Recent content by Lickety-Split

OK, 6k was me being a little optimistic ;o) Let's go $5400 OBO and see if we can get some REAL offers up in here.

I'm just not riding her enough anymore. 26.5k km put on by me since I bought the bike brand new in 2008. All stock components, Pearl Black color - see the pic in my sig. All maintenance has been done by shops - including the big valve job which was just completed in May 2015. Has been knocked...

dz1990 - the book rate is 6 hours I think they said + parts From everything I've heard it is a real PIA job to do. Looking about $700 when all is said & done, including diagnostics. Not cheap, but I've done nothing but oil changes for 7 years and the bike really takes a beating. Cold starts, 5...

So, my bike is in the shop for the big VFR valve job and no one in the Honda inventory system in the country has one of the 4 shims that my bike needs. Any chance that someone here happens to have a 2.93 (or was it 0.293?) shim for a 2006 VFR800?? I really know nothing about the specifics other...

Thanks Ugur. rakkas - the closer the better. I'll update the thread once I have a chance to find a good spot. I'm sure I can find one ;o)

Anyone on the forum have an idea for free parking near Jackson Square. I'm working there every day and I'm getting tired of paying for parking - even though its only $5 ;o) I think I took it for granted a little too much that parking is free everywhere in T.O. ;o(

LOL, at King & Strachan the most likely thing to happen is a hipster taking a photo of your bike with their Nikon. Park your bike on any of those streets and you will be safe. Well, safer than any condo parking lot in the GTA ;) Homeless people & crack heads don't steal motorcycles, **********...

Found my tires were down about 6-8 psi last week too. Could feel the difference when riding. I agree with checking what the bike manual says vs. what the tire says. A combination of the two seems to make sense. Rider & bike weight should come into the equation too. I'm a 210lb guy on a 500lb...

I'm with ya Ike. Hate seeing turds like that on the highway.

Sounds silly, but there are shops that have no idea about the intricacies of this bike. For example, last summer I took my bike for service to a smaller shop in Etobicoke when she was running rough, but the guys working there almost sounded like they were afraid if it. "If something is wrong...

Oh yeah, bikes. I have had 4 Cannondales and I love them. They have some pretty solid parts lists in the $1000-$2000 range. I would say do not get a $1000 bike with rear suspension - you will not get a quality bike. Unless you spend a lot of times going downhill, the rear shock will hinder your...

I think my favorite place to ride on the weekends is Albion Hills. Its fairly close to the city - 45 mins from downtown Toronto. Lots of single track and it can be difficult in spots. A lot of the trails actually have a hard and an easy route around obstacles or rocks. Its hilly enough for a...

The app called "Road Trip" that I use to track my mileage also allows you to put in Maintenance intervals. It has a notes section within there that you can keep notes in. When you record mileage for a fill up it lets you know when you have gotten to a maintenance interval. You can set reminders...

Not sure why people hate on the ski gloves? I have a GOOD pair of ski gloves and my fingers never get cold even when I'm riding below zero. Plus they are waterproof. Aside from that I put my rain gear (Rhino?) outside of my regular leather jacket & jeans and that stops the wind 100%. Nothing...

Try an iPhone app called Waze. It's free. It's sort of an open source, user generated live mapping app. It works well enough and has rerouted me around accidents saving me time on several occasions. When you take a different route it reroutes you automatically. Did I mention it's free?