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    Durham region ride - Mon or Tues this week? Newbie friendly!

    Love to see you Macs! We're going to be mostly in the countryside, so noise shouldnt be much of an issue. There is a slight amount of urban riding though.
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    Durham region ride - Mon or Tues this week? Newbie friendly!

    Cool! I did the Lakeshore Rd ride today to see what shape the road was in .... road is in great shape!
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    Durham region ride - Mon or Tues this week? Newbie friendly!

    Hey everyone....lets meet at the Fifth Wheel Truck Stop in Bowmanville at 6:30 pm on Tues. I'll be on the silver Kawasaki Concours 14... wearing a Hi Viz yellow jacket. PM me with your cell phone numbers so we can text if you are going to be delayed.
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    Durham region ride - Mon or Tues this week? Newbie friendly!

    Sounds good to me! Revised route (good for M1 riders) could look like this... http://goo.gl/maps/mXO9c Otherwise, we could take the 401E to Mill St Newcastle and carry on from there.
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    Durham region ride - Mon or Tues this week? Newbie friendly!

    Looks like Tuesday evening is firming up. The ride could be shortened a bit if we need a later start time for out of town riders to arrive (6:30 pm start?). If we meet at the 5th Wheel in Bowmanville, the ride could be shortened thus.... http://goo.gl/maps/GO6Ea (according to Google Maps...
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    Seat upholstery in Whitby?

    You might try an auto upholstery shop... here are the yellow pages listings.... http://www.yellowpages.ca/search/si/1/Car+Seat+Covers,+Tops+%26+Upholstery/Oshawa+ON Other than that, someone at GP Bikes may know of someone. You'd probably be better off with the Corbin seat rather than getting...
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    Durham region ride - Mon or Tues this week? Newbie friendly!

    most likely evening, but could be in the day as well.... depending on interest.
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    Durham region ride - Mon or Tues this week? Newbie friendly!

    Ride is on! Meet Tuesday 6:30 pm at Fifth Wheel Truck Stop in Bowmanville. M1 riders welcome. Route will be: Start - Fifth Wheel Truck Stop, Bowmanville Newcastle - Port Hope via Lakeshore Rd Port Hope - Millbrook via Toronto Rd/Cty Rd. 10 Find your way home from Millbrook. (I will be taking...
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    Great Roads in Durham region - Please HELP!

    If you get the opportunity, the north section from Port Hope - Millbrook is very entertaining and scenic. I like to do this route starting in Millbrook and travelling south - riding toward the lake is much more scenic than riding away from it.
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    Great Roads in Durham region - Please HELP!

    Take your GPS and go exploring. You can never get lost. Other than that, here are a couple of suggestions - Lakeridge road going to Keswick and back - sweeping corners and good vistas. Reach Street between Port Perry and Uxbridge. Sideline 4 from Myrtle Road to Uxbridge has some great...
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    Stopped at 190km/hr bike impounded license suspended

    Here is a thread that might interest you... http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum/showthread.php?155657-redline-x-copper-or-OTT-legal&highlight=redline+legal+services Quite a few people on this board have very positive things to say about Redline Legal Services ... here is their website -...
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    Tinted/smoked visors at night?

    There's an understatement! LOL!
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    Metzler z6 Interact vs Pilot Road 3?

    I'm not a super-aggressive rider (usually have small chicken strips on my tires) but I have ridden on both tires in mountain twisties. I don't really care about the ultimate grip that a tire can give as I rarely push my bike to those limits - my main concern is to have decent grip in the...
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    Thanks, and some Questions

    I have HJC CL15 helmet (size small) that has been worn twice...and will sell it for a good price if you are interested. Other than that, both GP and Royal have some helmets on sale for some excellent prices at the moment. I was in Royal a couple of days ago and they had full face helmets for...
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    Supersport time...

    You'll find all you need to know about buying/selling your bike on this MTO webpage: http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/vehicle/used.shtml A couple of further notes - it is the seller's responsibility to provide the Vehicle Information Package. IMHO, any buyer would be crazy to hand...
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    Idiots lane splitting on the 401 E around Yonge tonight

    Great conversation on this thread! Thanks to all who have contributed (even the trolls!) I have learned a few lessons in my 1,000,000+ km of driving experience... I am not as good as I think I am - I still make stupid mistakes. The difference is that experience has given me the ability to...
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    Givi Plate rubber mounts

    Home Depot has silicone bumper pads in various sizes... perhaps those might work for you?
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    Idiots lane splitting on the 401 E around Yonge tonight

    Today, while driving my cage E. on the 401 express lanes near Yonge, I had the misfortune of witnessing a couple of idiots on sport bikes lane splitting on the 401. The traffic was moving between 110 and 120, and these guys were travelling well in excess of that - weaving in and out of lanes...
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    Request. Can someone draw me a map on Google maps?

    If you want to avoid the major highways (401 and 35/115), try this route..... http://goo.gl/maps/cbBKk.
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    Noob Riding errors..plz help

    Hi Sid! Great thread you started! You have been given some great advice, and I am sure that you (and a lot of other new riders) will benefit from it. I'd like to add a couple of things that I have learned during my 37 years of street riding. I have never been on the track, but have spent...
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