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Riding in rain: Slow down Look far ahead Expect that no one can see you and the ones that can are trying to kill you Be easy on the brakes (personally, I wouldn't touch the rear - it's far too hard to control your foot vs controlling your hand and far too easy to lock it and it doesn't add...

Agreed. For some of us, we ride motorcycles because we like motorcycles. It's not about creating an image. Wear what you like and ignore everyone else's opinion. I wear two-piece leather almost always. Including 35+ days. It's ventilated. No problem. Do I get hot sometimes? Yeah, so what. It's...

Or perhaps, as a somewhat intelligent society, we might consider why people do what they do and consider what actions we could take to change that. In many cases, people run as a direct result of HTA 172. If you don't understand that, try talking with an honest traffic cop. HTA 172 is a tool to...

Chirp your tires pulling away from a light - HTA 172 violation, lose your ride, do not pass GO, etc. Lift your wheel an inch or two (which happens even on traction controlled sport bikes when pulling away with any throttle at all - HTA 172 violation, lose your ride, do not pass GO, etc. Lift...

I was at a loss for words after reading the OP. You sir/madam, found them. Well said.

So the 25 kg kid tumbles along with the 100 kg rider? That doesn't sound like a great idea. Personally, if they aren't old enough to fall off with some good probability of survival, on their own, they're too young to ride.

I have a factory quick shifter. It works smooth as can be under full load. Almost as smooth with partial throttle. Rare occassion that it gives a slight hiccough. Anyone that finds it bucking like a bronco on a partial load shift should be looking at the quality of the shifter, I would think.

That made me laugh out loud. Welcome to asking advice on the interwebs where most people won't spend the time reading the thread before posting. I don't understand the "don't finance" comments. I finance when I want something and I don't have the money on hand to buy it yet but I can afford...

I can't imagine a worse idea for new riders. I presume this is sarcasm.

I admire your enthusiasm. Not trying to dampen that enthusiasm but you may want to consider a couple of things in order to reduce your risks: avoid 400 series highways don't ride in a group or at least keep the group small - two is best, no more than four pick a location to go to that has low...

I've bought used from GP BIkes before and had a good experience, FWIW. As to whether to buy now or buy later, there are pros and cons. Pros - buying stuff is fun, drooling over a motorcycle and playing with it in the garage is fun, getting excited is fun Cons - if you find out riding isn't...

The temperatures are still dropping well below zero at night. You can expect salt to be applied anytime there's precipatition at close to or below freezing. There is still a ton of sand on the regional roads around the GTA, as well. Keep that in mind.

I needed wheels for my car recently. I checked online and saw what was available. Then I went to some local shops to see if I couldn't get something in the ball park price wise. The best I got was the salesperson showing me a catalogue and then phoning the distributor for a price. Which was the...

I agree. Keep in mind that any sustained sound level in excess of 86dba is causing hearing loss. I don't think any helmets will meet that. My priority in a helmet is style, fit and weight. I don't worry about noise because they all suck, to one degree or another and I wear noise cancelling...

The kid needs to be prepared for a fall. Tethered to a parent means they are going to slide and tumble together. The kid will get the worst of it and the parent will not be able to fall properly either. What is "protect during normal riding"? It sounds like the parent is counting on not falling...

+1. There's a reason we don't have seat belts on a motorcycle. Tethering a child to a larger rider or to the bike is a disaster in the event of a spill. IMO if the kid can't reasonably be expected to take care of themselves in a fall, they shouldn't be on the back.

I'm not trying to be offensive, but you are the only person I've ever heard of that doesn't speed. Even people I know that think "speeders" should be thrown in jail, actually routinely exceed the speed limits themselves. They just don't see what they do as "speeding". Conversely, I know other...

Yeah, I sorta presumed that since they have limitless budgets they will always be one step ahead on the technology front. Seems the race isn't as one sided as I thought, however and that detectors do provide a pretty good chance of avoiding the radar and not being found by the cops...

Yes, because it's annoying and leaves people feeling powerless to know that speed limits are primarily enforced to generate revenue so that the drastically increasing costs of policing are easier for politicians to bear knowing that the police they are paying $100,000+ per year are bringing in...

Interesting discussion. I know little about RD and lazer jamming. Cops' radar/lazer traps don't worry me much - most are known if you travel that route at all and are therefore easy to manage. I worry about the roving cruiser. I presumed that by the time your RD alerted you to the oncoming cop...