Recent content by sadrik

Yeah, that’s mental. Union Rim Repair looks interesting.

Cast aluminium, R1200RS that met with a huge pothole in Montreal.

BMW. It is NOT cheaper to buy a new rim. :( it is still rideable, and if I lived near Denver, I know it would be about US$200 to fix it up having done it before. Just like to sort it out over winter while I switch to the vStrom.

Anyone gotten a bent rim fixed up in the GTA? Anywhere you’d recommend, anywhere you’d warn against?

I think an officer can enter your home if they believe a crime was committed, so evidence will not be lost. In what urgent situations can the police enter my home? | CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario / Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario) "However, the police can enter without a...

It has been suggested that if you're going to ride through a country that doesn't follow the latin alphabet, an IDP will help translate your license into something close to the local language. Officially, you need one to travel around even western Europe, but motorcycle and car rental places...

When you supply "more information", which typically includes the item value (many shippers fail to include an invoice in the package, including Amazon), you then select if you want it immediately brought up or set aside to be combined with other packages that may or may not be there. I've never...

If I'm interested in making a run to Lewiston, I use Kinek. If I don't have time, I use crossborderpickups.ca. They receive in Niagara Falls, NY, then drive the package(s) up to one of two locations in the GTA (the Mississauga one isn't far from my place). About $9 per package (you can...

Let's be serious, this post is totally meaningless.

Naa. I have a well-used 2007 DL650 as my winter beater. Once the salt finally destroys its electrical, I'll just buy another dirt cheap, well used, dented DL650 of that generation, move my parts over, and ride it until it dies.

I wear earbuds 99.99% of the time. They account for about 15dB of passive noise attenuation, plus I can listen to my audiobooks while I ride. I prefer old Sony MDR-EX71SL's, but they're impossible to find these days (discontinued like a decade ago) and my spares pile is rapidly declining...

Have you ever seen three dots outside of Ottawa? I have not had any success with any positioning with respect to the cut lines.

I wouldn't worry about that amount of burnt oil. My 2013 K1300S burns about 1L every 6000km. My 2007 DL650 burns (or leaks) about 1L every 4000km. Just helps remind me to get their oil changed at 5000km. :) I kept my 2000 VFR800 on the road until 187000km when it cooked its third...

On the R1200RS * wire up a Neutrino Black Box power controller * provide power to a tank bag probably using an SAE connector * heated clothing outlet * build a powered audio amp and bluetooth receiver into the fairings somewhere * wire up an Innovv C5 camera system * wire up the...

Riding around barriers is just commonplace in Europe, and hotel staff actively ask if you intend to do that or if they need to charge you for parking on your hotel bill. But in Europe, they have weight of numbers; we do not. Here, my concern is that there is so much anti-motorcycling attitude...