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'Bumper' pulled the short straw. Good thread. Never actually read Ontario HOV rules. The more checking around, found a couple of Ontario HOV & Diamond lane rules I didn't know about. The way I read the motorcycle rule, 400 & QEW HOV's must have 2 people on bike, not allowed with one person. ( 3 demerits and a nice 150$ fine). About 1/2 of Diamond-HOV lanes designated in the City of Toronto allow motorcycles with one or two people only certain times of the day. http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/ontario-511/hov-lanes.shtml http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/bylaws/2008/law0378.pdf

Found this little gem yesterday at Niagara NY but couldn't find the owner-operator. Anybody here in the house ? Pretty good shape for an, I'm guessing, 84' ?

Cleaning stator wires, rubber grommets, removing old gaskets off stator & gear covers with Permatex and RTV'g wires. What a fun week end. It's not pretty, but certainly hope it cures 'the drip'. Should have r' back on the road in a couple of days.

I don't know how second gen shields are connected, but on the 87' I replaced a couple stock windshield bolts with longer screws and used 'Nyloc' nuts. Checked yearly and no loose screws yet. (can't speak for myself tho)

The pic posted (not the best) is the left side. We (wife) had all kind of seating issues initially. The long horns which added about 18" forward legroom took care of the issues (for this old dude). Wife who is 6' uses the drivers pegs during long tours and keeps her happy. I had 2 1/2" extensions welded to drivers pegs to extend them outward for her. Sounds like a lot of hassle,but it works for us on long hauls.. We'll wait for Yamaha to build a comfortable 2017 venture for 2 over 6' lol.

Mcol, I have the same problem with factory peg position on the 87'. Picked up a set of Kuryakyn long horn offsets and that did the trick. Being fairly tall, I find the pegs full forward position on the bars as the most comfortable on long hauls. (Not so much when the temps drop into the 30/40's)

sorry vid, can't for the life of me place that peg, but the paint is looking really good.

Not intending to hi-jack threads, puc, my 2 cents, I've had good luck with Dunlop E3's. We've done a fair amount of extreme heat travelling (bad timing usually lol) 2 up, past few years in desert and southern climes in constant 100-125f. (brings back /14 July death valley 130f) and last week a few 100's thru Iowa-Nebraska, no fails to date.

Larry, seems us northerners just can't get away from that three feet of snow and freezing cold no how. Yesterday afternoon at Colorado National Park at 12,000'.

Just finished Peak to Peak CO. run at Estes National Park it's about 81f. Pleasant touring temp. Durango 10 day forecast looks good, but it seems 'they' change forecasts by the hour these days.

I keep one of these tucked away in the owners manual on the bike. Used Sealmate once on the road a couple of years ago. It worked for a few days as a temporary fix until I replaced the seals, bushings and fork oil. Picked it up for about 6$ at Royal Distributing.

yup, toolnut nailed it, take the money and run. retired full time at 52 with 32 years full time career. First year retirement was a little dicey with adjustments. 12 years later, appreciate every minute of life. Like they say, "need a job to get some rest" Not to mention the 24 weeks/yr I get to spend on the ol'87 with my wife, the perfect travelling companion. good luck with your choices GW.

had an 'E' error some time ago and used this post by Freebird to clear it. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?493-CLASS-E4-Error-Repair

Don, can't make this one as we'll be in the middle of 10 wk west/central States tour. Quite familiar with Mind-Hal district having worked for a couple of decades. No problem with any info if I can help out. Also have a couple of contacts to answer specific questions. Lot's of good touring routes anywhere around the area. How can you go wrong with Kawartha Dairy on Hwy 35 Minden.

I hear that ... traded the wing in 79' for a black 79' XS1100. Probably the quickest shaft drive bike I've owned (next to a 79 R100RS bmr). Ran the crap outta that 1100, just wouldn't quit and still alive to tell the tales. That was the last Yamy owned till we picked up the ol'87 four years ago. (come to to think of it, the 87 is no slouch either)

1973, 20 years old, first street legal, licensed, brand spankin' new, Honda 350Four. What a workhorse. Wish I had taken pics of the girlfriend (now wife) and myself, 2 up, all our camping gear, running around northern Ontario on weekends. (traded in 76' for a yellow 76' Goldwing, now that was luxury) The Comfort Inns works for us these days.

Same time frame we paid just shy of 8$ gall. somewhere in the middle of the Big Sur Calif mountains. The ol 87' only got a gal of that stuff. We figured if we'd had our guzzling half ton it would have been a $240 fill.

quiet tonight .. http://www.portdovermapleleaf.com/live-webcam-of-main-street-port-dover-friday-the-13th-november-2015/

We're in early planning stage for 10 week US central-west coast bike trip next summer. Haven't run across this site. Thanks for posting.

Seafoam ... and talk about price gouging, picked up first can of Plexus in 012 at 11$, same can, same shop today 30$. Use sparingly.

Ran the Back last summer. Had to slow right down to a crawl on most of the twisties because of loose gravel on a few inside switchback lanes. Looked as if the longer trucks pulled gravel off the inside shoulders on really tight corners. Sort of took away from what should have been a good ride. It was bad timing that day . This is one of our favorite areas to ride and have made it an annual.

Ya, you can see the potential for crashes on dragon. Just google 'Dragon' images Wife and I had a pretty good go on the dragon last June/14. Pushed the 87' a little harder keeping it in the fun factor. Apparently we got lucky that day, traffic wasn't too bad. A few rockets passed us like we were standing still, crazy. For us it was a passage of rites of sorts .. 'bin there dunit got the overpriced t shirts', even had our pics taken. There's quite a few less traveled touring routes we enjoyed more this past spring. Passed on the dragon this time around. (clipped a couple of low res thumbs)

I can't help you with that cable, but a quick road fix suggestion till you return home, buy a cheap GPS with suction cup and disc mount. They all have real time speed and trip meters to track your mileage.

definitely a rare bigfoot impression.

On tour, H.I.'s used to be our 'go to' hotel when available. Great to know exactly what you were getting at the end of long day on the road and they usually let us park the VR near front entrance under canopy. Haven't used them for a couple of years as rates increased out of sight. Our worse hotel experience hands down was 3 winters ago on Cayo Guillermo, Cuba at the Sol resort. It's 1 of 4 resorts on the cays. It's also the cheapest ... all inclusive,Cuba,beautiful beach,winter,free booze,,gotta book it, how can you go wrong for that price? That was our first mistake. We're pretty easy, go with the flow kinda people. In all fairness we've been to a few other resorts on island, and they've quite decent. The list of complaints on this resort was long, and concurred by many folks we met that week. Sticking to the story line, our room (all rooms) had the equivalent of one layer drywall privacy and sound barrier. You could hear the neighbor pass gas. (keep it family, young grand daughters sometimes read over my shoulder) So as it turns out the new couple next door is quite young and like to disco till 2 in the morning, no problem. Turns out they also like to,, lets just say, keepin' those boots knockin' till sunrise, and loud, unbelievable. This wasn't just a one time shot, this was a daily thing. Tried thumping the wall, that was a temporary fix. Never did get a chance to deal with the guy because they slept all day. Just as well, probably have throttled him. They wouldn't move us 'no spare rooms in the resort senor'. And now the guy on the other side of our room hears this racket and thinks it's us. Anyhoo, we got through the week unscathed. It's laughable now. Next time we'll pay closer attention to Tripadvisor.