Fantastic idea, and it’s not stupid in any way. I have driven (not consecutively) across this county with only Newfound left to traverse, and then I will have done the east to west coast.

My 2 cents, I like to take a day off every week, just to recover a bit on a longer trip. Anywhere from 6 to 9 hours a day is my personal sweet spot which doesn’t wear me out. Stop and pull over whenever you see something that interests you or looks beautiful as you may never see this spot again, so take your time to smell the roses. The ride from Thunder Bay down to Sault Saint Marie is one of the nicest rides on this side of the country, careful if it’s raining around here. Consider taking the MS Chi-Cheemaun from Mainitoulan island, it’s not expensive on a bike, and it’s a rather pleasant trip. Any, even shitt# Poutine in Quebec is awesome, grab some when u can.

Enjoy the ride, have fun and post pics when u can.

 

Sounds like a great idea! Enjoy.

 

Far from a stupid idea, I wish I had the time to do it now and hope to be able to do it sometime in the future. So when you get to the other end of the journey, are you shipping your bike back? I enjoy long trips, but don't always enjoy the trip back home nearly as much...

 

The wife and I rode from Ontario to B.C. last year. We went down to Montana and into South Dakota, and spent a day and a night in Sturgis during the rally. We then came through the U.S. into Canada. The ride was amazing except for going through Chicago and Detroit. We were gone for 2 weeks and did 8800km during our trip. We were on the move everyday for the entire 2 weeks. We averaged 628km per day. This year we are heading to the East coast at the end of July and we plan on spending a few days in each location during this trip. We are also planning on doing the Cabot Trail and will be staying at the Silver Dart Lodge in Baddeck for a couple of days. Safe travels and enjoy your ride!

 

We stayed in Baddeck last August. We ate at this little fancy place. It’s a local Farm to table eatery at the hotel we stayed at . It’s called .

The cable room at The Telegraph House.

It was a bit pricey but damn it was good. I towed my trike to my hometown near Bathurst NB then we did 1/2 the Cabot trail, time was strained. We also rode the Gaspe coast a bit. I miss the area but not the winters. Enjoy the travels Y’all

 

Thanks for the info. Did a warmup ride to Jasper over the weekend. Down the Icefields Parkway then back to the house. Rode with the wife on the back, as she usually rides her own, and we will be doing some riding together on the east coast.

Really looking forward to the break and the adventure ahead. Trying to keep costs in line, and trying to Vlog - within reason.

 

Me I want to ride out west. Never been. Well I’ve been to Vegas but flew there and rented a Road King. It was fun but wasn’t my bike. Bucket list stuff.

 

For those curious: I did it. I completed my Trans Canada Gold certification. I'm just home today, but I will write about it as time allows.
I was something like 70.5 hours end to end.


Edited Proof.

 

Son of a ……congrats man. That’s a ride… we’re curious but know you probably need to rest a bit.

 

Good Morning,

After some pizza and a couple beers I'm just realizing that my no longer 20 something body will need to rebuild a bit. Thank foxtrot-uniform-charlie-kilo that I have two days off before going back to work. Yay Canada day.

I left a week early, riding from Edmonton to Vancouver Island. I took the North Thompson Highway down from Jasper, through Valemount, and on to Kamloops. The mountains are spectacular as any you'll see, but being in your back yard - you sometimes over look them. As the day continued, and the smell of hard braking going down the hills of the Coquhalla, I was welcomed to the old familiar wall of humidity after the Great Bear Snowshed. It is like a flick of the switch [for me] to go through and feel the moisture from the coast. Reminding me of my childhood growing up on VI.

I'll call traffic a 5/10 - not terrible, not awesome, but it is always there. To the powers that be - you should have expanded that stretch of road 20 years ago. I took off the main highway and headed for Tsawassen ferry terminal. It's just easier, and I had no care to ride over to West Vancouver - in afternoon rush hour. [even though its a Saturday]. I chose the non-direct route and went to Sydney [Victoria].

I rode to Beacon Hill park in Victoria, as I wanted to "touch" the Mile Zero signpost. I didn't actually touch it, but captured a photo of my overloaded rig, and included a sign with the TCH on it.


Mile Zero, fully loaded.

I ticked this box, and fired through Victoria traffic. Between the texting clicking and the aroma of marijuana, I made it to the Malahat. I was going to go to the HD dealership, but there is -nothing- I should need from them. I continued North to my Father's house, and parked for the evening.

The next day, I did a quick trip out to Tofino. When that road is clear of traffic, it is pretty awesome. Along Sproat Lake is basically a racetrack if you're up for it, and a Corvette and myself seemed to be... The road condition worsens, and if I were King, I'd close the road over winter, and completely redo the pavement from about 2/3 to final western portion. The Kennedy Lake hill is much better now though.

I love tourists, so long as they stay out of the way, and respect these cool things called crosswalks, and eye contact. Spidey senses need to be on, as adult toddlers dawdling off the sidewalk into traffic, distracted by phones, scenery, and which trinket shop to browse next. I made it to the Western Terminus unscathed, [I can't say that for the tourist I ran over - jk], and stopped at the sign for a photo op.



Pacific Terminus [?] looks opportunistic to me.
Please note, I'm less-loaded - I left a bunch at Dad's.

I had a quick bio, then rode to the beach for a look, and take in a moment for myself. Dressed in leather and tall boots, I'm sure the flip-flop surfer types were wondering WTH..?



I cam back with the sign to snap a picture. The Eastern portion of the ride was less "pictured" by yours truly. [spoiler]

I mounted the steed, and began the fight east to the more populated side of Vancouver Island. I returned to Dad's, parked in the back, and prepped the motorcycle for a weeks storage outside in his back yard, under a cover, and fingers crossed.


Squeezing between the boat, and lawnmower, the motorcycle was "safely" hidden under a cover. A mild de-bugging of the fairing and windshield, and fingers crossed that it'd be ready when i flew in the following week...

I flew home the next day, and had to struggle through the work-week. At this point, I was as ready as I could be. Fresh oil, lots of front tire, and about 60% on the rear. I'll continue a little later...