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ONTARIO, CANADA - Come one, come all!!!!
So ADVrider is down.... where else could I go but here.
Anyone else here?!?!?!?
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26 Feb 2009
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I'm here!!!  whaddup Oobah?
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26 Feb 2009
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Hell ya!!!!
Okay, we'll now we have a detour route when ADVrider is down... which it will be throughout parts of today.
Anyway, did you know that MTRhead and I are leaving for our RAP Tour tonight!? Man am I ever pumped!!!
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26 Feb 2009
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i dunno.... being here Feels like cheating on my bitch a little
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26 Feb 2009
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I'm in guys..I'm in .. 
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so does masturbation....
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26 Feb 2009
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 ....... hey look, they even have an icon here for Lornce!!
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Mexico city to Montreal
I am new here.
Ive been riding off-roads for 6 years. I am 20 . I am planning a trip this summer from Mexico city to Montreal, Canada. where i am going to stay for university. I am between a 640 adv 2005 and a 650 gs 2003. Both i found them in good conditions and good price.
First of all, which bike should it do me best? (i love all kinds of roads but i plan in taking my woman in the trips inside Canada as well. )
if KTM is the chosen one, how hard would it be to find replacement items in central/east USA and estern canada. Because for the BMW there will be I imagine in evey town.
It will be my first long trip. So any help would be really appreciated
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I am new here.
Ive been riding off-roads for 6 years. I am 20 . I am planning a trip this summer from Mexico city to Montreal, Canada. where i am going to stay for university. I am between a 640 adv 2005 and a 650 gs 2003. Both i found them in good conditions and good price.
First of all, which bike should it do me best? (i love all kinds of roads but i plan in taking my woman in the trips inside Canada as well. )
if KTM is the chosen one, how hard would it be to find replacement items in central/east USA and estern canada. Because for the BMW there will be I imagine in evey town.
It will be my first long trip. So any help would be really appreciated
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Hola Guernika,
You're going to have a fabulous overland adventure travelling between DF and Montreal. 
If I were you, I'd be leaning toward the BMW. The KTM is a more thoroughbred off-road bike, but the BMW will be the more pleasant and comfortable travelling machine. Especially if you plan to do some two-up riding.
No shortage of parts sources for BMW or KTM in Canada or by US mail order.
Have a safe trip and keep us posted on your progress.
best,
Lorenzo
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I am new here.
Ive been riding off-roads for 6 years. I am 20 . I am planning a trip this summer from Mexico city to Montreal, Canada. where i am going to stay for university. I am between a 640 adv 2005 and a 650 gs 2003. Both i found them in good conditions and good price.
First of all, which bike should it do me best? (i love all kinds of roads but i plan in taking my woman in the trips inside Canada as well. )
if KTM is the chosen one, how hard would it be to find replacement items in central/east USA and estern canada. Because for the BMW there will be I imagine in evey town.
It will be my first long trip. So any help would be really appreciated
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Guernika,
I used to own a KTM 640 SuperMoto and a close friend of mine owns the BMW GS650. The main difference between the two is the counter-balancer and suspension. the KTM does not have a counter-balanced engine and vibrates a lot vs. the BMW, which is very smooth on the road. However, the KTM 640Adventure will be excellent off-road and fine on-road. The BMW will be a lot smoother on-road, better for 2-up riding but not so great off-road, as it's suspension is much shorter and softer.
Also, the GS650 is fuel injected so it's great on fuel but it feels less powerfull (fun) than the KTM 640. Overall, the two bikes are great but if you want smooth road riding get the BMW; the KTM is much more racy and fun to ride, but painful to ride super long distance.
Good luck on your trip,
Michael
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ADV is down I see...
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So, does this site support imbedded images?
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dude... all your embedded pics on ADV are showing up the same... "bandwidth exceeded"! - Including your ride reports... I would figure.
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