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I'm in one of those programs. Whether it's greenwashing or not I don't care, I get paid 3 cents a kW/h and my overnight rate is 3.8 cents. The 40 amp charger is paid for in less than a year and then my costs to drive drop even further.

I have 2 EV's now. I bought a Prologue last Jan and and the missus picked up a Niro last month. Having a PHEV for years and commuting to work on battery spoiled me with the torque and quietness. I originally put a deposit down on an ID4 but cancelled it after it became a shitshow with the...

Ok thanks for the info. AT was the only one that came up in a Canadian search besides a place in Halifax. I'll look at Maxon but iirc they're UK based. Reason I asked is that my son's Versys shock is leaking, the '08 R1 shock is a relativey easy upgrade for it and there's a local selling his...

Looking to get my '08 OEM R1 rear shock rebuilt. Is Accelerated Technologies a good choice?

I just ordered a Scorpion XT9000 Carbon Trailhead. GP Bikes had a really good price, better than US with conversion. I was shocked when I checked my Bell Star RSD today and saw it was 2016. Damn thing still looks new. Going to miss that Panovision photochromic shield though.

Has the OTD price on the PanAm changed since the promotion?

Put my bike on K and AT. Getting some serious interest so far, they all want me to buy a vin-check first though...

I'm really digging the V85 TT. Not a big market for my current bike unfortunately and I don't like the trade-in values.

Thought I'd end this thread with an update, He passed his M2 exit course and we found a nice 2010 650 Versys with 32k that fits him well. The previous owner, a senior, was unable to ride it anymore due to health issues. It's pretty farkled out, currently at a shop getting new tires and a...

Wow thanks for all the input. As for riding he's wanted to get his license for a long time but he's been afraid to ask us, my mate was killed in a crash 4 years ago so he definitely didn't want to bring it up after that. Just came up in conversation as he was giving me a hand working on my...

To answer some questions I'm with Riders Plus and my son is 6' with a 36" inseam. He has mentioned he really likes the Versys-X.

Thanks for the replies. I'll talk to him tomorrow about other bike choices. Only reason we were leaning towards a cheap 125 is the chance of it getting dropped. Since the course starts Aug 13th we can see if there's an insurance company that will accept the M1 for now until he's eligible for the M2.

Just got informed by our son that he wants a motorcycle and wants to do a road trip with some mates next summer after he graduates. He turns 25 next May and he's been driving since 16 and has a clean record. He's going to write his M1 tomorrow. Despite our apprehension we want to make sure he...

Two-thirds of Canadian voters rejected the 1950's Cons and went with a progressive candidate, the fledgling Nazi party couldn't even get a seat and Ford's riding went to Liberals. All-in-all a good day.

All this hand-wringing from the boomers...