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If the bike is being sold certified i.e. "fit" then the seller will provide you a safety certificate that is signed by the mechanic that inspected the bike. The seller will also sign the vehicle portion of the ownership and give that to you. The seller will keep the plate portion. The seller...

Just be glad your bike is fuel injected, otherwise you have the whole petcock setting thing, which creates all kinds of "man do I feel like an idiot" opportunities lol

It is safe to ride as long as you realize you have less grip on colder pavement, and that tires take longer to warm up, and therefore you should ride less aggressively and stay very aware of available grip as you ratchet up the traction demands you place on the bike. Do that and you can ride...

The article could have done without the above quote, turns the article into something akin to overly loud motorcycles.

Well done. Grats!! Did you get in early? I thought you said you had booked for Sept. 22...

Not signing a loud pipes petition. I don't understand why, even if noise saved lives, it needs to be exhaust noise. And this is from someone who loves a "tasteful" exhaust note on any vehicle. I WOULD sign a petition to allow filtering.

If you bought new, then I'd say 30% less than the OTD price.

I think you made a good choice. Enjoy the course and let us know how it goes.

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-motorcycles-other-1978-XS-650-Yamaha-Cafe-W0QQAdIdZ510959025 And that rear shock absorber has me puzzled...

You guys are harsh. Loud pipes save lives ya'know...

I'm pretty sure it's Front engine Rear wheel drive, Rear engine Rear wheel drive. FF would be Front engine, Front wheel drive of course that would be for cars...

Leslie n Lakeshore

It's nice to hear you were touched by your friend's gesture. Just make sure you keep honing your skills, I hear the bell works best for the most skilled riders :)

are you talking about M1 exit (to M2) or M2 exit (to M)? I'm guessing M1 Exit since you posted in the new riders forum... Either is pretty easy as long as you have taken some time to become proficient and read over some of what is expected. There are a lot of threads that detail what is...

You would have to buy used, but the XR1200 I rode at a demo day was fun to ride and handled pretty decently...

You'll get used to the shifter being smallish and close, same with the peg position, some people move the pegs lower. I had a 2010 V-Strom and I can tell you they just eat up the highway miles, did some fire roads and gravel no problem. It's a little heavy for true off road especially if you...

I don't know guys, some of you are being a little hard on the OP, his biggest sin is he is being pretty honest about his experience. Didn't all of you have a moment like this when you started riding? Whether you went down or not, I know I did. My opinion is this, sid_, give yourself time to...

Many start with something smaller, acquire a reasonable level of skill, and then move on to a rocket (like an R1). I recommend taking a course, then buy whatever your resources and manhood allow :)

I did it a long time ago at Durham College, the bikes are probably still the same ones though, they were mostly dual sports 125cc, 200cc, 250cc. I think the only cruiser I remember in the lineup is the Marauder, if I were you I'd choose one of the dual sports for the course.

heh, had to bait the hook twice to get any bites...