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Fuel, spark, air. Ethanol is hell for storage of older carbed bikes.

Tidbit of info; Ted was a mechanic at Cycle World.

Interesting. I own both, and if I hit the HWY I prefer the clean wind of a sport bike over the buffeting of a cruiser. My 2 cents worth. I owned a couple of FZ6's. Currently own a ZZR250, a VFR, and a V-Star 950. Each bike has it's thing. Ultimately I found I was riding the FZ6 too fast. You...

Ah no biggie. Seemed a social sort, maybe spooked you a bit, but he was clearly sharing the road and obviously assumed you would be as well - all with the added bonus of some eye candy.

First off, the seller is being a saint offering you cash toward fixing the problem. Take it and fix your bike. You've taken 9 years to decide to ride, take one more summer off and make it right. If you are going to keep the bike, tear it down and get to know everything about it. The internals of...

Funky new bike! In the Touring forum I think you'd find that a "semi-long trip" wouldn't be an hour or two. Let's call that popping out for a coffee :). From Mississauga there are at least 3 logical 2-hour romps. Tri-City area, Niagara on-the-Lake, Orangeville (Forks en-route). One of my...

If safely done, pull over and either offer thumbs up, or ask if I'm wearing a halfee. Takes 2 minutes and possibly save hours (or even their life!). I say the latter for this story. I'm driving back from dropping my bike off with a trailer and don't I see a newbie RUNNING his bike across a few...

Of course depends on availability & time. Do the deal, call the insurance agent, MTO & temp 10-day plates and you are good to go. I've dropped the bike off a couple times and gotten a ride home or to the train (live nearby a stop). Never do the "slap the plates on" route. As outlined, if caught...

VFR with peg lowers & Helibars. Well within your budget (used).

Of course you can do a specs comparison, on paper it's like a 30% jump, but by the seat of your pants, feels significant - especially the torque. Wifey & I used to do 2-up all the time on the Star 1100 on BIG trips - no troubles. I had the custom, cobra slip-ons, K&N, but the big upgrade was the...

Joe Rocket Ballistic. 3rd year. Excellent ventilation, all zippers work great, weather proof liner but not that breathable, inexpensive !!

At first look I was thinking the original Max.

C50 B.O.S.S. = C50 with paint job + rims. Lots of shootouts & reviews between the middleweights but no clear winners. Personal observations. Up front, the Phantom is smaller than the rest and at 6'1" I've only given it a passing look. Your middleweight contenders should also include the Star...

I think your biggest issue will be the fact that it's been painted. Most always an indication of a previous "ouchie".

Hey MM keep it coming. To those who are trashing you so be it. If some bothered to understand the point behind the post they'd realize that Mike is saying he's been hearing far too much about single-vehicle accidents where it's driver related. I AGREE. I get spooked from time to time by...

Hmm, didn't quite see this one last year. Yes, saw the app but operating within the confines of a 2x3" screen just ain't happening. Mine are all in storage, the only thing out is the cruiser. Actually brought the wrong key with me last weekend ... doh! Hopefully grab more bikes out in a couple...

The loop to Bancroft, down to Kingston on the "Snow" roads through Frontenac, then along the lake via Picton ferry back to Newtonville and slabbed to TO. It's a FULL day, but if you are young ... :) Thinking about it further, I would reverse it so you are not looking straight into the afternoon...

I normally run the lake (#5) then cutover to Eden and south from there. Can't say I'd know exactly which road as it's more of a tour than a destination. I'm sure #62 is involved, but there are so many country roads that not sure which ones I've taken. Normally grab a bite in West Buffalo and...

Sweetheart of a deal on an FZ6 (and no, it's not mine). http://www.kijiji.ca/v-street-cruisers-choppers/london/2007-yamaha-fz6/580866506?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true If you are into VFR 800's, I'll have a couple listed in a couple weeks for the same money (only selling one, so whichever one...

Ellicottville.