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Flat trackers have no front brake, so the only way to control bike behavior is by sliding sideways and modulating the rear brake to control wheel spin. Take a flat track school and find out what you can get away with and what you cannot. A buddy was doing just fine until he pulled off and...

https://superbikeplanet.com/story/1331/updated-ktm-files-for-self-managed-crisis-plans-in-face-of-possible-bk

Red Bull puts up a lot of that $$$.

The latest - KTM attempts to stave off bankruptcy with restructuring

Most large transport corporations - think TTC, GO Transit, and railroads are big enough that they are self insurers. Expect a long fight if you ever took one of them to court.

That's kinda funny - Scorpion supplies helmets to H-D. Guess where Scorpion helmets are made ?

Once bitten, twice shy. And apparently while not wide spread it was a 'known' issue.

I would NEVER buy a GM truck, ever again. Friends have had good experiences and so did I until about 15 years ago. A GMC one ton dualie I had on long term loan decided to spit it's right side upper ball joint at 4 months old and right turn me into a bridge abutment. The entire wheel assembly ran...

Transport Canada dictates the round maple leaf sticker (and a number) on anything imported directly, even 'for off road use only'. I'm not certain what hoops the manufacturers have to jump through, but Yamaha imported lots of TZs back in the day and they all had that sticker.

Just finished reading a thread on Hagerty's site about hand tools. FWIW, I have a Vessel hand impact driver that I've owned since the 70's. It lives in the bottom of the tool box, but every once in a while... I got given a Wurth 1/4 drive set about 7 years ago - came in a little red box. It...

Unless it has the little round maple leaf sticker it's a one-off personal import.

I don't recall these ever being imported into Canada - likely grey market. The current owner likely paid too much and is being greedy.

For me it was the Yamaha VK540 (Viking) - bulletproof little sled that always got the job done.

Cue the banjos.

Buchanan's will make you anything you want - spokes and properly drilled rims. Recycle your stock hubs or buy new ones and lace 'em up. https://www.buchananspokes.com/

Back when I had to worry about such things, the only real differences between MOT and DOT standards were reflectors and bilingual labeling. It was usually an easy fix to send the dealer a bag of stuff to be installed at PDI.

A buddy just picked up a used low mileage 2.0L turbo AWD XLT for a VERY nice price. They're starting to show up, just keep your eyes open.

By the numbers Asia is the focus, here's Yamaha's for example: https://www.rideapart.com/features/741042/yamaha-motorcycle-sales-q3-2024/

https://www.rideapart.com/features/741189/bajaj-motorcycle-sales-deep-dive/