Trans Canada - R1150R

Who	Lorne & Cindy Sokoloff ~ email ~ website
Profession	Operations Manager
Born 1961 (Lorne)	Nationality Canadian
Previous travel experience	The Netherlands, U.S., Belgium, Venezuela
Previous bike travels	Most of Ontario, Canada

This trip	Cross-Canada
Departure date	May 2006
Number in group	2
Trip duration	90 days
Distance covered	27000 kms
Cost of trip (not incl. bike)	12k CAD$

Best day	Taking the south Klondike Highway from Whitehorse Yukon to Skagway Alaska. Stunning!
Worst/ hardest day	Top of the World Highway & Taylor Highway...in the mud! We had a ball doing this. I'd say hardest, but not worst.
Favourite place	Too many, but Twillingate Newfoundland and Carcross Yukon really shine.
Biggest headache	Lugging all our gear through a bus terminal in Quebec...hard cases and all.
Biggest mistake	Subletting our apartment and getting stiffed for some rent. Should have just let the place go and look for new digs upon our return.
Most pleasant surprise	Seeing large livestock grazing beside and on the road.
Any illness	None
Other trips planned	U.S & Mexico
One travel tip	Talk to people.

Bike Model	BMW R1150R
Age/ mileage on departure	2004 - 26k kms
Modifications	None.
Mods you wish you'd done	Hand guards
Type of baggage	System cases and dry bags
Tyres used	Metzeler 880 Marathon
Number of punctures	None

Bike's weak point	Weight
Bike's strong point	Can take a beating, plenty of power for 2-up trips
Bike problems	Clutch died in Labrador, Newfoundland
Number of accidents	None
Same bike again?	Definitely. Excellent all-around machine
One biking tip	Ride what you already have. The loose stuff gets easier!