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    ebike good and bad in BC.

    I've heard great things about this new brand, I think it's called something like eBaY sPeCiAl
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    ebike good and bad in BC.

    Funny you mention, downtown last night I came across a 2t scooter blaring it's high pitch song without plate in Liberty village. It looked like one of those retro basic frame 50cc things made in 80s. It looked like a toy and seemed to be used as one.
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    ebike good and bad in BC.

    And some of the worst of it, no reasonable person looks at these things and thinks, 'ah, advanced bicycle.' The people lump them in with riders, and at a standstill it is hard to tell some apart, so here we sit, hit with poorer public reception
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    ebike good and bad in BC.

    Having owned a Grom, topping out at 95kmph, 225lb wet, a bike that many of these models base themselves on, and acclimating myself to people's reactions when I would hope a curb or split to the front of a downtown intersection, I can say with confidence that the lifespan of heavy, fast, ebikes...
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    What did you do to your bike recently?

    Sold my fz6, took apart the top end on one of the 2 t scoots. Looked at the drz, now completely paid off, and smiled that smile of accomplishment. I went into the photo gallery of my phone and reminisced in the memories I had so fondly made with the friends my bikes have brought me. Up at...
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    Advise on buying a new bike

    The next couple months are going to be hard for all discretionary products, motorcycle dealerships as dealing in discretionary purchases included. During the next year or so following it'd be reasonable to expect sizable markdowns on bikes, cars, tech and all else within the category. When has...
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    Scooter people within us all, where art thou?

    I've always liked the aprilias, if not for the power then for their looks. Extends to the tuono and their euro supermoto line. A shame larger 2 strokes have been out of production for so long already. My dream is a 100cc 2t aerox or Aprilia someday
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    Scooter people within us all, where art thou?

    My babies, a 2005 derbi Atlantis 50cc 2t jetted with pipe and a 2003 Yamaha Zuma 50cc 2t with malossi 70cc big bore, leo Vince pipe, fender delete, dual headlight mod, oil injector delete and hell's worth of fairing damage. Derbi goes tops about 70kmph on 12in wheels with my 250lbs on er, Zuma...
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    Scooter people within us all, where art thou?

    Becoming a proud owner of 2 wonderous 2 stroke scooters, one Nov 2019, the next two months later, has brought my mind to a ponderous state. Where do those other two wheeled fledglings so humbly reside? Of the scooter forums I've come across, more have returned with an unmaintained server host...
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    Covid’s in the air and it ain’t fair

    Welcome to the forum. Is that a cb500f and the park at Broadview near queen I see?
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    Ganaraska Forest is Closed Until further notice

    According to annual pass Holder buddy of mine who perused the west forest a week ago the plowing and cleaning maintenance was going on as of then
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    In a post-apocalyptic world, what is your ride?

    Yeah, you're right of course. Though you also err on a lack of imagination
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    In a post-apocalyptic world, what is your ride?

    I couldn't quite imagine the people that tend to currently own ebikes being the first to conceive of raiding their dealerships for batteries. Not because of the overwhelming use of them by people that otherwise have trouble affording a car or have suspended licenses, since, you know, that's...
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    Great time to ride

    Friday's forecast 15 degrees. Close enough for the hysteria to still be in effect, warm enough to comfortably take advantage
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    Motorcycle Modificiations

    1. A) GEARING: changes the delivery of power so drastically it can bring about renewed love and better suit the bike to a particular purpose. B) frame sliders and engine case savers: better an easily replaceable couple $100 than cost of fairings n crankcase C) appropriate fairings for your...
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    Motorcycle Modificiations

    As angered as some people get, I tend to keep my high beam on for this reason exactly. I accept pissing people off so long as it reduces the risk of blood pissing out of me after an accident with an oblivious driver.
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    Urban Gear vs Long Ride Gear

    Bought an Olympia x moto 2 jacket days ago. I'm damn near a walking closet with so many pockets, but doing distance I couldn't imagine feeling more prepared than wearing it and a pair of textile pants. Long distance I figure the duration dwindles what aggression one takes to riding, so...
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    Urban Gear vs Long Ride Gear

    During most city riding and brief low speed jaunts (less than 20km errands, downtown 40-60kmph roads) I'll wear my icon sanctuary jacket (leather on impact zones, textile elsewhere, great for price at fort one), shorty textile gloves and a hard denim jean. Despite the statistic of near home...
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    Hello from Scarborough

    Welcome fellow scarboroughemian
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    Where to practice wheelies?

    In a similar vein I looked these Enduro/trials-like electric bikes by a company by the name of Sur Ron. $4000cad, 120lb 14+in ground clearance, 100 or so I'm range, 80kmph top speed. Cool stuff Quite seriously considered one before my drz. Wouldn't think it worthwhile for the $10-12k Zero or...
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