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Not knowing the details of your new location, but it's likely that the stores you are used to being just around the corner are not there anymore and you have a half hour there and back again to get something you need. Nothing like starting a project or a repair and finding that you need some...

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I have this pretty robust helmet lock that I haven't used in years and just gathering dust. You're welcome to it for free. Just have to pick it up in Whitby.

I just posted my as-new size M in classifieds for sale.

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You're correct it is mentioned in the manual but the manual is in the box so you don't read it until after the purchase and the reason (magnetic effects on pacemakers/defibrillators) is not mentioned in the manual. Here's the scenario: You read the online description which makes no mention of...

If you have a pacemaker or defibrillator, its operation may be affected by the proximity of the magnetic closure on this product. Unlike some other manufacturers, there is no warning label on the product or in the product description.

In the early 70s I had an orange/gold RD350, I think it was a 72, that I used to commute from Pickering downtown to College and University daily. It was very light in the front end especially with a passenger. I remember pulling away and dropping my wife on the pavement once. It will be our...

" passed a farmers field that was being tilled and that awesome deep earthy smell, freshly spread manure at one point" I'm guessing we passed the same mega manure tanker and tractor just off the Ganaraska Road flinging its contents in a 60 ft. radius . Could smell it forever.

My experience is that the two POA roles are mostly just decision making, not consuming much time. However, particularly with personal care, your decision(s) may be with you for long afterwards. Executor role can be very time consuming and potentially complex depending on the financial situation...

I researched it on Adventure Rider https://www.advrider.com/ Can't remember the exact thread but there are schematic images posted of the bladder images side by side for comparison of the TA5 and TA5Plasma and discussion about reduced protection particularly for the neck. UPDATE Here's the...

There are always trade-offs. I understand in this case the TA5plasma bladder is smaller and has less coverage of areas such as the neck. That's a critical difference for me but may not be for others who are happy to sacrifice that for better air flow and convenience. Any airbag is better than none.

I have the same problem and agree 100%. Dry air in Canadian winters that can't be avoided. On six different occasions over the years we've spent February in Costa Rica and the problem doesn't exist.

The "Your first motorcycle thread"prompted me to think about some of the crazy things that happened on my first motorcycle some intentionally and some not. Remarkably I'm still here at 79 years old in a few months. My first bike was a 56 Harley ex-police hand banger riding on Toronto streets at...

1956 Harley hand banger ex-metro police. Started riding it in 1961.