I understand your comment and agree that any action "could" affect another vehicle on the road in theory however; if you fail to signal with another vehicle on the road and your actions do not actually materially affect the other vehicle then I would argue you are safe under the HTA. This...
The section in the HTA does not refer to other people being around, but to "affecting" the movement of other vehicles. This is a big difference in my mind...
142. (1) The driver or operator of a vehicle upon a highway before turning to the left or right at any intersection or into a private...
No disadvantages other than visible wear and you may need to repack it. Unless it has a pretty significant amount of km's on it you shouldn't have to worry about repacking though.
Also I had the same bike and the carbon rs-5 ended up trimming about 2 inches off the length of the actual...
For sale I have:
OEM Honda rear cowl in black that was on my bike for one season (sold it last fall) - $100
Set of black Pazzo levers with red adjusters from the same bike also with only one season on them - $150
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Very well maintained 2008 WR450 - $5300.
New top end last season with only a couple of rides on since (receipts to prove over $1500 in work)
Street legal with all the required gear - horn, mirror, signals, DOT tires, etc...
Two sets of tires dirt knobbies and street tires
Fresh oil...
No question, hands down the KTM is a better bike.
As others have said the 1 month warranty is normal with a competition motorcycle. Parts aren't going to be anymore experience (I know this first hand as I just went from a CR250 to KTM 250XC) and I am very had on my rides but very good with...
This will also happen when going around a corner with a decent lean angle and the back tire goes over tar snakes. I can feel my back tire slide every time it hits a tar snake in a corner.
Having not had the opportunity to ride a 650 twin yet I can't comment. The 650 may be a good choice as well as long as the low end torque isn't so much that accidentally popping the clutch or grabbing too much throttle isn't an instant lesson in looping.
First of all congrats on doing the right thing for your first bike and learning the basics on a bike that allows you to learn proper riding technique.
On to your question... I grew up riding dirt and have about 15 years experience on over a dozen bikes ranging from the little fiddys up to race...
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