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    failed my m1 exit test. how to rebuild confidence?

    Edit: oh, I see you passed. congratz, and never mind all this. Never mind your confidence. Practice your skills. If you calll RTI and ask them to explain your options, I'm sure they'd be happy to have somebody call you back and talk things over with you. If the free retest doesn't work...
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    Xsr 900

    congratz, i'm a little bit jealous
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    Is it impossible to get insurance for a new rider?

    Didn't your motorcycle safety course give you your M2 qualification when you graduated? Most courses include the M2 test as part of the program. Perhaps you still need to find an M2 course. After I had graduated my course, I had to finish the waiting period on my M1, 90 days, I suppose, then...
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    Lumilor Electroluminescent Paint ... battery-powered glow-in-the-dark custom paint

    This showed up in one of my feeds this morning. Paint that glows when it is connected to a battery. The clip shows a bike with a custom tank; it looks ok. This concept has potential, might even become the next flavour of the month (although I imagine a nightmare result when the advertising...
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    Hilarious Kijiji Bike and Stuff Ads

    Wanted: Looking to buy, my full M liscence, currently have M2 http://www.kijiji.ca/v-motorcycle-other/city-of-toronto/looking-to-buy-my-full-m-liscence-currently-have-m2/1180239650?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Something fishy about this one...
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    Cheap New Dual Sports - Which One Would You Buy?

    Fun clip. With a bigger rear wheel, he might not have buried it down to the hub like that....
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    Yikes. 3-Year Old Passenger

    The first time I ever got a ride, it was astride the gas tank of a cop friend's shiny new panhead FLH, built in the era when real men didn't use electric starters (or electric razors, or electric toothbrushes...). I suppose I was around the same age I don't see much harm in it, except that...
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    A quiet loop through the north Toronto warehouse district

    Here is a loop that I like in north Toronto. I follow the service roads parallel to Highway 400 from Steeles to Wilson, going south along the east flank of the highway, then returning via the west side It is about 9 miles long and doesn't have a lot of stops or traffic lights. It is a mix of...
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    Thinking of scootering

    The Sym Symba isn't on your list. The are styled to look like an old Honda Cub. I've seen plenty of good reviews for them. They were featured in this blog, which I have not completely read yet http://underboningtheworld.blogspot.ca/2011/06/youll-not-see-nothing-like-mighty-symba.html (edit...
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    Cheap New Dual Sports - Which One Would You Buy?

    I remember seeing this a while ago. A suspension kit for more serious offroad use. http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/these-mods-turn-the-honda-cb500x-into-the-adventure-bik-1703743250
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    Canada MotoGuide on Project Creep: crazy specs for new bikes

    A fun article about the neverending tugofwar between the engineers, the designers, the marketing department, and the accountants. After all the compromises have been made, the final specification looks nothing like the bike they set out to create...
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    trouble selling motorcycle. help?

    I looked at your ad and there is nothing glaringly bad about it. Next, I did an all-Ontario search for EX500s. Most of the private sales are a bit older than your bike (obviously, since yours is a 2009), and asking 1500-2000. There are a handful in the same price range, and a couple of...
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    Hilarious Kijiji Bike and Stuff Ads

    Kinda ironic: here they are offering a repo'd bike for sale. Then they go on to say that they will finance sales to people with bad credit or no credit. http://www.kijiji.ca/v-sport-bikes/oshawa-durham-region/2015-yamaha-fz07-repo-unit-we-finance-bad-credit-no-credit-apply/1166418631
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    Pedestrian flashing red countdown = don't cross?

    Toronto is a dangerous place to be a pedestrian: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/more-than-160-pedestrians-killed-by-vehicles-since-2011/article30391640/ I've had to leapfrog over a couple of different car fenders to avoid getting hit, back when I was still nimble enough to vault...
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    Beginner Standard Bike Recommendations

    I see there is a sticky on this subject at the top of this group. I haven't ever looked at it, though. http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum/showthread.php?35867-New-Rider-First-bike-Which-one-(Guide-to-choosing-your-first-ride) I have heard good things about the Suzuki GS500, also the Suzuki...
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    Yamaha SCR950 Scrambler

    According to the article, it is based on the Bolt, which is air cooled
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    Yamaha SCR950 Scrambler

    I came across this on social media last night. http://canadamotoguide.com/2016/06/08/2017-yamaha-scr950/
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    Where are the beat-to-hell dual sports?

    i'm sure i saw a 1988 KLR650 on kijiji last week. can't find it now. they can be had for cheap, and it is said that they'll last forever...i suppose the best deals show up during the off-season
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    seat for CB500X

    I was able to find the Corbin Canyon on Google. Corbin seems reputable, aside from that I have no info http://corbin.com/honda/hcb500x13.shtml
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