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CAA lets you join and then immediately ask for a tow. Even works for motorcycle as you can upgrade your basic to advance if you already have a membership. I know this because that is how I started my basic - locked out of car - others were asking 5x of annual CAA membership. 5 years later...

^this. My Vulcan 500 gives me anything from 13km/l to 17 depending on the riding conditions. More highways, which is rare for me are great for mileage. But the short runs I do in downtownish Toronto absolutely kill my mileage.

Haha.... I took off training wheels when i was three yrs old. No ways going back to them now....

I bought a private sale bike last year. The seller gives you the UVIP. \ Using the info on the UVIP I got insurance. Then took the UVIP, and safety to a service Ontario office and got the plates. Got home and found the previous owner had taken the nut bolts for fixing the plate with him when...

When on the road, or at a light - people smiling, talking, thumbs up, inquiring about if i ride in a group with friends is pretty common and usual for me. No one giving riding lessons ever, that is not normal :-)... However, people (random strangers when walking with helmet in hand, or at...

Well, I fought the ticket, and it was all dealt with very quickly. The officer who ticketed us all resigned and left, so the prosecutor had to drop the case. Anyone who contested saved $150...

I park on east side of Church, south of Charles, you can park there all day. Once everyone declares riding season open you will see lots of bikes there. As of last week there were only 2-3.

Haha, fair enough. Here is a pic of the couple of parts that i replaced... Basically i had to take the tank off, then find meself some real estate to work with by moving some wires around and taking the coolant reservoir off and opening another bolt on the left side of the bike frame...

Hello-just wanted to thank both freekey guy and MRSP for offers to help. Ended up fixing it myself after ordering a couple of parts from a dealer.

Thank you! That worked...

I would like him to fix my bike. Cant seem to be able to send him as a PM as I am told that no such user exists.... Anyone know if he still active and fixes bikes??? Thanks!

thanks for the pointer Iceman. I thought coolant too, nice to get a confirmation on the likely problem

Hi all, So, took the bike (Kawa 2009 Vulcan 500) out to start riding season today. It had been winterized with new filter, oil change, stablizer, and fogging oil in the cylinders. It was stored in an uheated shed over the winter. Battery was on a trickle charger inside the house. Put battery...

the idiot on Eglinton E going East. You are going to die young, or get broken real soon. Speed limit is 60 everyone is doing 70, i am in the extreme left lane in the blocking position (so, on the right of the left lane), and you overtake me on my left....Freaking idiot.

I think the Ninja 500 is an awesome starter bike....and beats most bikes in the 650 and less category for its styling.... I own its twin the vulcan 500. To give you a bit of reference - mine is a 2009, with just over 16K kms, and similar to your bike never dropped, and in great condition with...