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And that's why I don't now nor will I ever ride using electronic gadgets like GPS or GoPro. Why give 'em not only more evidence, but definitive evidence of speeding or whatever they're going to charge you with? Just plain dumb IMO, to use self-incrimating devices, just for the sake of using...

I agree, "it's not [just] the bike" that always makes people behave badly, it's the individual's choice, starting with the bike he chooses and the riding style he chooses, and there's no question that younger, immature, inexperienced riders will often go for sport bikes, all of which are...

Exactly: rider aids let you go faster....on public roads, like a MotoGP racer, on world class tracks. Okay Valentino Marques...you're a good representative of the underlying appeal of rider aids: go faster, without having to learn how. BTW, any real racer would tell you to keep the speed for...

Hmmm...you're a BMW owner who's not aware of failing ABS systems? I guess you're are equally unaware of failing drive shafts and final drives either. But then again, your user name is wondering, so I guess you like to wonder about things, but why wonder, when a simple search will yield all types...

Nonsense. The power a bike makes has nothing to do with the *need* for rider "aids" like abs. The inability of a rider to control/modulate a powerful bike is the reason why manufacturers add extraneous technologies and call them "safety" features, instead of "any idiot can ride this expensive...

Pretty much, yes. I mean that's the whole selling point, "safety" benefit from the ABS feature: no need to modulate in any emergency situation, or on wet roads...just grab a handfull without fear of locking up the front. Absolutely, but at some point, the ABS/computer takes over, and over the...

Forget the flapper box for anything other than looks/gimmick value. Save your money for gas/oil or tires. It will be better spent. The "holy grail" for air boxes/air induction systems, is *still* air. Slip a K&N in there instead and tune for that if necessary, and save a bundle. Also, the...

And there in lies the problem with the HTA. It does not make special accommodations for motorcyclists in any way, (that I know of that is) and therefore puts riders in danger at times. It's one thing for a cager to sit in traffic in a sweltering day in his air conditioned vehicle listening to...

7. When paved, provides a safe avenue of escape for motorcyclists (or cars) needing to perform emergency maneuvers to avoid collisions with lane changers who do not shoulder check their blind spots.

r All critical fasteners on my bikes are marked with paint to detect movement and to help refit them to the proper torque without having to use a torque wrench all the time. That includes my fork clamp bolts. Mark the fasteners that you know are in spec before removing them and just refit to...

Thanks for the feedback/comments. I did sell cars for a little over 7 years, a very long time ago, and found that buyers of high end, performance models knew a lot about what they wanted to buy, and would "test" my knowledge about the model in question, or vehicles in general. I was always up...

Congrats on the new bike, sound nice. :p Just wondering what you mean by them not being "bike guys", I mean they've been selling Ducatis for 11 years at least while other bigger, multi-brand, more popular, more established shops went boobiees up, and what is was specifically that let's you know...

And what did he pay? Was it a new bike, and the exact same model for the original 5000.00 lower price he was offered by Penisula? I doubt that. If the buyer knew something about the bike he wanted to buy, like selling/asking price, didn't he think he was getting a steal in the first place? Even...

You totally missed the point so anxious were you to trot out you're little link of proof. Re-read what I said, which was nothing anti-abs.

So, in a nut shell, 1) ABS, anticipate braking situations; I really do love the recommendations for and suggestions on how to practice braking, but you all realise that the motivation to develop those skills are lost on the "just grab a hand full" ABS generation riders yes? One can practice...

Respect for the machine and his passenger...come with age and experience. The "kid" was old enough to make his own decisions, including bad ones. But somebody in his motorcycle world, let him down, or lead him astray. He should have been better looked out for, like we care for those who cannot...

Yes, morality can be enforced, otherwise there wouldn't be prostitution and drug laws. Those laws are based on moral codes. Some people choose to live their lives to a higher moral standard than others, even if morality can't be enforced. They are people of conscious. I understand not all people...

I've already acknowledged several times that my position is not based on Ontario criminal law. It's based on a set of moral codes and "reasonable" sense that some people have and others don't thought they ought to. Is it reasonable to sell a potentially very dangerous bike to an inexperienced...

I'm pretty sure a new rider's license states "M1" right on it. I'm sure a seller private or commercial could easily ask few quick questions like, "How long have you been riding", "What's the most powerful bike you've owned?", "Have you taken any rider safety training courses?" which could give...

I don't think expecting or requesting retailers not to sell high performance bikes to riders with beginners permits out of a sense of moral obligation if not some future legal restrictions will destroy the industry, which according to that reasoning, means the industry revolves around...