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Hi I was unfortunate to have a blowout on my rear tire while on my way home a few days ago. So I had to get a new set of tires for my 2010, VFR1200. After reading comments on this and other sites and some other research, I decided to again buy a set of Michelin Pilot Road 4 tires. That is what I had on. So then came the big search to get the best deal. I am in Vancouver Canada. I am close to the US border so not a big deal to go get tires down south. We do have a number of good places up here, but I always like to shop around for a deal. Someone on this site mentioned a (previously unknown to me) supplier down south with some great deals. Then just to get my ducks in a row I compared all local dealers in Vancouver. That turned out to be an eye-opener. I got a price quote as high as $762 Canadian. That price still did not include an environmental fee of $10, installation $100 plus 12% tax. Total $976 Canadian.($725 US) Down in Trump world that same set is $343 (US). With the exchange rate US to Canadian that is $461 Canadian. Shipping would be free to my US postal address, (yes we Canadians do that) but then I have to go pick it up and bring it back and have it installed. Taxes and installation will put that at around $590 (CA) Not all the local Vancouver shops were out of their minds. Two places stood out. I want to make it clear I have no contact with them and get nothing from this post. In fact they will not even know who I am. But here goes. http://www.2ndgearmotorsport.com/ 2nd Gear Motorsport in Coquitlam, BC. All fees, taxes and installed $631 (CA) so $469 (US) Bayside Performance did it all in for $612 (CA) so $455 (Trump money) https://www.baysideperformance.ca/ Just saying; All you riders in Trump Land. Look up North. There may be some deals to be had.

OK folks, we're off again on our fourth annual VFRD (unsanctioned) event. Myself, Squamishvfr, V-fore, and an un-associated gsxr rider will be travelling as follows. Overview of departure Start with Aug 31 route below https://goo.gl/maps/pp9xQ Overview of return https://goo.gl/maps/UdD63 DAILY ROUTE SHEETS Aug 30 - Get to Marysville Aug 31 - Marysville to Troutdale, OR 7h8m 298M https://goo.gl/maps/OPBR0 NF-25 Sep 1 - Troutdale to Steamboat Inn, OR 8h4m 279M https://goo.gl/maps/MurMJ 224 & 46 NF-11 Quartzville Sharpscreek Sep 2 - Steamboat Inn to Susanville, NV 8h20m 416M https://goo.gl/maps/KIhi6 Craterlake Subwaycave Sep 3 - Susanville to Yosimite NP 5h55m 300M https://goo.gl/maps/j0WxQ Sep 4 - Yosimite to Quincy, CA 6h58m 305M https://goo.gl/maps/HIkxo (Could stay in Reno instead) Sep 5 - Quincy to Crescent City, CA 7h49m 397M https://goo.gl/maps/n13Fq or https://goo.gl/maps/eDTy7 or possibly https://goo.gl/maps/8kuOB Sep 6 - Crescent City to Tillamook, OR 7h16m 363M https://goo.gl/maps/B2wCl Sep 7 - Tillamook to Marysville(/Victoria) 5h09m 281M https://goo.gl/maps/WNAHX Any and all are welcome to join us for part or all of the trip. Or just chime in with suggestions, all are welcome. Cheers, BC