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Oh, and here's Fatwing's post over there. He's a very new convert, having gone over to the darkside 2 weeks ago - reason cited, it was a $100.00 tire he picked up last fall. He also says that he bought and tried out a tire that few/no one else in his knowledge have utilized, or otherwise...

Oh yay! I got to be made a quote on Wingboy's topic on that forum. http://gl1800riders.com/forums/showthread.php?479641-Ticket-for-car-tire& It's nice to see that they at least put a nice liability warning regarding the installation of and use of CT as a sticky. I'm betting that the issue...

It's not the size of tire at issue, it's the wear rate. A Goldwing is a heavy bike, and eats tires relatively rapidly. A Goldwing is equipped with a comparatively low-wear, harder compound tire than that stretched sportbike, stock. No motorcycle tire will cut the mustard, when economy is...

This can only be interpreted in a few ways, in the context of the Insurance forum on GTAM.. my reply was to one of the possible, common interpretations of such a statement, as can be historically found here. ie. no insurance == bad *** who's not going to get pulled over or crash out because...

So, for you - a Pussy is someone who is entirely not willing to break the law for entirely selfish reasons, and potentially putting someone else's financial future at risk because of their uninsured arse, after having already taken a ticket for another offense that was committed for entirely...

LOL, ok buddy.. go back to your flat-earth society meeting, then.

There were a few insurance co's that wouldn't write insurance on a sidecar rig, but i was able to insure the 3 rigs that i've had over the years with minimal hassle involved. I wonder if it did present an issue, if i could appeal/register a complaint citing discrimination, being that i now have...

Those motorized bicycles are illegal, period. Generally, they are a chinese motor (cloned from a 1950's russian design) with a minimal or no lighting coil, mounted to whatever bicycle you may have leaning in the back shed. As such, unless the owner does a build well, it's an over-powered...

I am going by what i remember a Honda mechanic once told me eons ago. My memory may have slipped - I do remember it being in relation to the cracked frame issue with the early 1800 Wings, and him bitching about the tear-down of a Wing to get at that rear end. Perhaps i was in error.. he ain't...

Thank you for the sympathy - I am not out of motorcycling completely - I do have a full garage of toys, just waiting for a better day. Life is full of challenges, and the past number of years has had more than it's fair share of surprises.. but it is what it is.. I had 20+ years in, before...

I imagine that if you were to call Honda Canada or USA about support for use of automotive radials on a Wing, their first question is going to be "what is your warrenty file no...?" ..in order to void it. I understand why 1800 riders would want a more economical, long lasting tire - a 5 hour...

No cans of worms have been opened. A sidecar in and by itself is considered a 'bolt on accessory' - it is not a registered vehicle all by it's lonesome. In my case, tbe body shell is mostly of commercial manufacture. The frame and other parts are modified or of new fabrication under oversight...

I don't believe that there is anyone inside of or directly employed by the MTO, that could be considered an expert/inspector in sidecar setups. It's a fringe vehicle, that is declining in numbers by the decade. You might find one or two in the UK MTO equivalent, still.. but they are going to...

Short-form problems, as boiled down to the basics. As Sect 70(h) does indicate, there are indeed different classifications of vehicles. The law not only differentiates between them, but so too do the laws of physics in terms of the stresses upon the carcass of the tire sidewall. A motorcycle...

I've already given you a fair amount of information to work with and interpret, in terms of that enforcement training educational. In a sense i've also hi-jacked your threads purpose - for that i apologize for also. I personally don't agree that car tires on a solo motorcycle are a safe...

Therein lies the rub, due to an ignorant cop's problem, it becomes my problem consuming Time, Money, and Anxiety that i otherwise would be in short supply of. Although in principle i do support your dark-sider conviction, due to the safety and engineering aspects that i did consider for...

(h) regulating combinations of tires installed on vehicles or any class or classes thereof; If any ticket was thrown, it was likely due to section (h). Motorcycles are a different class of vehicle from Automobiles, and the tires used on each are different in physical specifications...

Bike Cop: Be aware that not all 'dark-siders' are evil. I will qualify this by saying that going 'dark-side' for the right reason, and the safe way, should not be an issue - legally, or liability-wise, period, full-stop. That said, i do agree that automotive tires, with the soft sidewall...

With the way that Canada's firearm laws are stacked up, it is inadviseable to use a pellet gun/air gun/airsoft gun as a potential threat of force or in actual use of force, even in a defensive 'castle doctrine' type situation (which legally doesn't exist in Canada anyway). Pellet/Air...

Not a pity-party gent's.. but thanks. I will be back out there again. Just did my couple-monthly "sidecar" search on the forum, and pinged back with this dead-thread.. needed to point out that sometimes, one's 'choice' of form in riding configuration is sometimes limited and beyond control...