Stinger Waterproof Leather Boots

The Stinger boots are nice riding boots they are nice and subtle. They have all the normal protection for your ankle and heel. They are extremely comfortable and do not in anyway limit your ability to you use your controls. It is quite easy to feel the controls through the soles of the boots.

Now they are not designed for extremely cold weather but will do fine until about -5C in rain/slush/snow.

As you can see they use a flap system which is quite convenient when you are in rain but also makes them very easy to put on and take off. 

Price around 150 CDN.

Motorcycle Day Trip Langford to Port Renfrew

This is just a quick update we are adding motorcycle day routes now to our link selection. This will be in the same fashion as dive sites via Google maps. We will also mention good spots to stop at for view or lunch and offer actual reviews while the Dive sites are just listed.

Stops are marked as follows:
Yellow: Start and End of route
Bench: Parks and/or lookout points which are worth checking out. 
Burger and Shake: Food and General supplies which would be worth while
Blue: Fuel


I would recommend doing this route on a stat or weekend day because otherwise you will be sharing the road with lumber trucks and they are space hogs. Also there some upgrades being done to the road right now so there would also be some construction zones. Also I would recommend to fill up on the way out since there is no big chain gas station in Renfrew and none between Sooke and Renfrew so be sure to have at least 200km of gas in your tank to be on the safe side. There is a Shell just before Sooke and another gas station right downtown Sooke so if in doubt fill up at either of these two.

The first route that we will be adding is the Victoria (Langford) to Port Renfrew route.

It is a lot of fun with plenty of twisties and a speed limit of 50-80km/h. The view on this route is amazing and there are a few great stops.

The ride takes between 90 minutes and 2 1/2 hours it entirely depends on how fast you ride and how many stops you make on the way.

The first good stop on the way is French Beach which is a nice provincial park with some paths and a nice beach to walk along.

After French beach you come through a small town along the road which has a nice beach but no good parking spots or nice access. It is better to just carry on to Jordan River where you can find a couple small eateries one a cafe the other one a corner store and Fish and Ships shop. There is a reasonable amount of parking space as well and easy access to the beach.

After these stops you are entering lumber land and the 80km/h zone so just let loose and enjoy yourselves.

Beware about 20km down the road you will see some road degradation in the twisties so be cautious since some of the damage is hard to see until you are mid-turn. I would recommend following the recommendation signs roughly.

There are also a couple stops where you can pull over easily and stop to take in the view from bridges and ledges I would definitely recommend making a couple stops here of course they are also marked on the map.

Once in Renfrew there is one General store a couple nice parks nearby and a great little beach also popular with the fishing folk and several nice campsites if you don't feel like going back on the same day.

Here is the link to the map and enjoy: Langford to Port Renfrew

*Update 07.07.2013
I decided to go out and get some new pictures for this route to post for so that you can see some of the beauty on this trip. I added two Park articles which are along this route as well as some Pictures of the Jordan River Stop. This is the more spacious stop for Jordan River with more space and a nice beach if you didn't bring food there is the Deja Vu Cafe just down the road from there but the parking lot there quite small.

When you see the Cafe's advisory sign you should be slowing down if you plan on pulling into this lot.

Joe Rocket Ballistic Jacket

This Review is about the Joe Rocket Ballistic Jacket with high visibility patches.

The Jacket has all the features you would expect of textile made Motorcycle jacket. They come with all the pockets you could possibly need and they have the water resistant zippers. There are two liners for this jacket one being the water resistant liner and the second being a warm liner that will prevent you from getting cold while riding in the rain or colder weather. Like the Joe rocket pants this jacket also has the vents that will allow air to flow through and they make it a lot more comfortable to ride in this jacket in the summer and city traffic.

The high vis areas work extremely well and allow you to be seen nicely.

Price around 330 CDN.

Joe Rocket Alter Ego Pants

These pants have many nice little features which combine into one great set off pants.

They have all the padding that you know and like for motorcycling, they have a mesh liner inside that holds the knee pads. Then you can open zippers along the upper leg that allow air flow through the pants so if you are driving in the city for the day or its unbearably hot that is a great way to cool down. Then there is a water tight liner that will keep water at bay and provide some additional wind protection when some water seeps through.

These pants feel comfortable and a reasonably snug. Extremely comfortable and well made product overall. 

Price around 250 CDN.