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Exactly. Most of the H-D riders I see want pipes for safety... while wearing black, in beanie helmets, often in just vests or in without full proper gear. Having your cake and eating it too, in some bizarre way? Or wanting all the attention you can get? Either way, it's an interesting...

Agreed - the loud bikes are annoying and aggrevating, and the sportbikes buzzing on the freeway are annoying/aggrevating PLUS dangerous. This is why the noise bylaw fine is lower and carries fewer demerit points than HTA 172. Note that the 'two brothers' sportbike crowd could get this fine in...

I'm with most of the posters in this thread. I like getting sleep and enjoying my yard without being bothered by excessive noise. If you have a loud-ish bike, please at least keep the revs down so you don't bother everyone. There's noticeable, and then there's obnoxious. If you act...

For my 'day job', I've observed drop testing, worked with strain gauges and created test fixtures. I've moved on to supplier quality since but I remember my lab days... In my opinion, the SHARP test is pretty good and comprehensive. Granted it is instrumented testing so it may not account for...

OK, now that's impressive! Granted, if you spent the price difference between the Arai and Shoei in the wrong part of town, you could do even better...

Shoei gives you two stickers with a helmet purchase. Does Arai? With that sticker on the window (and some bullet hole stickers), my Honda Accord has never looked cooler...

Ha! Actually, my passenger and better half has a Shark S-series. It's a bit old and she likes riding (on the bike...), so we're looking at a Shoei. Was just saying, if you wanted to spend as little as possible for an occasional helmet or for whatever reason, could do worse than a VCan. At...

Hahaha. But you know what, VCan helmets provided helmets for the SHARP UK site and they all did really well - 3-5 stars if I recall. Considering that the bottom-end HJC (CS-R1) got one star and transfers all the load to your skull, that's a bit of alright. I wanted a bit more high-end and...

For those who use it, where do you usually find the Dupont Chain Saver? I haven't come across it in a local shop or at the usual places (Royal, GP, ...). I'm currently using PJ1 Black which makes a great big mess. Thanks.

I think the key is more not to be an inflexible a-hole rather than stringently matching the capabilities of the bikes on the ride.

Next book on Pegasus' reading list? http://www.amazon.ca/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671027034/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344648011&sr=8-1

I guess I'm being a bit too indiscriminating here. However, I think you have to consider a few other things going beyond just desirability, and how many were produced... How certain bikes will age and be used, even if they were popular. There were quite a few GSX-R's made in the '80s - they...

These were the two bikes that were predecessors to the 'busa, and both did 175 mph+. Both had well over 140hp. I'd go with the original models - I think the ZX-11 came out in '90 and the BlackBird in '96? The way it seems, the ZX-11 led to the BlackBird which led to the 'busa. Here's a fun...

ZX-11 or BlackBird?

From what I know, they're not great - basically Katanas with swoopy bodywork. But they look like they're trying very hard to copy the Ferrari Testarossa's styling. Would go great with a 'Red Eraser' shirt and an MC Hammer cassette.

Good call, and I bet you're right - they will be worth money in time. I could see the same with FZ1's as well, they were the best naked bikes of the time, they look good and they go well. I bet the same is true for a '92-94 Fireblade in a good-looking color scheme. Even these days, you see...

True, but pretty much any stock running motorcycle that's close to safetyable will run you $1500. CB750's aren't fetching Laverda Jota or 1973 Kawasaki Z1 money. Although I have to ask (and you probably know since you have one), are 350's worth more now than comparable 500s and 750s? Could it...

I think the ZRX1200 will be really collectible in a few years. Nothing else really looks like it, and it's a big powerful bike. Wouldn't be surprised if nice, original FZR1000 EXUP's became sought after. Was a bike well ahead of its' time - I can't think of a better liter bike until well into...

...and came back through Gatineau (to do the lookout), Shawville, Portage-Du-Fort, Foymount, Quadeville, Cumberland, Barry's Bay, and Maynooth after Petersen / Elephant Lake Road (hosteled for the night, super-cheap and nice!), and then through Algonquin Park. It was a really great trip. Doing...

I did this route in late June. It was pretty awesome...