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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Getting Things Ready

I finally gave up waiting for the rain to stop and headed out on the ailing VStar to KTek Moto Services for repairs. Par for the course, at the end of the short, wet, 30km ride I took off my helmet and the sun burst through the clouds. (Oh, well!)

KTek’s job - find the gremlin that has the ‘ometers’ screwed up, thoroughly check all (other) cables and install new battery. (There’s been no problem with the old battery but it is now a full 5 summers old. Batteries have a tendency to be fine and then just die so I decided while it’s in the shop I'd have it changed - call me paranoid!) That was yesterday.


Today it’s been all about the maps. I took a quick trip to the CAA office for new, fresh, un-mucked maps and now I’m just waiting for the 3 hour Garmin Dan map up-dates to finish. (It always amazes me that I remember where the connector cables for these devices are.) I’m not familiar with other Garmin models but the Zumo 660 comes with lifetime map updates. I didn’t update last year and found Dan thinking I was riding through the bush a few times. Since it’s raining again it seemed like the best thing to do. I am getting things ready.

This summer’s destination? Coop’s corner of the world is looking more and more interesting but I’ve promised to meet ArtRider in PEI again so I guess I’m headed west via PEI.

Soon ...
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10 comments:

  1. TrobairitzJuly 1, 2015 at 3:19 PM

    Let's hope they check everything out and get the gremlins fixed.

    Good idea replacing the battery rather than having it leave you stranded later.

    Coop's corner of the world sure looks nice. He always has such great pictures.

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    1. VStar LadyJuly 1, 2015 at 9:04 PM

      Gremlins gone ... I'm counting on it Trobairitz (keep your fingers crossed!)
      I've now got three possible routes to get to Coops corner of the world ... all depending on weather and time. It's his pictures for sure.

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  2. CanajunJuly 1, 2015 at 7:49 PM

    West via PEI. Makes sense. :)

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    1. VStar LadyJuly 1, 2015 at 8:57 PM

      Absolutely ... it's all about taking the scenic route Canajun!

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  3. SonjaMJuly 2, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    Karen, I am with you on visiting PEI by way of Wisconsin. It totally makes sense to me.

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  4. RichardMJuly 2, 2015 at 10:36 PM

    I like scenic routes...

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    1. VStar LadyJuly 3, 2015 at 10:11 PM

      And we are so glad you do Richard ... 'cause we like sharing them with you.

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  5. Dar July 3, 2015 at 2:27 AM

    I envy your moto travel, it seems every summer I never get the chance to do a long haul trip because stuff gets in the way and trying to coordinate husband time off is hard. I am glad the star is feeling better and your trip planning is well under way.

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    1. VStar LadyJuly 3, 2015 at 10:17 PM

      Dar, each of our lives plays out in a different way at a different time ... you will get your time. For now you, like Brad are helping new riders get started on their adventures, that's an adventure of it's own. Enjoy the time you are in.

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