Recent content by Mad_Mike

I think we're pretty good at building pipelines. The one in question out west is a tandem line, meaning it's another pipe being installed alongside an existing pipe to increase capacity.

Alberta and Canada are getting raw deal with respect to the pipeline. It appears the opposition to the pipeline comes from two factions: BC, who seems to like squeezing Alberta's balls just for the fun of it, and environmentalists who think holding up the pipeline will somehow reduce global...

Increase in traction happens but I think is the game changer is altering geometry — this is certainly the case on the street.

I ride both, but not much on the pedal beasts these days. Both are vulnerable road users, but after that there isn't much in common. I don't think you'll see pedal and motor cyclists collaborating, they have different agendas and as you said there are massive ideological differences. If I...

I think that's a little high. Markham and Brampton are more expensive than Scarborough. Harley's, particularly Dynas, have a hefty premium because of theft rates, Honda cruisers do not. A VTX should be close but less expensive than same sized ST -- your quote is more than I paid last year...

That's easy - ask any adjuster. Women are at fault for considerably more accidents than men, their accidents are fender benders and with fewer injuries. Men have considerably fewer at fault accidents, but most of the spectacular ones. The spectacular accidents are expensive because of the...

My guess is the number of injuries reported may probably OK, classifications are not. Do hospitals categorize MX, track or off road accidents as 'motorcycle accidents' for the purpose of this study? My guess is the triage nurse ticks a box and doesn't much care about determining if the...

A dissenting opinion and a few comments on this advice. There is nothing wrong with wintering your bike with battery in and periodic winter starts, infact it is likely healthier for most bikes to start them monthly over the winter. Starting a bike monthly does a few good things: 1) Running...

T've fixed a few of these. The FI controller is designed to cut fuel completely under certain deceleration conditions. This reduces emmissions and eliminated popping in the exhaust. The controller looks at from vacuum, throttle, RPM, and O2. Altering anything that changes engine breathing or...

Insurance is based on risk. If you're 20 and want to ride an "RR" motorcycle, chances are it high that you're going to be a claim or casualty. I'm 50 with 30+yrs of experience. A few times each summer I take my little NINJA 250 out for a twisty romp with 20 year old '600 RR' riders. My...