Recent content by Salos Dafee

Happy New Year to you, too, MacDoc. I live at the same latitude as Brisbane, but in the Northern Hemisphere, and I reckon Cairns must be a fine place to spend months that bring poor riding weather to Ontario. We are coming up to Robbie Burns Day, January 25, and I recollect celebrating that day...

I have great confidence in plugs. While riding north of St. John's NL, I was alerted to a screwhead protruding from the middle of the front tire's tread. I rode carefully to a gas station, and waited for another biker to come along. One did, and led me to a large group of auto- and...

I fight all tickets. I learned from Derek Browne, the owner of Toronto Honda in 1963 that you question the witness relentlessly, and when you hear, "I don't know" as the answer to anything you ask, you ask the magistrate to dismiss the case, "because the witness is uncertain of his (or her)...

Canuckles, I am a computer programmer, and that was the proper job for me, because I like solving problems, even those far beyond my experience. Several programs stand out as achievements that made a difference, either to one client or to the economy of a small part of the world. Long ago a...

I believe a ticket for any alleged red-light violation, when the light has JUST turned red, can be contested in the following fashion. When the cop gives testimony, you (the defendant) have an opportunity to question the cop. Ask if the cop timed the duration of the yellow light that preceded...

I have been waving at other bikers since 1961, and I will keep doing it until I cannot raise my arm. If I get no response, I reckon the other biker has a good reason, and I ride on with no rancour (or rancor here in the USA). Sometimes I do not wave to law enforcement, because I am paying them...

Hello, Dan, and welcome to a peculiar but cordial club. My first ride was in 1960 when I was half your age, and my most recent ride was a few minutes ago, now that I am twice your age. Lots of people will give you advice, some of it conflicting with what you heard recently, so remember that you...

What matters most, in my opinion, is that you seem to retain your zest for riding motorcycles. Given that, you will very likely recover totally and enjoy your rides in the near and distant future. I am a survivor of a very startling and injurious experience, as you now are, and I have ridden...

I found that my Suzuki DL650 V-Strom got 22000 miles (~36000 kilometers) from a chain, so at that mileage, I bought a new chain and a new front sprocket AND REVERSED THE REAR SPROCKET. There was a slight asymmetry in the rear sprocket, requiring me to provide five washers to make things even...

Thanks, all, for the information and for the opinion that there are lots of daredevils on little scooters, and we need to get ready for more of them, wherever we are, and whatever we are driving or riding. Thank you especially, MacDoc for the views from Cairns! That pool is immense, and even...

Today I saw a harrowing sight, I mean I saw someone cheerfully dodging death or mutilation by inches, time after time. This was on a main thoroughfare, where the speed limit is 45 MPH = about 72 KPH, and three lanes of traffic were going near the limit. Imagine Eglinton Avenue east of Victoria...

Please look up "Ontario Holograph Will". You will find that Ontario respects a will that is ENTIRELY handwritten by the testator (that is YOU). The will must be dated and signed, but no witness is needed. You will find out why this apparent laxity is appropriate. You can do that now, and at...

From now until the Vernal Equinox in March, the sun shines on us a bit longer each day, and the increase in daylight also continues to increase. I have long called December "Dark Winter" for its interminable nights and brief days. January is, to me, "Cold Winter" because it is generally a bit...

Thank you, Lyndsay. I am no longer very close to the GTA, but I still use the M part of it a lot. In a few hours, I will ride 25 miles, mainly on an Interstate Highway, to get my teeth (yeah, both of 'em) cleaned, then I will walk my dog, then back on the bike to go and play bridge with a...

Once upon a time, I parked (a car) under a sign saying "No Parking During Snow Emergency". Streets were free of snow. I returned to find a few inches of snow, far from "emergency" conditions in my opinion, and a ticket for "parking where prohibited during Snow Emergency". I elected to defend...