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Originally Posted by snobuny

skip detroit....the riding sucks! Other than that it look like the trip of a lifetime! Wish I could make that one happen!

Detroit is too much traffic, construction and the roads are straight and full of potholes thanks to our crazy weather. The ride up 75 to the "soo" is straight and boring......300 miles of 4 lane nothing except state police. You would be better off staying in ontario and going up the east coast of Lake Huron but I'm from here so I see it all the time.

There is a reason for detroit

Originally Posted by snobuny

Your ok with dirt right?

I have slightly more experience on dirt than Paris Hilton. Seriously i've done like 50 miles on gravel roads on my CBR and like 5 on the KLR. yeh its gonna be a trial by fire, but I have a year to learn.

Originally Posted by snobuny

Many roads in northern ontario/quebec are not paved, have little traffic and you may need to arrange for fuel, especially toward Hudson bay. We snowmobile up there and there is nothing....I repeat nothing in some of these areas....100's of miles of nothing. But the wildlife and scenery is amazing.

I would check fuel stops with you range prior to making that trip to be safe. Also there is very little cell phone coverage up there! Definately no 3g service and no roadside either We always make sure someone knows our nightly destination and call from the campsite/motel at the end of the day.

I would carry either one or two 3 gal gas cans or a built in aux fuel tank

Originally Posted by snobuny

I also would not plan on riding at night...moose and caribo are very big to a motorcycle. The good news is that being that far north you have daylight in the summer to 10-11 pm.

Oh, they also get snow in July sometimes. Dress warm. Not winter snowstorm snow but flurries are not that uncommon.

My sleeping bag is good to 0F, thats also why I'm looking at buying a new textile suit

Originally Posted by snobuny

Sorry for the book, Hope this helps and make sure you take tons of pictures.

Yeh i can take pictures

Originally Posted by Trip

I would plan for more money needed just in case still. I would worst case scenario it and see what you need just in case and lower the budget from that some. Heck, you are only planning $27 a day for food. I would up that just in case you eat/drink more.

When are ya'll planning to go?

I would have more money on hand, but thats what I want to spend on average. I'm guessing cook one meal and eat out one meal each day, with something small for breakfast each morning. Beer and liquor is a seperate factor. I doubt i would drink that much, I'm not really a drinker, my last serious drinking was at the rally a few months back

The current plan is to meet at my house labor day weekend and come back home around the 20th

I have less vacation time available than ebbs so I may have to break off early and head home if we take too long. My go no/go decision points are Quebec, the trail to Hudson Bay, the return trip from Hudson Bay, and Detroit. At any one of these points I can break off and head home if we are falling behind on the schedule. Ebbs has his own, and I wouldn't venture up north without him.