Recent content by sal

I've had this issue on a bike and paid to get it fixed. It was over $1500 in labour alone! I considered doing it myself, but the thought of missing one little ring/washer in the trans and having to take it all apart at the end or missing a special installation technique and damaging things...

Motul at Canadasmotorcycle.com is fairly well priced. Ships fast too! Also, surprisingly, NAPA carries decent oil filters for most bikes.

For the sake of a contrary view, remember that dirt is far more forgiving than street riding. You can get away with locking up the rear and hamfisting the throttle. Slides are easy peasy on dirt, even for a newer rider. My girlfriend came out to trailtours with me (she had no riding experience)...

You sir just made my day!

100mph to 0 Braking Challenge https://youtu.be/eAZvfNp3yWk?t=3m31s Car is a BMW M135i Wagon, running 225 rubber in the front, 235 in the rear. Weighs 3300lbs. http://www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicles/1series/3door/2015/showroom/technical_data/index.html Bike is a BMW HP4 with a World Superbike...

California had a recent study done showing it was safer under certain conditions. However, it appears that the asshats in charge in Ontario (and possibly the other 49 states) don't care about "Real" safety. They are very concerned with "perceived" safety i.e. 30km/h speed limits proposal. In our...

A quick review for people who are considering visiting a demo day here... You could call for pre-booking a bike at an assigned time. Show up 20 mins earlier to sign in, or your spot gets given away (not sure everyone is told that up front). After your ride, you can sign up for additional rides...

Just heard on the CBC Radio this morning that people are worried that changing the speed limit won't do anything, since they don't have the police resources to transfer over for enforcement. If there are trouble areas, add speed bumps. Some black-n-white numbers have done little to convince...

Price reduced and I'm open to offers. No trades please.

Folks, Unfortunately, it's time for me to sell. Hopefully it goes to a good home, I've put a ton of time and $$ into getting this bike mechanically back to where it should be...

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Happy Dude, you sound similar to me, so perhaps my experience will be of use to you. I started riding on a Ninja 500. The first few times I went WOT in 1st and 2nd, it was a revelation (first motorcycle ever). After a season, it was no longer feeling so fast in a straight line. I knew I wanted...

I thought the author offered a pretty balanced point of view. After all, he went straight to the source on motorycles...Jason! Man, if Jason said it, it's gotta be true. He's a highly regarded member of the enthusiast community! Also really liked the structure and flow of his article: All...

I'm sure you'll find several SS owners who could put that comment to task (120hp, 3 seasons). Let's face it, you don't necessarily pay for quality, you pay for looks and uniqueness when you buy a bike like this. As for the bike being a ripoff, meh...that's subjective. The cost of the bike is...

Beat me to it! You can assume that's average acceleration, probably close enough to get a feel. 0.8-1.1g is well within the capibility of an aggressive street tire.