Mike's Tenere & Motorcycle Blog

  Alouette River & Trans Canada Trail Today's ride was to meet up with Higginson family cousin Paula Maciver & her golden doodle Charlie for a walk along the Trans Canada Trail along the Alouette River at Harris Road north of Pitt Meadows. It was also a location shoot for the TV show Tracker.

Thanksgiving Day ride exploring coastal waters, starting with Iona Beach Regional Park, Garry Point Park Steveston, Dyke Road & the Fraser River & Ladner Harbour Authority & Pier. Iona Beach Regional Park Garry Point Park, Steveston Dyke Road & Fraser River East of Steveston Mt Baker from No 3 Road Fishing Pier, Dyke Road Ladner Harbour Authority & Pier

Another pristine fall day ride 250 km loop to the Eastern Fraser Valley with views of Mt Cheam, Fraser River & Panoramic NW views from Chilliwack's Eastern Hillside toward Rosedale & Chilliwack. Mt Cheam from Agassiz/Rosedale Bridge Fraser River & Agassiz/Rosedale Bridge Panoramic NW view toward Rosedale & Chilliwack from Eastern Hillside Panoramic NW view toward Rosedale & Chilliwack from Eastern Hillside Panoramic NW view toward Rosedale & Chilliwack from Eastern Hillside  

A pristine fall Sunday & more 2 wheeled therapy out to Pitt Lake. A local cranberry harvest provided colourful photo ops. Pitt Lake Cranberry Harvest (Rannie Road & Sturgeon Slough) Cranberry Harvest  (Rannie Road & Sturgeon Slough) Cranberry Harvest  (Rannie Road & Sturgeon Slough) Sturgeon Slough Sturgeon Slough

Out for a little throttle therapy on the bike to Cypress Lookout to watch the sunset radiate over the city & suburbs to the south-east . The T7 was the big girl parked amongst a Honda CBR250, Triumph Speed 400 (rider from Southern India) & Yamaha MT-07 (rider from Australia, who also has a Ducati Diavel) that shares the same CP2 motor as my Yamaha Tenere 700. Cypress Bowl Lookout Yamaha MT-07, Triumph Speed 400, my T7, Honda CBR250

  Eastbound MotoWinch LC2500 I had made my own rescue jack inspired by the 'Dirt Napper' by Keith Products (a rescue jack designed by an avid rider & engineer circa 2018 & no longer made) in 2023 because of back issues & mostly solo riding, which can be viewed elsewhere on this blog via this link , but came across an unused Eastbound MotoMinch LC2500 mono-pod jack locally for a great price.  It is one of the few commercially made mono-pod rescue jacks made. The compact and lightweight LC2500 MotoWinch motorcycle jack weighs 2,27 kg (5lbs). It lifts a dropped motorcycle easily and it also is a multifunctional tool (the tubular sections can be used with other Eastbound tool kits to extend the length for higher torque applications...see bottom of post for max torque capability of Eastbound tools). It combines functionality of several applications and works on almost any motorcycle. If treated with care it lasts a life time. The 110cm (43.3″) working height of the Moto...

  Mitas Enduro Trail XT+  90/90 21 TL & 150/70 18 TL  Dakar  Tires Mitas, a Czech Republic tire manufacturer dating to the 1930s with worldwide distribution network and manufacturing facilities in Europe (Czech Republic, Serbia, Slovenia), the USA, and Asia, owned by Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. since 2023, has been revamping their Adventure Motorcycle tire line & alphanumeric naming convention, that still seems somewhat ambiguous as some may associate 'Enduro Trail' with enduro/dirt bikes vs adventure/travel bikes, in stages since late 2022; launching the tubeless (TL) Enduro Trail XT & XT+ series in June 2024 in both standard (green stripe) & heavier duty Dakar (yellow stripe) variants.  e.g. The former 'E13 Rally Star', known for it's aggressive off-road prowess has evolved into the Enduro Trail XT+ front tire offering more balanced performance between off-road capability and on-road handling & the Enduro Trail Rally Pro front tire o...