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its my guess that most riders of litre bikes -- myself included -- have progressed from smaller street bikes over the years and have a fair amount of experience. Maybe that experience has taught us to respect the power a litre bike has, and realize it can bite you in the *** if you arent...

this target fixation thing is driving me crazy... the more i tell myself not to look at something, the more my brain WANTS to. I'll be staring directly at whatever in the road that I'm trying to train myself to look away from!!! I think I'll try 1wheeldrive's method of practice using boobs.

+1 Elzilcho! I was the one who originally posed the question about discussing accidents including tragic ones so that we might all learn from it. On reflection, I removed it and I think your answer explains perfectly why i did.

thanks for the tip.. i'll have a search for them and will likely by 5 times as much as i would have because now i'll be bidding against a ******** of members of this site!

crashed my 75 honda CB400F after an afternoon of drinking in the sun. Amazing what passed for a good idea way back then! Any time got myself into trouble with a close call has been my own fault -- usually going too fast for the road conditions at the time or forgetting that my braking distance...

wow...who thought there could be so many varying ways to do it! I just do what the manual says, and on every street bike I have ever owned it said to adjust the chain with bike on the centre stand [or in the case of my old KLR, to prop it up on something ie the ever-dependable milk crate]...

thanks for the info and offer so far: Tiburon: not sure yet..still in the "hope to" stage. LittleSaki: wont be going that soon..Murphy's Law popped up and bike has leaking water pump! dammit

did you make this trip?

Can anyone give me a heads up on what to be prepared for? Planning a 2 or 3 day trip to NYC and will be travelling from Kingston so will cross at Wolfe Island via the ferry. Whats the procedure for getting thru the tolls? Do I just make sure i have a shiteload of coins easily accessible...

GPS ... phewwwwy why use em?....just ride! lots of times getting lost is the fun part

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I've been riding on the street for 30-some years now and was originally taught to ride in the left tire lane, although i dont ever recall it being referred to as a blocking lane. I read this thread a few days ago and it gave me things to think about. Then I went for a nice long ride the other...

dammit... not another one lost. RIP rider...

should be done on a rear stand -- definitely not the side stand. Part of the chain adjustment process involves the entire rear wheel and axle sliding backwards incrementally [with the notches] and the notches on both sides must match up. If not, you'll have a tire thats not trued up or a tight...

+1 to Gary and Neil having the right foot on the brake is a good idea at ALL times when stopped regardless of whether a cage or your bike will illuminate your rear lights to lessen chance of rear-ender. The easiest way to learn going up hill without slipping back is to make use of the rear...

I have some items for sale off my 2003 SV1000S. I dont know if they will be compatable to any other years but easy for you to find out if interested. Original front seat - excellent condition with no rips or marks 100 plus shipping [new 190] Original clip-on bars 225 plus shipping [new 186...

ok... go easy on me but I'm serious: what the hell are "cans" [and i'm not talking about female anatomy]! I always thought "cans" were simply the muffler part of the exhaust system, with the baffles inside.

RIP rider and my condolences to his family and friends. And thoughts to those at Pro6 and my fellow marshals at Calabogie who I'm sure are having a difficult time with this.

+1 for woobie reply. Dont ride it too tight --- will ruin it, or worse, snap it while riding Dont you have a manual? even if you dont, you could just google how to adjust motorcycle chain, since the process is pretty much the same for all chain drives. Just make sure the notches/marks on...

enjoy the riding!! I'm not far from you -- between brighton and trenton -- there are lots of interesting routes to take close by and not enough summertime to hit them all. Whenever I'm riding through cobourg on a hot day, i cant resist the milkshakes at that place on the main drag...across...