m.
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i have tried the vstorm i just hate the super upright position. but now i have time to do and try everything I want.


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May 24, 2016, 12:12 p.m.
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Any updates, Rossco?

Thread killer

May 24, 2016, 11:15 p.m.
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Test road a FJ-09 which was fun. lots of power can wheelie. Ha storage.. also Test rode a FZ10.. insane power wheelies in 4tth.. no storage..
Sounds like thje Fz10 is the way to go.. haha.. FJ-09 is looking reallllly nice.

been doing Sea 2 Sky every day…

I now have the back pain back a bit.. not as bad as before but it is there. In other words I gotta get this shit on the road.


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June 3, 2016, 11:08 a.m.
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sounds like you've been having some fun on the little bike, time to step it up to something that does roll on wheelies in the first 4 gears.
Not happy to hear your shit is coming back quickly, like you said time to get the show on the road.
Hope you can get lots of good rides and memories in soon, not that you'll remember lol.

June 3, 2016, 11:52 a.m.
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Nope it sucks and its as painful as before already already got my Fruit punch piss back also. Ive put on 11,000km in 3 months on my R3 which is exciting. I think the FJ-09 is what I am looking to grab in the next few weeks. I gotta put up the R3 quickly before I put to many miles on it.

I have a good feeling. that I will not make it past the end of this year. but thats how it goes.


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June 3, 2016, 3:37 p.m.
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I hate hearing that, Rossco. If you want to come back up to Squamish for some gunpowder aromatherapy, let me know.

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