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Dammit. I got my first ticket, 76 in a 50 driving in my car. I am going to, of course, do everything I can to avoid a conviction. This comes just as I got my first motorcycle insurance. I am actually licensed 20 years conviction-free. As I understand it, if I get convicted of the full 26 over...

OP, just went thru this exact process starting March 5 and here's what I can tell you worked for me: i got the M1. Then I booked my course, it was two weeks ago. Meantime, I researched bikes and found what I wanted. AFTER I Passed my course, I bought the bike. I will be converting to M2 next...

My CBR250 Passed safety at Canadian Tire with a Yoshimura slip on. $80 bucks.

So irritating and suburban drivers are the worst at rolling thru the right on red. I always stop, car or bike, and if someone hits me in my car from behind because of it, well-- it won't be hard, and hopefully I'll get some of that rust on the back end of my car fixed with their insurance money...

New rider here...question: I ride downtown. What about those lanes that have parked cars in them and lots of space. What is the legality of riding through those sometimes? They are always differing widths - some are so narrow that it's very difficult to get by, but some are so wide, you could...

If anyone finds a Very economical solution to this I'm interested to know too. what I used to to do while bicycling with friends was use my original cell phone headset (iPhone in my case) and we would establish a phone connection to each other and speak like that. It worked fine. recently i...

New rider - first helmet - LS2 393 - first impressions I picked up my first helmet today at Royal at their no tax sale. It's an LS2 393 Convert Tech in glossy black and cost $360. i didn't go in wanting to spend that much on a helmet but it fit so well and had all the features I needed...

Hi everyone. I went out riding today, and everything started OK. then, about 15 minutes in, I lost my ability to shift... Ie. I kicked the shift pedal when going from 1st to 2nd, but it wouldnt go out of first. Scary moments because I was in traffic and had to pull over. Finally...after a little...

You guys are outta control. MODS: please lock this thread.

I am not sure what the source of all this flaming is. All I can tell you, is my personal experience. You may disagree with it, but it happened. You guys don't know how much I can lift. What if, the bike with the aftermarket exhaust was already just at the limit for me to handle? That extra...

I'm telling ya, it happened, it's a lot of weight all on one side, and, I believe the weight difference is significant and it sits far out on the right side of the bike. I'm sure I could learn to drive with the stock, but I feel the difference for sure. The stock also caused my bike to rumble...

I actually have experience in this from just last night. i have the Yoshimura SS slip on and I'm not a big or tall rider. I just bought my 250 and it came with it. I put the stock back on and was FLOORED by the immense weight gain on the stock. And I mean, I was literally almost floored, I...

Thank you very much Jimsun. For now, I am going to have to say good riddance and put the aftermarket back on again :( I have to say, the overall bike just feels and handles better with the less weight - the change is significant. I'm just concerned for insurance because the Yoshi pipe...

I also forgot to mention - that I wanted to go back to stock so that my insurer would cover it. State Farm said they would not cover the bike if there were any modifications which resulted in a performance increase done to it. I can't confirm the Yoshimura exhaust results in a performance...

Ok - so I did forget to mention it, But I did feel underneath the bike and there is a little bit of heat coming through a tiny hole in the original stock pipe. But I believe this hole is intentionally there ( in other words, it isn't due to rust). Obviously I can't close off the hole with my...

Hey everyone. I am a new rider, and I have a CBR 250. I bought my bike with a stainless steel Yoshimura exhaust pipe slip on installed. But I found it too loud, and I was getting distracted by it, so I wanted to install the stock one back on. So I pulled off the aftermarket, and put on the...

Problem I am finding with kijiji is the Amount of time it takes to shop around. I've already tried on two jackets, neither of which fit. So far, its been convenient for me to do those meets because they were on my way somewhere, but if I keeping looking around, this could seriously start eating...

Re: Where do you guy your gear? Recommend me the cheapest local and online retailers. Sigh... I had resisted going to GP and Royal, but it looks like they will end up being the best use of my time if I want to shop a couple stores and compare...they are 50 KM from where I live downtown but at...

I am in the same spot As the OP and I was going to check out CW in Scarborough, not so sure now after some of these comments. Why are you guys knocking the place, how bad can gear be that you'd call it junk? as for insurance and rider training - I got insured with an M1 only at $750.

There's no way I could ride on the highways yet, I can't drive faster than 60/70 safely and i only have an M1 anyway. Thanks for the invite tho :( I might check out about this place on the beaches. Someone also told me to check out Cycle World on Sheppard?