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    Ready Powersports: Do they sell any motorcycles?

    I visited this place for the first time last week and was stunned by my experience. The pricing of their models was above the term rip off. As an example, Honda Canada's web page is advertising 2014 models at discounted prices. The sticker price on a roughly $5000 dollar model was stickered at...
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    Best Warm Winter Gloves

    yes forgot to mention-bought at gp bikes when they have their no tax sale
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    Best Warm Winter Gloves

    a set of handguards (common on dualsport bikes) will greatly increase hand comfort by cutting out the wind. that, my gerbings gloves and jacket and a quick release windshield allow me to ride year round national cycle has a set of clear guards in case you worry about looks...
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    New/want to get into dirt biking

    bicycle trails are illegal now ?!?!?
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    Best on/off economy class motorcycle?

    Really have to know what type of riding you will be doing, and what you think you will be doing. I made the mistake of buying a new vstrom and proceeding to try and single track it. In the past five years I have had...
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    Best on/off economy class motorcycle?

    another thing you could do is head out when you see a dual sport ride being posted somewhere be it here, ODSC forum, facebook IBAR Ontario page etc. ask if you can test ride either of the bikes. i usually go to tims leslie and lakeshore thursday nights, a grey dr650 thats never been washed...
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    Best on/off economy class motorcycle?

    imo DR650 you can add stuff to make it as good as the klr for longer trips: top box, side racks for panniers, parabellum windshield you cant take stuff off the klr to make it as good off pavement air cooled simplicity, adjust valves in a half hour, no expensive parts to break if/when you drop...
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    Looking for people to do some dual sporting with.

    check out facebook group IBAR Ontario
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    Recommend some dual-sport riding pants?

    i just ordered a set of first gear kathmandu pants from Canadas motorcycle yesterday to replace my aging joe rocket. i offroad a lot and ride four seasons. i will NEVER buy gear again that has a waterproof zip in liner. my old rocket jacket weighed 37lbs once after riding in a heavy downpour. do...
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    lets talk about mobile voice/data plans

    I have a question then with my Wind service. I have an alert that audibly warns me when i lose cell phone signal. How can my phone have a full high speed signal, drop to 3g, drop to no signal and then go back to full. Phone is a nexus 5 caveat: this is with my phone sitting unmoved on my desk...
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    First bike/dual sport questions

    of those four my only choice would be the DR350. imho
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    A truly convertible helmet

    i just got this helmet LS2 scape. i have returned two mag 9 within the last year for factory defects, so far this one superscedes them and price under 120 at Canadas Motorcycle
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    Ride this Friday

    thanks well wishers, best advice get a dual sport. that way the end of the road is not the end of the ride :p Kevin, tires range from my trailwings (until i finally wear them out) to 606's . Depends on the riders comfort level, altho I have done some pretty rough sh#$ on oem rubber
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    Ride this Friday

    Dual sport ride this Friday. Leaving Tim Hortons at Kennedy commons at 7 am. Approx 280km around Rice Lake to get to Bancroft. Swim in lake. Approx 250 km back. 60km stint on 401 to get to 115. Ride was planned with basecamp,with as much gravel road as possible. might be some tough sections...
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    Flick techniques?

    So I bought an open face helmet for the express purpose of flicking boogers at ebikes. Any tips or tricks? Our will I improve with practice?
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    thief shot trying to steal motorcycle

    the news must get slower out to calgary
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    $11 vs $27 Rack of lamb

    which rack depends on the seriousness of the girlfriend
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    Beware of suzuki of newmarket

    SON and Richmond Hill Suzuki (known as 407-Yonge Suzuki) are under the same owner. As I have stated in another thread, SON is Canada's largest volume motorcycle dealer for sales. You don't go to McDonalds for great food, and you don't go to SON for great customer relations. You go because they...
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    What games do you play?

    world of tanks since beta, a few years now :)
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    Court of Appeals clarifies distracted driving law

    is a electric razor a handheld device? i see a market for disguised phones
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