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If your bike has tubeless tires, you will be good to go in an hour, for under $40. At Canadian Tire, get a small 12-volt air pump and a tire-plugging kit. Follow the directions that come with each, and your tire will be almost as good as new. If you use tubes, you need a way to remove the rear...

You were very resourceful and thorough, and I hope Toronto's police don't just blow this off with "All this paperwork is too much hassle for us". Investigating and prosecuting offenses is what they were hired to do, so for the sake of us all, I hope they follow this to a conclusion that...

This is not quite on topic, but I am reminded of something clever I saw in Virginia. I was driving a van, following a Nissan auto, which was following a Chevrolet car. We were smoothly going along a secondary highway, like highway 118 in Muskoka. Because of hills and turns, the Chevrolet was...

This may not help YOU much, unless you can find what I found. In Sarasota Florida, I found a Texaco station (East of I-75 Exit 210), that sells 90-octane gas with no ethanol, so they say. I tried a tank of this stuff in my CBR-125R, which I regularly run at 110-120 KPH on Interstate 75. It went...

I had a tire plugged in Newfoundland, and made it back to Toronto with no problems. I replaced the tire a little sooner than I would have, but it was nearly worn out. A year later, carrying a plug kit and a CTC pump, I picked up another screw, and this time I plugged it myself. I used that tire...

+1. Actually, +2. Wisconsin is a lovely state, and the ride north and through Michigan's gorgeous Upper Peninsula will be a great treat for you. You can choose to go through Sault Ste. Marie and Sault Ste. Marie and then Manitoulin Island and the ferry to Tobermory, or else south over the...

You can get ratcheting straps at Canadian Tire, and they are not very costly. I recommend you use four straps, so the bike won't fall if one loosens. I have pulled lots of bikes, from 125 to 1100 cc, between GTA and Florida, and none has suffered any damage, so it appears I lash them down well...

Here is my approximate schedule for the one-day ride to Muskoka: Leave Thornhill at 9, ride up Yonge Street Reach Barrie at 10:30 Shop at flag store until 10:50 North on 11, reaching Bracebridge at 1:00 Lunch at Tim's then 118, Brackenrig Road, gravel and all Reach Windermere at 2:00 Swim and...

Your ride looks like a lot of fun. In July 2011 I rode much of it on my CBR-125R. I also rode much of it in July 1961, on another low-powered machine. So I know these roads quite well, and so will you when you are done. To know Ontario's back roads, look in Canadian Tire for a bargain-priced...

Here is a really simple idea, using a highway I know very well, US 62. Get to the Peace Bridge and cross, then follow I-190 toward I-90 west, and take US-219 south. That is the "LAST EXIT BEFORE TOLL" so it is very easy to find. Go south on 219 to North Boston, then NORTH 2 miles on NY-391 to...

I think it is amusing that some of us on old bikes are required to know when the sun is going to set in Ontario, so we can turn on our headlights 30 minutes before sunset. Of course, the province is so large from east to west that the sun sets in Cornwall about 90 minutes before it sets in...

+2. My V-Strom was expertly repaired there, after a gent in an Audi rear-ended it. I am totally happy with the work, and I thanked Keith for his fine work. Since that repair, the bike has carried me from Florida to Arizona, Colorado, and Muskoka and back with no problems except some wind and...

Right on! There are many reasons to swerve: roadkill, running critters, shiny (probably sharp!) debris, grease, rocks, holes, rails, sticks, bricks, etc. When you see something in your lane that you do not want to hit or run over, you swerve. No explanation is needed, because you are riding legally.

I agree. Fight them all, and you will win some cases you thought were lost. "NO LEFT TURN 7AM-9AM" and I turned left and got a ticket. I contested the case, so there was a hearing. By and by we heard the cop's evidence, and it seemed tight. But wait. I asked, "Did you measure the height of...

In my experience, the opinion of another rider is a poor guide to a comfortable jacket. If a jacket is not comfortable, I am not going to wear it. I suggest you hand your helmet or keys to someone in the store and explain that you are going to try on jackets, and probably walk around the store...

It seems that the holes in the donuts have gone to the cops' heads. Back in the 1960s Toronto's cops were genuine jackasses. It seems that the times change but the cops never do.

As I understand the HTA, when you are satisfied that a traffic light is malfunctioning, you are entitled to act as if a STOP sign were present instead of the traffic light. In other words, signal if you are turning, then wait until it is safe to proceed in the direction you want to go, then go...

He has the stamina and he has a well-prepared bike. Bob rode in the Gator 1000, an Iron Butt ride wholly within Florida, on March 10 2011. Despite missing a Turnpike exit that added over 100 kilometers to his journey, he completed the ride, on a day with a lot of rainy and windy weather. I had...

Thank you for the professional write-up. I surely enjoy my V-Strom, but I will be 69 soon, and in time my ability to straddle a medium-size motorcycle will fade. You have encouraged me to consider the Burgman very seriously.

Let's not hijack a fine thread like this. Your first answer is good, but more specific and less altruistic than the answer I found. And you didn't answer the OP's question ...