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My wife has a 09 FZ6R. She's very comfortable on it and very happy with it. She uses it on the 401 all the time. I'll admit that sometimes I take it to work instead of my own because it is so forgiving. It sounds like a slightly cheezed off sewing machine though, so you might want to earmark...

turned on the bike for the commute home and it read 43. It was in the sun though. I'm also feeling like a bit of a newb riding with gear today. The temp wasn't too bad (407) but I didn't see a single other jacket out there.

Ya, that's not a safe pass. Hang back, speed up, move over pass, move back and slow down. Minimal amount of time in oncoming traffic. don't you find yourself ticked off when you're in the fast lane on the 401 and someone cuts in front of you then speeds up? Or even better, merges on then...

I played around with this issue a little more. The vibration is bad between 6000 rpm and 9000rpm, with a spike around 8000rpm. Gear and speed don't matter. On the highway if I pull in the clutch and let off the gas everything goes nice and smooth. I'm going to let Kahuna take a look at it...

I agree with others in that you may have more in your closet than you realize. That's how I got through the course. I remember a lot of interesting outfits when I did mine. A lot of borrowed stuff, work boots, mismatched jackets etc. I'd gear up a lot differently for the road than for a...

The front tire looks to be in good shape, the bike has about 5000km on it. The rear tire is starting to get a little flat in the middle. I guess all our roads around here are too straight and commuting to work doesn't do much to get rid of chicken strips. I replaced the right bar end for...

I've noticed this year that highway rides are giving me lasting tingling in the hands and forearms and sometimes even the feet. Riding home from work on the 407 (~ 50km) will do it. I've been riding my Street Triple since last fall and do not think the problem was always there. The faster I...

The comments left for that video made my afternoon.

Wow, to save $5. This will be the same guy who waits in line for 45 minutes to save 0.8 cents/L on gas.

um, I'd say 9/10 times it's a minivan. thank heaven that BMW does not make a minivan. We'd all be doomed.

Motorcycles are now registered to a vehicle plate. However when I linked the bike to the car account I kept getting video tolls anyway. It took a few calls for them to finally get it correct. My friends have a theory that I haven't tested yet. If you hit the arch fast and on an angle the...

funny that you assume the driver was insured. My understanding is that there are a scary number of people out there without any paperwork at all.

Rant away. I have no idea how you can do what you do and not just run over these geniuses of society.

imagine if we all had bikes, or similar. You could have twice as many lanes on the 401 without using any more space. heck, if we all had Smart cars you could get in at least one more lane. All you would need to reduce congestion is some paint.

wouldn't that be like showing up at a party and seeing some other dude wearing the same shirt?

+1 yes glad you're ok. I don't envy that nauseous feeling that is probably still in your stomach. Would love the coordinates so that we can see what to watch out for.

hmm, I don't know how you would classify that as a review. It looks more like a poorly translated advertisement. If you're suddenly not comfortable with your purchase, then don't install it. If it was me, I'd take the $50 hit because I know I'd be thinking about it every time I was cruising...

best wishes. I'm out in Milton and knowing that intersection well makes your story give me the shivers.

Tell that to the idiots on autotrader

I've tried to follow big cruisers on group rides. I have a heck of a time picking a position because some of these people are all over the place or generally right down the center.