Recent content by Chuck Johnston

Best time of the year to ride in the city! Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com

It definitely helps large grocers/retailers who want to sell weed (and their shareholders). It’s possible small boutique retailers could pop up in this space too but I wouldn’t count on it. Unless I’m missing something this amounts to shifting a portion of the potential revenue windfall from...

Lakehurst Rd or Hwy 36 from Bobcaygeon? I did the Lakehurst Rd route last weekend and it was gorgeous. I’d do it again with you but I’m headed out on vacation. Enjoy! Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com mobile app

My Grandrather was rookie OPP out of St Catherines during this period. He would’ve echoed this. He never admitted it but I think he actually had PTSD from working those highway shifts. Gruesome vehicle accidents. He took to drinking to deal with it and eventually left the force (or was pushed...

Not sure if this comment is for real but this is genuinely Wynne’s legacy for me. In early 2000s we had weeks of smog advisory days in Toronto in the summer. Literally day after day in July/Aug. it was awful. Now, hardly ever happens. That was her government’s policy - no question. I’ll pay more...

Seconded. For every street racer there’s 1000s of distracted and/or aggressive motorists who won’t face real consequences. I’d prefer enforcement and penalties with teeth for the everyday dangerous driving rather than soundbites about 0.01% of drivers who get caught doing 50km over. Sent...

These look good. I’d be interested to hear your feedback after a season of use. Cheers mate! Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com mobile app

Nice setup. Has anyone used Dryspec modular bags. I like the saddlebag set that hangs off the top bag so you don’t need racks. It costs like $400 for a 3-piece set tho. Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com

I completely agree with this sentiment. Ford will probably ride the usual ‘tax cuts’ and ‘finding efficiencies’ PC trope all the way to Queen’s Park but TBH I kinda feel bad Ford voters because in the end they’re gonna feel dumb for voting for him. He’s a tool and he’s clumsily dishonest. So...

I'm a new rider and I live around high park. I boot around Etobicoke pretty frequently. I ride a 300 too so we are in the same class. Hit me up for a ride. Sent from my iPhone using GTAMotorcycle.com mobile app

Hey man, I'm about one month in and 1st and 2nd gear still give me trouble too. The most challenging part of my daily commute is getting into and out of the parking garage because it requires so much clutch finesse. I ride a CB300 and I've found it's best to avoid first gear unless starting...

IMO any discussion about taxes needs to be prefaced with the acknowledgement that anyone born white in Canada between 1950 and present day is among the richest, most entitled, safest cohorts in the history of the world. We are so incredibly lucky. Our quality of life is better than most of the...

I've been parking on the street in Liberty Village for the past month. I've been checking my bike for chalk on the tires because parking enforcement used to use that technique for tracking parking in Forest Hill, where I used to have an apt, so I figured they might use it for bikes downtown as...

Hey man, I did my Learning Curves in April and mostly used a Grom, but I also tried the Rebel 250, a CBR125 and a CB300F. I wanted to try every bike Thy had. I bought a new CB300F immediately after. I love the bike. Really easy to ride in the city - an easy step up from the smaller bikes in the...

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