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Took about 2.5hrs for me to ride from College & Spadina, to near the Kennedy Commons. Took Bathurst up for a good chunk of it, then finally got fed up and took some sidestreets til I could get up Yonge. I'm surprised I didn't see more people doing the same -- a lot of very patient people out...

Two red/orange V-Stroms eastbound on the 401 7:20ish, you exited at Warden. I think I've seen you two a few times now in the area. Sup!

It's not so much the heat, it's the stupidity. Any kind of non-favourable weather conditions prove to cause people to drive/walk/ride like morons. The instant it rains a bit, or gets foggy, or a deer is walking in the woods 100' away, etc, people get distracted and panicked. It baffles me to...

I had thought of the vacuum issue, opening the tank doesn't seem to help. Issue went away again as soon as I filled the tank, so it definitely seems like either crap in the tank/filter. Something I noticed this time that I never did before (never thought to check actually), was that there was...

I do it regularly when riding to/from work downtown. Particularly along Carlton/College St, where the right-hand lane is fairly wide at points. That said, you will constantly be fighting cagers, bicyclists and especially taxi drivers, who will wedge themselves in between you and the parked...

Don't get me wrong guys, I do understand the validity of the "get off bike while filling" policy, there is some sense in it. It's the fact that the guy cut off my fuel mid-fillup and refused to let me continue despite obviously not having a safe way of moving with the pump still in the bike...

I'm not sure that actually makes sense...? Someone who knows better can you please explain if this would be possible. I haven't heard of gears getting "messed up", maybe the clutch slipping and/or cable needing adjustment... which actually might make sense in this case... That said, if you're...

Unfortunately, you could have super-bright flashing strobe-lights and a 15000-decibel horn, and most inattentive/clueless cagers such as this one would still put your life at risk. Believe me, I have a Stebel horn and what I'd consider very visible gear & motorcycle, and I still have tried just...

So ****** off right now at Shell and their moron employees. I was at the Kingston & Sheppard Shell station, filling up my (nearly empty) tank, and at less than $5 the pump cuts off, no warning. Buddy inside comes over PA saying, "Please sir get off the bike while filling." I tell the guy, I'm...

Good to know, cuz my bike is currently stalled at aa Shell in Pickering. Fuel pump doesn't seem to be able to work, I hear it just barely functioning when I turn the key. Ugh...

Ugh. So, bike was running beautifully. Now I'm stuck at KC and the bike won't maintain idle RPM, keeps stalling out. Ran great til I got here, literally died as I was parking. I AM down to about 1/4 tank again, maybe whatever gas is in there is crap... but honestly not sure what to think now...

I should mention, there's no way water should normally leak into your gas tank -- it'd be sealed against even a torrential downpour. This is moreso if there's condensation buildup in your tank (also shouldn't generally happen) or if there was, for example, water or debris already present in the...

Last weekend my bike was sputtering and lurching at 5-6k RPM, and idling extremely low/stalling. I had a definite loss of power at all RPM ranges, and I could hear & feel the motor struggling to keep running. At first I was worried my motor was failing. I normally use 87, had filled up at the...

This is one of my favourite parking spots downtown when I want to go for a walk somewhere. There's another, much rougher-looking cafe racer I've seen parked there before on a fairly regular basis, was it still there? I honestly had been wondering if it was abandoned or something, it was very...

I'm actually about to do exactly that. I've never used the stuff before but I've read on several forums that it has been helpful in such cases. Hopefully it is for me -- the bike has over 50,000km on it so I'm sure there's some crap to be cleaned out. Update: Put in a bit under 1/3 of a can...

Hey guys, I may already have the answer to this one but just wanted to get a 2nd opinion or two. Bike has been running fine up until yesterday. Was on the highway and I noticed that regardless of gear, around 5-6k RPM (power-band area) the bike would sputter & lurch, as if I were chopping the...

To the gentleman who broke down on the Bayview-Bloor ramp just after noon today, if you're on here, hope your mechanic was able to sort everything out for you. Sucks getting your bike back just to break down shortly after.

Hey all, I've been thinking lately about what I want my next bike to be, and I've been bouncing back and forth between a few ideas. Coming from sport-touring style bikes (Ninja 250R & 650R, now V-Strom DL650), I've thought about a Triumph Tiger or a Kawasaki Concours if I were to continue...

Holy crap it was you?! Man, it's so rare you see someone on a bike with wheels, especially with two arms and two legs!

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