Riding Upstream with Due Care and Attention

A motorcycle rally celebrating West Coast aboriginal food and culture began at Trev Deeley Motorcycles in Vancouver Sunday September 15th and ran up along the Sea-to-Sky highway to Chances Casino in Squamish, B.C. Known as the Salmon Run Motorcycle Rally, riders were welcomed and blessed by First Nations dancers and a drummer before lining up and heading off for a salmon al fresco lunch at Chances Casino. Fortunately, the weather held up long enough for us to make a round trip without getting wet. I found myself somewhat like a fish out of water as a Triumph owner in red mingling with a hundred or so black covered Harley riders. Although there were only a dozen or so other bikes like Honda, Kawasaki or BMWs, all makes were welcome on this particular ride.

I was a little concerned about riding in such a large entourage, but once we got onto the highway everyone more or less broke off and road at their own pace. For me, that pace was brisk, but not overly fast like most of the other bikes that passed me along the way. The Sea-to-Sky highway is winding and undulating with merging on-ramps, distractingly beautiful scenery and intersects a couple towns like Lions' Bay and Porteau Cove. Could I have exceeded the speed limit even more than I already had? Yes, but that would have been careless and being careless is not me. My spirit guide was with me all the way.
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Triumph Keys: Get with the Program!

Here's another unfortunate experience or two that I share regarding the original Triumph dealer I purchased my 2013 Tiger 800 from, Pacific Motosports  It's also a bit of a continuation of my previous video about the top box installation.   A copy of the Pre-Delivery Checklist is available. I have since also received a purchased copy of the Triumph Service Manual, but it is dated 2010 and does not include any information on the electronics or computerized components so I am disappointed with it. I still love the bike, but the support from Triumph or lack thereof leaves much to be desired. Time will tell if it is as good a bike as I think it is now, I suppose, and I hope I am never disappointed on that front as long as I own it.