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Ah, I get your point then. I guess it isn't a surprise then to see how many newer riders have to lay'r down when trying to stop in a hurry. Too bad.

I'm not making any assumptions about you. And, by the way, anyone that thinks that making assumptions makes an arse outta you and me hasn't gotten past Grade 3 semantics. You wrote, previously, that your rear contributes 25% to braking in an emergency. It doesn't. Then, in your latest...

And your point is? I stand by my statement. Teaching new riders to use the rear brake in an emergency, on a sport bike, particularly one without ABS is a disaster waiting to happen. Your rear brake does NOT contribute 25%. As noted by other posters that seem to know what they're talking about...

Ticket will be the least of your worries if Toronto Fire needs to hook up to that hydrant. They've been known to climb over cars or whack them with hydrant wrenches when parked too close and I'm sure they aren't going to be too worried about bumping into an illegally parked bike and knocking it...

Storage isn't hard. Unheated but covered - fuel stabilizer, battery tender, oil fog exposed metal that may oxidize, consider lifting the tires off the ground (I don't usually bother) and a hafl-decent cover to keep the dust off. Heated is good. Rubber and plastics prefer constant temperature...

Re: Group of Bikers Attack Man After Brake Check Fails Me too. Only thing I can criticize the driver for is allowing himself to get boxed in. But his adrenaline must have been pumping on over drive and I'm sure he wasn't thinking calm and collected. The charges to the rider seem appropriate...

Not if your teacher knows anything about motorcycles and emergency braking, no. In an emergency it is virtually impossible for any but the best riders to modulate the rear brake with their foot. On a sport bike it is much worse as the rear end lightens quickly and is therefore even more prone...

Riding in cold weather is more dangerous for a number of reasons: Rider reaction and awareness can be impaired - when you're cold you're less likely to shoulder check and such and you will be a bit slower to react Bulky gear reduces feel of controls Traction will be impaired - you can't buy...

Absolutely! When a mob blocks the highway and gathers around a vehicle, the occupant of that vehicle is very reasonable in expecting bad things are going to happen to them. The only thing I might have done differently than the driver is to have slowly bashed into motorcycles all the way to...

That hasn't stopped a whole lot of other people. Come on, tell the OP how he don't need no stinkin' litre bike. You've probably seen one on the street once, that qualifies you for an opinion on this thread.

The tech screwed up his brakes. He pointed that fact out here. What's your problem with that? The OP's creative solution to his drain plug problem is irrelevant. Now, if he's wrong about the tech screwing up his brakes, please point that out.

Neither one is the fastest thing on two wheels though. They seem to have found a solid niche as a heavy sporty bike for really large riders and as a very capable sporty touring capable bike. I prefer the K1300S personally, but I think the Busa and ZX14 are fine bikes. Just please don't stretch...

I dunno about it being a supersport. Not a tonne of power, no fairing, fairly upright riding position. I'd call it a naked or a standard, personally. That said, I think it's a beautiful bike. The internet is amazing. I have seen pictures of these for years. I've seen them at shows for years...

Well that is one informed and experienced opinion. Cool.

Where are they?

Umm, NO. The ZX14 will make a 1000 feel small maybe. But not slow.

GWS. Good to hear your gear did it's job. All that extra metal just makes you stronger.

Are you hoisting me on my own petard? LOL. Your point is well taken. I was arguing something that wasn't really the initial post. Fair enough.

It seems to be the standard line all coppers hand out with the ticket. The only person you can talk to at the court is the prosecutor - the cop won't talk with you and it wouldn't matter if they did. ONce it's in court, the prosecutor has control. I suspect they use this line to encourage you to...

I also thought he/she rode an e-bike. The problem with the phrase he/she used is that it can be taken two ways: The tech is so incompetent they shouldn't even be working on a marvelous technological gizmo like my e-bike. or The tech is so imcompetent that they shouldn't even be allowed to work...