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  1. RossKean

    Route Questions - 2023 TLH/NL Trip Planning Thread

    They still show on Google Maps and reviews as recent as 9 months ago. The offer/suggestions of a couple of places to pitch a tent in St. Lewis looked reasonable. I'll play it by ear and figure if I want to do another night in a tent after several consecutive nights of camping without amenities...
  2. RossKean

    2018 Ultra Classic Electra Glide

    Very nice looking motorcycle for sale for the worst possible reason...
  3. RossKean

    Weather!!

    Still going to be nasty, even if it doesn't snow.
  4. RossKean

    Weather!!

    Watch for it... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/snow-storm-may-26-northern-peninsula-labrador-1.6855454 Might not, but...
  5. RossKean

    Any basecamp guru's?

    Do they even have North America maps? You can download TCAT maps from Gravel Travel but I don't know if you need the NA basemap...
  6. RossKean

    Route Questions - 2023 TLH/NL Trip Planning Thread

    Mess Hall isn't a big deal. It would be nice to get a substantial breakfast before hitting the road but some coffee and empty calories at Tim Hortons will keep me going to wherever I end out for the night. Will probably have some protein bars etc. for snacks as well. Don't expect to be...
  7. RossKean

    Route Questions - 2023 TLH/NL Trip Planning Thread

    I heard back from Vanessa (Town Clerk/Manager) in St. Lewis. I had written to inquire about camping possibilities in the vicinity. This was her reply... "It is lovely to hear that people want to explore our beautiful community! We do not have a commercial or provincial campground, however we...
  8. RossKean

    Any basecamp guru's?

    I'm only good enough to get by. Not the one to offer advice other than read and work through the most excellent tutorials that were done by "Easy Ed" at New England Riders. The following link includes downloadable pdf documents (Part 1 and Part 2) for PC and Mac...
  9. RossKean

    Auxiliary Wiring Harness

    One more comment on the SH847 series R/R - expensive but WAY cheaper than the upgraded flywheel/stator combination.
  10. RossKean

    Auxiliary Wiring Harness

    You could create your own with whatever specs you wanted - just a matter of choosing correct wire, relays, fuse holders, connectors, terminals and sockets. (Not worth it). Theirs is properly designed, soldered/crimped and weather protected as well. Each harness is fuse limited to a total of...
  11. RossKean

    Auxiliary Wiring Harness

    Please ignore if I am stating the obvious!! I have a tendency to overdo stuff. Almost deleted the post before submitting but thought some might find it interesting... This is all pretty basic electrical stuff, but a lot of people get it wrong. I have seen some wiring jobs on bikes and cars...
  12. RossKean

    Weather!!

    Crappy, wet day here - tomorrow too. Highs around 10°C, but supposed to be turning hot after that. I suppose we "need the rain". My wife is headed off to Winnipeg to visit daughter and family today. They are expected to average 30° or so for the week she is away. In anticipation of my...
  13. RossKean

    Auxiliary Wiring Harness

    Size the fuse for the device you are powering. If the device is specified in watts, divide by 12V (conservative) to get amps. So, a 90 watt jacket liner should have a 6.66 amp fuse. Round up to either 7.5 or 10 amp fuse. Don't go way high or you won't get sufficient protection in case of a...
  14. RossKean

    Auxiliary Wiring Harness

    I got the voltmeter/USB outlet combo to monitor voltage so I can be aware of a problem before the battery dies. Also to charge phone, tablet, power banks etc while on the move. I can just leave it plugged in all the time because that circuit switches off a half minute or so after the ignition...
  15. RossKean

    Auxiliary Wiring Harness

    There are a total of three switched circuits on the four outlet harness. There is a maximum draw of 12 amps allowed for each (will run most stuff) but a total of only 20 amps for all three - limited by a fuse and by the rating of the relay. With high power driving LED lights and heated jacket...
  16. RossKean

    Auxiliary Wiring Harness

    I have been looking at options for wiring accessories for my F700GS. At the moment, I have a fused SAE pigtail for battery charger and air compressor wired directly to the battery. BMW has a DIN socket beside the ignition key but that is limited to 5 amps - not enough for heated gear but...
  17. RossKean

    Dry Ice Cleaning

    To be honest, I'm not sure about production. It could easily be recovered as a byproduct in making liquid argon, nitrogen or oxygen - it will freeze out before any of these gasses anyway. Perhaps not in sufficient quantity to be worth recovering with "richer" sources available. Still, it might...
  18. RossKean

    Dry Ice Cleaning

    I saw that too but figured that they make dry ice by freezing carbon dioxide out of the air in the first place so, at worst, it is carbon neutral - they are just putting it back (except what CO2 is released in making the energy to carry out the process).
  19. RossKean

    Tire Changer

    $100 for shipping is decent although $100 more than the free shipping to a US address. I know you'll pay HST but is there duty or brokerage fees? Living near the border, I have the luxury of being able to save the cross-border shipping and brokerage ripoff by shipping to Calais or Houlton and...
  20. RossKean

    Trans-Lab July 2023

    From Brandon MB to Baie Comeau and North Sydney back to Brandon is pretty much 7,000 km, assuming you take the fastest routes and no side trips. What are you figuring for tires and how many kilometers are you expecting for TLH plus the Island? (I'm guessing another 4000 km or so by the time...
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