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Disassembly would be a real pain, but it would likely be possible. I mentioned the internal battery more for the everyday usage though: even brand new I think it only lasted 30 or 40 minutes tops while recording and then takes a couple of hours to recharge. Just something to check if you're...

That's the model that I have. I wouldn't recommend it these days unless you find one for $50 and just want to play around. There are a few listed on eBay for $200+ which is ridiculous, because that's what I paid for a used one over 6 years ago, and you can get a used camera that is 2 or 3...

Short answer: it depends entirely on what you'd like to use it for. Buying used is definitely an option if you just want to play around to see what they are capable of. Insta360's software support has been very good for older models; the latest software still supports my ancient Insta360 One...

Your hobby and researching/buying stuff for your hobby are actually two different hobbies. Both are valid.

I'm starting to bolt parts to the new track/race bike as they trickle in. The full Hindle exhaust system saves 11 pounds over the stock exhaust and passenger peg brackets. I even dug out the torque wrench for the header bolts, since my first experience with a broken bolt (and broken extractor in...

There are a couple of interesting threads here on the CMA if you do a search. Stacey Nesbitt has raced in a few FIM international events: Stacey Nesbitt - Wikipedia She's still winning at Shannonville: https://super-series.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sportsman-LTWT-R1.pdf and 2023 CSBK...

Princess Auto has packs of Bosch P2S2 bits which work very well as a local substitute for JIS drivers. They don't cam out and strip cross/Phillips/JIS fasteners like regular Phillips bits. They're supposedly also designed to work with square/Robertson fasteners, but they're terrible at that.

You must have caught them while they were updating the site today. It's back to normal, and has most of the 2025 dates listed now. You'll want the stage 1: introductory program, which is a 3-day weekend course at Grand Bend.

On the CBR125s it's usually just a replacement handlebar or brake lever: probably no more than $30. Chris at Racer5 was pretty impressed that a rider managed to bend the fork tubes one weekend. I think the guy even kept them as a souvenir. You'd have to drop one of the pit bikes out of an...

That's an interesting question. My wife did Racer5 and had fun, but after the weekend she knew that she didn't want to ride track any further than that. Racer5 is well controlled so it wasn't a problem on the course, but she was able to tell that she wouldn't want to be on an open trackday with...

Racer5 strongly emphasizes track time and works very well if you've previously read something like the Twist of the Wrist books. FAST spends much more time in the classroom, so choosing between them might depend on how you prefer to learn, and how close you are to either Grand Bend or...

That "maintenance fee" is a class action lawsuit waiting to happen, since it's an obvious effort to sidestep the law that prevents gift cards from expiring. Buying or using gift cards

Yup. Unless the temps are over 25*C, my heated grips are always on at least 50% power. Smallish handguards help quite a bit with the wind, but for me HippoHands are needed for anything approaching 5*C or lower.

There's a relief valve on there that shouldn't be enclosed, but I suspect that a lot of these get covered up with a lattice box. I'm surprised that your meter is so close to a window. I couldn't find the Ontario building code requirements, but this guide from Alberta suggests that there should...

You can still use the 28+ year old DR650SE, which returns unchanged for Canada in 2025.

I've added a nearly-new 2024 Ninja 500 to the stable. The price was actually fairly decent, since it's a base model and it has some superficial scuffs on one side from a parking lot tipover. I pulled off all of the lights and fairings today, since it's going to become a race/trackbike. It will...

I could see that working to acquire a dirt portfolio, but Ducati and KTM both being under the VW umbrella would make for a very weird MotoGP season competing directly against each other. Dorna can't afford to let another major manufacturer disappear, especially when Ducati is already dominating.

These could work, but I eventually discarded the hitch idea because if I absolutely needed a lever bead breaker I'd just mount it directly to the open trailer deck. A 1" pipe and pipe floor flange makes a very sturdy removable upright upon which the bead breaker arm could hinge. That also...

I've seen setups like this, and considered getting a hitch vise plate to rig up my own. I experimented with using a long bar as a bead breaker simply hinged/wedged under the current hitch bar, with the wheel on the ground. But I found the soft suspension on my car deflected so much that any...

Yup, the arm is just a bead breaker. I still use a big C-clamp for bead breaking when I'm changing tires at the track, since the stand is too bulky to fit in my car. The bead breaker/stand is somewhat faster and easier than screwing and unscrewing the C-clamp multiple times around the rim, but...