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This can vary greatly from shop to shop (and tech to tech). As many before have said, the "Safety Certificate" is a minimum set of standards only. The challenge from the shop's side is not misrepresenting what is unsafe by the ministry set minimum standards, and what could create an unsafe...

If you are seriously interested in getting into any trade, pre-apprenticeship training will go a long way. In the motorcycle world, the Motorcycle and Powersports Repair Techniques program at Centennial College is what most of us started out doing. As you have mentioned, the pay will not be...

Simple things first. Let the battery sit over night, not connected to the trickle charger and test it again. This sounds like a battery problem... dead cell, sulphated etc. Sounds like it's retaining enough charge to start the bike once and is not able to charge fast enough from the bike's...

We can more than likely help. Pm or email. service@oakvilleyamaha.com

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Full synthetic Yamalube isn't any more expensive than the other brands.... and it's what's is in your owners manual. Choice of 15W30 and 15W50.

There is some excellent advice in this thread from Bickle Racing. Thank you for posting so we can learn. If you would like two more (unmentioned) brands to look at: Held and Furygan.

Well then. You are on your own.. :D

No. And it's not on the truck this year as far as I know.

Follow the manual. It is under warranty. That having been said... I have PDI'd many, many bikes and explained the break in procedure to every new owner and without any joke about 15% of people actually listen. I have have zero break-in failures, whether the owner follows the manual or not. I...

Yamaha gives access to the entire parts system... www.yamaha-motor.ca Top of the screen in the middle, make sure to use your VIN as the manual search can be a pain with all the different model numbers. Email or call your dealer with the part number.

Oakville Yamaha is Saturday, May 9 this year. Last year the supersports required at least an M2 and proper gear, if I recall only one person got turned away for gear.

I was worried when I first rode the Fazer8. I have ridden both the FZ8 and the Fazer versions and was pleasantly surprised. The motor had more than enough power for single highway touring or day tripping two up. I enjoyed the Shad optional seat as well. Aftermarket support for exhaust and bags...

Shane nailed it. This is a large part of why there are so very few "large" gear retailers. We have to choose what to carry (colours, size, style..), and then bet on whether or not we can sell it. There are many times that a retail store can compete with online prices, provided that when you...

My wife is a contract instructor for a few universities. As someone else quoted above: more than half of the classes at "most" universities are taught by contract staff, not tenured (or even tenure-track) professors. In one way this isn't a bad thing as some of the best research professors are...

Yes, you do need it. Also in response to the relay wiring above... many of the relays have an "anti-voltage spike" diode and the ground wire has to go to pin 85 and the switched 12v needs to go to 86. If there is no diode, the above wiring will work, but using 86 as the +12 v energizing contact...

Motorcycle and Marine Mechanic: It depends on the job and the time frame. My family (which includes close friends) knows not to ask for work during the busy season, or it costs them. If I am already doing similar work (ie. winterizing boats) and they need there's done, I take payment in food and...

Every manufacturer has a different set of standards when it comes to cross-boarder warranties. Keep in mind with the exception of Yamaha, I am going from memory on this.. Triumph - warranty is the same on both sides no matter where you purchased the bike. Harley Davidson - If you import it to...

I'll vouch for them. The owner has forgotten more about engines than most of us (myself included) will ever know.

This might be an option: http://www.yamaha-motor.ca/products/details.php?model=4559&group=MC&catId=2 However I have to admit I am biased. The maintenance is hard to argue. If I had to choose between the Ducati and the Moto Guzzi, I'd pick the Duc every time, just a personal preference.