Recent content by ike

I've been with Primmum (now TD) for about 12 years. Their premiums back then were the cheapest, and I believe they still are quite reasonable today. I had a claim about 3 years ago and they were great to deal with. I have no hesitation in recommending them.

I was raised to be anti-union, but after working for a well-known company (which was/is one of the best to work for in Canada) I can definitely see the worth of having a Union. There were many times that intervention was necessary to ensure that the members were treated fairly - free from what I...

I bought these Dainese knee/shin protectors last year and they are great! http://gpbikes.com/street/riding-gear/armour/dainese-knee-v.html I just noticed that GPbikes is selling a different type that might be more to your liking...

You can get a small 2 gal air compressor on sale at Cdn Tire for around $50. They are really useful to have in the shop! This compressor wouldn't be powerful enough to run air tools, but for inflating tires, using as an air blower, etc... awesome...

Like new! Worn for one season Hi Viz yellow mesh jacket - very comfortable in the hot weather CE approved armour in elbows, shoulders and back Includes zip in waterproof liner and zip in thermal liner $100 - less than half price! See more info and photos in my Kijiji ad -...

I bet they didn't supply the vaseline either!

Hey Mongrel.... here's an inexpensive solution for you. A friend of mine put a single strip of 1" black electrical tape across the top half of his face shield - just above his eyes. He says it works great for keeping the sun out of his eyes.

If you are looking for some new motorcycle gear for the spring, you might want to check out the sale at Motorsports Pickering. All in-stock jackets 50% off Most in-stock helmets 50% off (excluding Shark) I saw Scorpion, Joe Rocket, Icon, (and maybe some HJC) - no Shoei or Arai. They also...

Hey everyone! Does anyone know where I can download (or obtain) the Operating System installation disks for the following: Win XP Home (both 32 and 64 bit) Win XP Pro (32 and 64 bit) Win XP Media Center Edition Win Vista Home (32 and 64 bit) Win Vista Home premium (32 and 64 bit) Sometimes I...

I've been riding for about 35 years and most of my bikes have not had ABS. I have taken advanced driver training and understand the concept of threshold braking (in cars, anyway.) All that being said, I am a huge advocate of ABS in cars and especially in motorcycles. The last 3 bikes I have...

Wow! Thanks for all the help! I didn't see many of these suggestions in time, so I went ahead and used the TestDisk program. The result was that I was able to successfully transfer about 135,000 files from the failed HD (no need to squeeze them out in a vise... LOL!) Now the fun begins...

Thanks Firestart! That freezer idea is amazing! It sounds crazy, and there are plenty of naysayers out there, but when you're desperate, you'll try anything. I have actually used the freezer method on an older IDE drive that was physically failing and it kept the drive working just long...

Thanks, igormon! The drive is connected via a USB adapter cable to the laptop (awesome cable, btw! You can plug in IDE, mini IDE and SATA HDs. You can check it out here.) When I power up the drive, it spins up alright and doesnt make any undue noises. It has been partitioned into 2 drives - the...

I'm trying to copy the files from my Dad's old computer hard drive but am running into some issues! The old computer wouldnt boot up... just keep cycling through the BIOS opening screen (the one that tells what components the computer has) and Windows XP Media Center Edition would not start...

I agree! The price freezes do not make the price we are paying today Harris's fault. The fault lies in disbanding the publicly owned, not-for-profit Ontario Hydro and creating the competitive market. How do you take a not-for-profit public utility and replace it with a market composed of...