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My son is a licensed car mechanic. He started with a large 400-piece Mastercraft Maximum tool set when it was on sale and added a few air tools from the Mac student program. As he got a bit more experience, he upgraded a few of his most-used tools to Snapon or Mac. In particular he much prefers...

We did the Barrie tour last week on four wheels. That gives us more room to bring home beer and allows Mrs jimdb to drive if I have too many samples. We started at Barnstormer for a beer and pizza lunch. The pizza was excellent. I tried the Cirrus Session IPA. This beer had lots of Amarillo...

Also Galaxy and El Dorado. I have a standing order from my sons to bring home 12 Star every time I drive through Kingston. Jim

We did the Neustadt and MacLean's run last year. MacLean's was so new that they didn't have the furniture in the tasting room yet. They were sampling the pale ale but their IPA was still in the tank. The final brewery on that tour was Killanan just south of Owen Sound. They had Kolsch and...

Also check the status of the contractor's business licence and contact the Better Business Bureau. If you punch a hole in your foundation you should also talk to a structural engineer and get your Building Department involved. And never, ever start work without proper plans and permits. Jim

I can confirm that carboncat's black is really deep deep black. It looks great on my tank and plastics. Jim

This is exactly what happened with my former employer. My department went from around 100 people to less than 50 in a few days and I was one of the unlucky ones. Each of the departing employees was escorted to their desk and allowed to take clothing, wallets and keys. For the other stuff...

There are a couple of Stinger folding motorcycle tarilers on Kijiji but they are pretty expensive ($1000-$1500). Great for bikes but useless for general use. A folding 4x8 trailer would be better for general use and easier to store than a regular trailer. Jim

Re: BY By Tommy boy Ford kicked out!! I'm not apologizing for Rob Ford, but I believe the $3000 was not city money. It was money raised for Ford's football team using city logos and letterhead. This is misrepresentation, possibly a conflict of interest and it violates city rules. The real...

I'm off the road again, but a little bit of wiring and a few new connectors should get me going again (cooked insulation between the stator and regulator). Someone on GSResources was setting up an Ontario group so maybe we will get to ride sometime. Your rebuild looks great. I haven't started...

It would help if I had the same screen name on both sites. I'm GSJim over there, and bikecliff's site is great. Next time I will do my own. My only excuse this time is that I had absolutely no room at home to do anything with the bike in January 2011, so it was easier to have infernobuster take...

I paid four hours labor plus parts a year ago. The only parts required were new needle valves and bowl gaskets. The bike is an older Suzuki GS in-line four with carbs trapped between the engine and airbox. The mechanic told me it was an absolute PITA to remove the carbs. Jim

Move along people. Nothing to see here... Jim

Has anyone tried the Velocity Storm touring pants? The description on the Velocity web site looks good and the product appears to be comparable to other textile pants I have looked at. Jim

Me too. (1983 GS650G) Most parts orders get filled within a few days. Not bad for an ancient bike. Jim

How about a bike with Rotella synthetic with less than 1000 km after the last change? Should I change it before storage? Jim

I also took the whole set of courses, Basics, Electrical 1&2, Engines 1&2 and Chassis. The instructors tried to keep the class work to about an hour and turned us loose in the lab for two hours. The smaller classes tended to work a bit better because we had to share one set of tools. My...