Recent content by AFJ

Five inches of snow Nov. 7th. Another 2 inches since then. Up to + 4 degrees C to-day Nov. 11th but still cold and dreary. Southern Ontario, typical autumn (end of riding season) weather. (Salt & sand on the roads now.) AFJ

I bought an old (31 year old) dismantled motorcycle and rebuilt it into running and licensed condition. I service it and store each autumn, re-service it and put it back on the road every spring, renewing any needed parts like tires. It was 87 years old this year and after the spring service it...

It occurred to me that - of the 2 dozen or so different (second-hand) motorcycles that have owned since that '57 Ariel Colt (200cc) motorbike in 1958-59, none of them was a new bike when I purchased each of them. And, while I have had to purchase a good many parts and do a lot of mechanical...

Thanks for all the interesting posts on our "old" (first bikes). Been off line for a while with software problems and such-like matters. AFJ

Thanks for the compliment. Looks and feels like spring to-day - and so riding season - is not far away - here in Southern Ontario, CANADA! AFJ

My first motorcycle was a 1957 Ariel "Colt" in 1958-59. Bought second-hand with about 4,000 miles on the clock. Rode to high school in Toronto all but 2 weeks of the winter and sold in Sept. '59 to pay for college tuition. What was your first motorcycle? AFJ

My view of the "motorcycle noise issue.

"I was reading thou that a high percentage of fatal collisions are suicides." So where did you get that supposed statistic? I accept the idea that a lot of fatalities on the roads result from "suicidal driving or riding behaviour" BUT.... as far as I understand this issue unless some...

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Here in Southern Ontario, I was in the cellar workshop this morning, cleaning an old bike part and went into the garage to get a bottle of chrome polish. Minus 9 degrees C in the garage and the polish was frozen solid. It was minus 22 degrees C outside. So much for "global warming". AFJ

No motorcycle riding here in "southern" Ontario - minus 16 degrees C this morning. AFJ

I suspect that they are also high - on booze, pills, illegal drugs - or maybe just on attitude or ignorance of common courtesy. AFJ

At 48,000 km on the odometer with "barely worn" tires, I would think that the tires are probably fairly recent replacements. AFJ

The code on the tires will tell you when they were made so they may be still usable. Sounds to me like a minor check of spark plugs (gap), carbs and fresh gas & oils might be all that is needed. I had a '78 R100/7 bought used in the mid 90's and ridden for a decade. One of the best of the...

No riding M/Cs here in S. Ont. at the moment. Below freezing, snowing. A good old-fashioned winter. Have had to blow snow four times so far and it looks like it will be the 5th time before the day is out. AFJ As suspected blew the snow out of the driveway. After supper went to the meeting of...