2012 has been an interesting year...Leslie got a new job and is now working for BC Transplant as an Organ Donation Coordinator and Organ Donation Specialist.
Cheryl continues to do well in her police career and we got engaged. Wedding will be next August 2013. More info please read below.
Cheryl and I met in 1997 in Bellingham, Washington. We kept in touch over the year via the internet plus flying back and forth. Before we both knew it I moved all the way across the country to a new country no less in march 1998 and been here ever since. I, meaning Leslie grew up in New York on Long Island where her family still remains except my brother.
Went to College in upstate NY and grad school back on Long Island where I got my Masters Degree in Social Work. In 1999 I started working as an Intensive Care Unit Social Worker at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, BC and loved my job after all those years.
Cheryl grew up in the lower mainland of BC and many of her family members are here as well. Beautiful place to grow up and go to school. Throughout Cheryl's teenage years and adulthood she worked for her mother's family business. However, at the ripe old age of 35 she decided to embark upon a career in law enforcement which she has been enjoying for over 5 years. Cheryl has found a passion within the Police force working with kids in schools.
We have been together as partner's for 15 years and after Cheryl graduated Depot (Police Training) we both got motorcycles and our licenses. I grew up on bikes and Cheryl always wanted to learn to ride. Learning was easy for Cheryl and getting back on a bike for me just made sense. Cheryl thinks I am obsessed with bikes but to be honest once she is on the road I can't stop her.
Cheryl loves video games, I love wild life, Cheryl dreams about white sandy tropical beaches, I dream about seeing the polar bears in Hudson Bay, Manitoba.
Opposites attract and we both share a passion for adventure motorcycle touring. We learned this after buying our first 2010 BMW F650GS bikes. We travel well together making sure we are both taking care of ourselves. Cheryl is the brains, mechanic, navigator and packer, I am the organizer/planner.
Cheryl is the quiet one, I am the loud New Yorker. Cheryl loves video games, I love live web cams featuring Bald Eagles, Falcons, osprey's and Owls. In the end it seems to work.
Bummer…sorry to hear you have stalling issues again. You were enjoying the Triumphs so much too.
Hopefully you can come across a shop that can help you soon.
we hope so too because this trip is just that good!
WELL THAT DOES IT FOR ME…….AS i MENTIONED EARLIER THE TIGER 800XC WAS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR MY TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA……..GOING BACK TO THE GS650…..SEEMS THAT SERVICE IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE….TOO BAD I REALLY LIKED THE TIGER I RODE AT AMERICADE.
HOPE YOU GET YOUR BIKE FIXED QUICKLY
BOB
I wouldn’t give up so easily on the TIger. All bikes have issues ours is just being highlighted because of this trip and how far we are away from shops. But we are only 180 KM from Whitehorse and there might be a Honda dealer open on Monday. So, although I am tired and rather have nothing go wrong with the bikes, this might just be a good thing for Triumph in the end and better for the owners of these bikes if a fix can be found. We are not giving up on these bikes yet, they are too good!
Inform Triumph about the stalling issue (again!) and point them to your blog. Tell them it’s read by bikers around the world. If they won’t fix it straight away, then tell them you will use a BMW to finish the ride. That should get things moving!
we are working on this. The bike seems to have calmed down after Cheryl adjusted the throttle cable a bit. But we do not know for sure. We are also not sure anyone in Whitehorse could help us if it has to do with an update or something. We are going to see how it goes in the morning and take it from there. We are indeed technically responsible for maintaining these bikes on our own.
You girls maybe technically responsible for keeping the bikes running but Triumph should be there when problems arise which you or a local garage can’t fix. After all, they are collecting vital data on the bikes and no doubt will strip the bikes down to see how parts performed through the tough conditions. It is in their interest to keep you on the road!
Anyway girls, your both doing a great job and I do wish the rain would stop for the rest of your journey. The Tigers should be used to all that rain, being built in the UK
Kindest regards,
Bob from the UK.
Triumph is being good to us and we want to stay on the road and will. Getting new chains installed this Friday just to keep us going. The stock chains have had it. Thanks for your concerns and we are really doing well and just living with the temporary fixes we have come up with for the stalling.
My Dad had the EXACT same problem with his new BMW on our Alaska trip a few weeks back…..if he was under 1500 rpms his bike would stall. When we got back he phoned BMW and I *believe* they said it was due to a faulty sensor and he would have to take it to the dealership to get it fixed. I’ll ask him to confirm and get back to you because your description of the problem is literally exactly the same as what happened with his Beemer.
we believe as well it has to do with a sensor! Thanks for the info!