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  1. Priller

    2025 Demo Days

    I did a demo track day with them at Shannonville a few years ago, but don't think they had a Tuareg available. I did find this request form on their website: https://storeusa.aprilia.com/test-ride.aspx?model=TUAREG_660 Make sure you select 'Canada' in the top left, and it'll let you choose...
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    What's your most neglected maintenance item on your motorcycle?

    I feel seen, as the kids say. When the suspension guy makes a lot of complaining noises about how stinky the oil was, you know you left it too long. Speaking of which, the Guzzi is now 8 years old, and I'm certain the only time the suspension has been touched from the factory was when I...
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    Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

    Touché. If everyone drove the cars *I* like, the roads would be a very different place. Lots more hatchbacks and station wagons, for a start...
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    Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

    One of those where it seems the BMW design team has been taking the endless memes about their expanding grill sizes as a personal challenge. They're a little behind schedule, but not by much: Flip side is I think the Ioniq 5 is an absolute stunner, a futuristic take on a hot hatch that looks...
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    Boat Rentals

    Some do it, even up here in the frozen north year-round. The yacht club here in Hamilton has a few all-year liveaboards that make their way through winter. A few other clubs and marinas around the GTA have the same. I think it's cheaper than traditional housing, but comes with so many headaches...
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    2025 Insurance quote reality check please

    The whole point of the rebate is that they do break even. Unlike the Dougie Bucks, it is essentially a refund when revenue exceeds forecasts. Also, that paper is a) from the Fraser Institute, and b) from 2018. But yes, the big problem in all cases is there is minimal incentive to root out the...
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    2025 Insurance quote reality check please

    ICBC customers to receive $110 rebate Six years in a row with no base rate increases? ICBC is far from perfect, but it's a damn sight better than the absolute insanity in Ontario...
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    Where do you guys go for new tires?

    I don't change my own tires because I don't change tires often enough to justify the gear (especially with fat and stiff sport tires), and don't enjoy the wrestling match that comes from not having all the gear. But saying doing something yourself is stupid because it doesn't save enough is a...
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    2025 Insurance quote reality check please

    Lived in BC for 15 years, my personal experience was far, far better with ICBC (plus private for ancillary coverage on occasion) than it has been in Ontario with our busted system. This is especially true if you have to make a claim, where the increase in BC is marginal whereas Ontario increases...
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    Where do you guys go for new tires?

    I went with Ace when I last put tires on the track bike, have always been very happy. Then I quoted a new set of rubber bought elsewhere for the Griso (spoked rims but tubeless), then he wanted $80/ea to install. Local Hamilton crusty bastard wanted $90/ea. Pro 6 did them for $55/ea. Tires were...
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    Trailer question

    For inspiration, here's the one I had with one bike and a car: And the same utility trailer with two bikes (sort of, it was two, I swear!) with a truck: With one on the car, you definitely knew it was there, though it didn't squat much. Two on the truck, though, was almost imperceptible...
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    Trailer question

    A quick spin through Google's Gemini AI model, using the dimensions you gave and assuming 60% of the 900 lb load is in front of the axle, gives a bike only tongue weight of 87 lbs, which is a bit light. Add two ~15 lb PA wheel chocks and it rounds up nicely to 104 lbs, plus say 45 lbs from the...
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    What's the one thing you always forget or wish you'd brought on long trip on 2 wheels?

    Not something I wish I brought, but something I was VERY glad one of the other guys on the ride brought was some silicone self-sealing tape. Was doing an Eastern Oregon tour on a borrowed FZ-1 that had been geared to the moon as a wheelie special prior to the current owner. As this was killing...
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    The Reasonably Priced Used Motorcycles for Sale Thread

    Not really sure how great of a deal $6300 is (likely hoping for $6000 at that ask), but I've always loved the V11 Le Mans, and it seems to be well cared for and tastefully upgraded: Log into Facebook
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    The Reasonably Priced Used Motorcycles for Sale Thread

    That would normally be a really good price for that model with that mileage, as the Rothmans anniversary paint adds quite a bit of value (it is one of the nicest factory paint jobs ever). But there's something about that bike that doesn't look right. Not sure if it's just dusty and badly washed...
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    Soccer/football thread 2022

    So many layers of tragedy, from dying with his brother, to having very recently been married, to leaving behind a wife and three young kids. Impossible to imagine the grief shared all across his family. Sounds like Liverpool will be retiring his number 20 jersey. So many messages on social...
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    Country Living (septic, well water, etc.) ... who's done it?

    A friend is in the process of prepping his century farmhouse for sale similar to what you describe (he's selling because work is dragging him back to Toronto, and the commute is unbearable from near Bewdley). Lots of pros and cons with something that old, and the concept of an R value didn't...
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    MotoGP 2025 Discussion Thread *Warning: Spoilers allowed*

    I've been whinging about a lack of competitiveness for three years. I haven't watched a minute live this season, though I did watch the highlights from Le Mans. Add up the following: - bad aero regs that allow for far too much dirty air behind a bike, mess with tires, make passing difficult...
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    The "Official" Watch Thread and all Things Horological

    One of many reasons I'll never buy a Rolex new, other than the fact that their watches (to my eyes) can be neatly divided between boring and ugly. The sub to me is the Stairway to Heaven of watches. Once great, and so groundbreaking it spawned a zillion inferior imitators. But with the passage...
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    The "Official" Watch Thread and all Things Horological

    It does. Definitely a Rado signature. It's subtle (doesn't spin, but will rotate with movement), and is supposedly a sign for service if it stops rotating, but I suspect that doesn't really apply to modern watches with newer lubricants. More importantly for me, having the logo recessed like that...
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