Recent content by BikerL

I did the same. Lasts some 20,000km. Requires a dozen or so ziplock bags and similar in elastic bands. Garmin USB connection is in a vulnerable position, and corrosion sets in. Plus connecting/disconnecting seems to damage to the pins, made more vulnerable by the corrosion. TomTom has a...

Updating a GPS at home, is OK if you do trips from home. I have been on the road for months :) And I bought the GPS whilst abroad. So no option to go home and run an update.

Well. I should have listened to the chaps at RadioWorld in Toronto. They said that I would go through several gps devices built for cars, and eventually buy one made for motorcycles. Guess what. In 60,000km I broke two Garmins, and a TomTom. So I bought a TomTom Rider 400. My advice - DON'T DO...

Thank you for the education :)

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Thank you. No issues? They use an http site, rather than https (to provide a little more security)

Anyone gone through the process of getting their Canadian bike across to Europe, and riding around the UK, France, Spain,Portugal, Italy, Germany......? I understand there is something called a "Green Card", that appears to be readily accessible if you live in Europe. Talked with several...

Agreed. Riding downtown, the bike is perfect. Light. Nimble. And leaves everyone standing at the lights. Plenty of power to 90kph, but does need patience after that. So great for the side-roads to Collingwood, or similar. Low seat height adds to the ease of use. There is NOTHING out there that...

Re: City council voting on getting rid of free parking for motorcycles today Thanks for keeping track of this. Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam is in Ward 27, Toronto Centre-Rosedale = University&Queen up to Moore&Beltline Councillor Mike Del Grande is in Ward 39, Scarborough-Agincourt = Victoria...