Recent content by hacktastic

It'll be tempted to put the dirt wheels and some knobbies on the DRZ and try it out. I rode in an ice storm once and slid halfway down a hill, almost off the edge. Granted, that was on the SV with street tires and I was being REALLY stupid. Truly stupid move. Studs are illegal, correct? Do...

If there's ice on the ground, I won't be riding. That's what a snowmobile is for! I'm a bit of a polar bear. I prefer riding in the cold over the hot. Electric grips - check Electric vest - check Insulated riding gear - check For summers, I have a perforated leather Vanson riding suit. Been...

I'm a long-time San Francisco/Bay Area rider moving to GTA. Does anyone have experience bringing bikes into Canada? Both bikes have aftermarket pipes on them. Am I looking at having to bolt the OEMs back on to get them into the country? Anything else I should be looking out for? I know I'm...

I'm tempted to leave one of the bikes in CA with a friend so I can ride when I'm out here. Also, one less bike to deal with the gigantic headache of importing. Both of my bikes have race pipes on them. I'd imagine this is going to be a problem. :sad: Thankfully, I kept the stock pipes, so it's...

For now, I'm going up there. Hopefully in a few years we'll move back down to California. I'm going to miss being able to lane split. :sad:

Hello everyone. I'm moving up to Innisfil from Berkeley, California. (Marrying a Canadian.) I'll be dragging my two bikes across the border once I've applied for my residency, etc. I've been riding about 15 years. I've currently got an '00 SV650 I bought new in '99 and an '06 DRZ400S that I...