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My Fjr will eat a front tire in a very short time. To be fair this bike really only gets ridden on trips to the mountains, whether down south or out west. Riding hard in the mountains with all the heavy downhill braking and the general heaviness of the bike wears out front tires and brake pads...

Be careful when riding this road. Unlike the Dragon the trucks keep on coming. Last year one of my buddies was run right off the road into the ditch by an oncoming semi using every inch of the road on a blind curve, with a sheer rock face. So pay attention, don't let the locals, who ride like...

What makes no sense is that the "clerk" would have to initiate some kind of a process to eliminate the M endorsement. All the many, many times I have renewed my licence I have never been asked if I wanted to continue, delete etc. my M endorsement from my licence. It doesn't save you any money...

Look there is no way or reason to remove the motorcycle endorsement from your licence, you would have to actually go to the MTO and ask to remove it. You have had to a road test for your motorcycle endorsement since at least 1970. So you never actually had a motorcycle endorsement on your...

It is pretty cool to be still riding BUT! Be very careful especially around Hockley, Caledon etc. because of the dusting of snow we had a couple of days ago the municipalities dumped tons of sand and salt on the roads, so they are very sandy, dirty, whatever you choose to call it. In northern...

Last year I shipped 2 FJR 1300s from Brockport NY (just outside Rochester) to Phoenix AZ. $655usd each way, each bike. Was a great experience. Rode/trailered the bikes to Rockport, thereby clearing customs and avoiding any and all "brokerage" fees which will come into play if you are shipping...

I haven't bought a bike privately for a few years but I just bought a car privately. I submitted a bill of sale for about half of what the car sells for. The clerk showed me how her computer program determined what the absolutely lowest price for the cat was, and it was many thousands more than...

All good suggestions, but there is just one small wrinkle that has been overlooked. Check the Penn State football schedule, if there is a home game in State College that weekend you will be unable to get any room for a 80 mile radius around the town. The stadium holds almost 107,000 people and...

I've done this exact trip. Lots of options through Penn. but you are sort of heading southeast, so aim for Gettysburg, it's on the way and incredibly interesting. Next you cross Maryland and into Virginia, or as we did, hit Washington DC. Pretty expensive, not sure of your budget, but if you...

It depends on what you like to do on a ride and what you are riding. If you want to have some fun, cross at Buffalo and ride down and across western Penn. and into western Ohio, some okay roads and lots of places to stay around Pittsburgh. Once you get about a 1/4 of the way into Ohio the...

You know, a lot of what has been said is both true and truly stupid. In the area where this tragedy happened a lot of things are at play. Alliston is currently ruled by Honda, for those that don't know Honda has a huge assembly plant, engine plant, numerous other facilities, and they all have to...

What's missing from this discussion, and I don't know if in this case it's relevant, is the information that the police involved would be the Nottawasaga detachment of the OPP. This is a notoriously aggressive bunch. It is the common feeling around here, I live close by, that you will never be...

One of my pet peeves, Hardly, tractor riders side by side at walking speeds, making so much noise you would think a war had started. Obviously feeling that dressing like a pirate grants you extra special privileges when riding. Just plain common sense would dictate that you shouldn't do this...

Hey spent the winter down there. I'll assume that you are going to Oceanside which abuts Camp Pendelton, pretty nice, there are many bike rental options, mostly Harley or BMW oriented but anything would be great. You can not possible imagine how great the riding, roads etc. are. You will...

Also be aware that Robbinsville is located in Graham County NC. Graham County is to the best of my knowledge a "dry" county. Meaning no beer, wine etc. Haven't been for a couple of years, but it was then.

I know it's a personal thing but, I would never buy anything less than a 1000 for any kind of serious touring. I was out west earlier in the fall and the speed limits in many of the western states start at 70mph and in Utah it is 80mph. Sometimes you can't avoid the four lanes and you will risk...

Look he screwed up, shouldn't be on the road. Unless the road is covered with oil this should not happen. Think about what you are telling this guy, he locked the rear brake clearly, release and magically the bike will straighten out and then apply both brakes. We don't know what kind of bike...

Personally I think that it is a bad idea. You wouldn't find me heading off to Vancouver with 40 year old brakes, shocks, forks, lack of fairing, luggage etc. It may seem like a romantic idea, but stuff gets real old 2000 km. from home and it's raining and 8 degrees. We all used to think Triumphs...

Ricky Andrews was a "God". When I was young and foolish he helped me turn a sensible 1981 Honda 750f into a snarling almost unrideable beast. He had all the parts, Calfab swing arms , all the Yosh,Moriwaki go fast stuff you could eat. If he couldn't get it for you, they'd make it in their...

Don't forget that the Dragon is not the greatest thing ever. It should be ridden once, for sure, but there are many, too many to name, roads all throughout Penn. WV., VA, Tenn. NC, and even SC and Georgia that are as good just not as well known, and that is a good thing. BRP is a fantastic warm...