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Title: Trip through Canada
Post by: Tomsblutiger1 on August 20, 2009, 01:09:03 AM

I recently finished a ride through Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon and Hyder Alaska. Wow! The country is beautiful! 5500 miles in 13 days. I want to go again.

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Post by: Yukon on August 20, 2009, 01:45:59 AM

Beautiful country and great pics. What areas did you visit?

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Post by: Tomsblutiger1 on August 20, 2009, 05:20:33 AM

Canmore to Jasper on Highway 93 through the Alberta Mountains. Stop to see the Ice Fields. North to Dawson Creek, BC, which is mile zero starting the Alaska Highway. Then up the Alaska Highway to Watson Lake, Yukon, with the Sign Post Forest and signs from all over the world. Down the Cassier Highway and into Stewart BC, and on to Hyder Alaska, just to say I drove to Alaska. Rode home via Prince George, Kamloop, Nelson and across Kootenay Lake. With terrific twisty roads that you just had to go 1.5 times the speed limit, with beautiful mountains everywhere. Had rain on and off the first few days, but perfect weather through out. I did see 3 other Tigers on the trip. A Blue 06 Tiger in Yellowstone, and a Black and Silver traveling together in Fort Nelson BC.

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Post by: HockleyBoy on August 20, 2009, 08:39:20 AM

Nice pics, looks like a good trip.

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Post by: zadok_oz on August 22, 2009, 01:36:22 AM

Very nice. Well done. :D

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Post by: EvilBetty on August 22, 2009, 04:16:32 AM

Now THERE is a new take on a windshield!

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Post by: coachgeo on August 22, 2009, 07:05:27 AM

Quote from: "EvilBetty"Now THERE is a new take on a windshield!

A picture at ADV riders pointed out that one of these guys was VERY tall. I assume that he rode the blue Girly judging by the height of that windscreen and the height/angle of the mirrors.

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Post by: brad1098 on August 25, 2009, 04:33:31 AM

Great pictures. :thumbsup

How do you spell Fin-nom-men-nal.....Phyn.....Phenyom.....you know what I mean

What tires are you running?

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Post by: Tomsblutiger1 on August 25, 2009, 02:38:41 PM

Thanks Brad1098! I'm still daydreaming about it and the people I met along the way. I'm running Anakees front and back. The front is the original with just over 12000 miles and still looks good for more. I put a new back tire on before the trip.

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Post by: Tiger Rider on August 27, 2009, 04:56:18 AM

Did you get Hyderized?

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Post by: Tomsblutiger1 on August 27, 2009, 02:22:19 PM

I sure did! Plus a few Alaska beers! Made for an interesting night. One of the 2 bars in Hyder is wallpapered in money from all over the world with peoples signatures and dates. Pretty cool!

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Post by: BigMark on August 28, 2009, 05:48:50 PM

Nice photos Tom.

Looks like a Good Trip. My Mrs and her Canadian friend are trying to convince me to visit British Columbia next year, looks like i have a source for ride ideas now :D

That screen! Make it yourself?

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Post by: Tomsblutiger1 on August 29, 2009, 12:30:54 AM

I did make the screen. I just couldn't see spending $150 or more on a taller wider screen that didn't have great results. In a nutshell, I bent and cut to fit 1/8" polycarbonate to an aluminum frame. I also used stainless steel tubing to brace the top end of the frame and is bolted to the radiator mounting bolts. Works really well and have zero buffeting. Thanks for asking!

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Post by: coachgeo on August 29, 2009, 04:21:58 AM

Quote from: "Tomsblutiger1"I did make the screen. ...!

does one side have some pices broken off or is that an optical illusion? Looks like you spaced it up a tad off the front fairing a bit. Is that so air can flow under it?

(http://tigertriple.com/forum/files/welcome_to_yukon_187.jpg)

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Post by: Tomsblutiger1 on August 29, 2009, 11:11:24 PM

A picture is worth a thousand words. I probably should patent this and sell it. The frame allows screen to overlap the fairing making it wider and allowing less of a bend. The back view lets you see the frame and the tube bracing. The polycarbonate is cut on the side to allow full lock turning and it looks pretty cool! Bending the polycarbonate was pretty tricky with a heat gun, and I bent the aluminum in a roll former at a tin shop.

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Post by: BigMark on August 30, 2009, 06:47:23 PM

I have almost finished my mock up of a suitable screen, I havent gone anywhere near as big as yours but have taken the base from a Cee Baileys type 1 for the initial rake being less than the stock then basically add an additional 2-3" on the top with a flip up similar to the stock. The Airflow still flows under the screen from the headlamps but the top 1/2 of the screen is now to be adjustable "somehow" (got a few ideas) so that it can be moved away from the bike for a more vertical position...

I was most intersted in your cut outs, was thinking of angling out to the sides in the same flip up style as the top. but that could be more trouble than benefit..

Edit add on : I am always interested in how people solve these little niggles, fascinating idea mate. No chance of being emailed the drawings is there? I presume you kept a list of parts used...

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Post by: macgart on August 30, 2009, 11:15:39 PM

fantastic photos! I really want to go up to Canada and ride.

Love the screen as well. Very inventive.

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Post by: Tomsblutiger1 on September 04, 2009, 01:26:21 AM

Thanks guys! I really don't have any drawings or patterns for the screen. Just started putting it together and bending to fit the existing screw holes. I really did this because I was too damn cheap to buy one, but my stubbornness really made it happen. Happy it worked out!

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