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  1. OntFF

    Lakeside Park on the 24th of May

    "Everyone would gather On the twenty-fourth of May Sitting in the sand To watch the fireworks display" I'm a huge Rush fan. I ride a German bike. The "Lakeside Park" the song is about (Port Dalhousie, St. Catharines) is like 45 minutes from me... Seems like ducking out for an hour, after lunch...
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    Another Battery Question

    Agree.. Anything between 12.5-13.1 is perfectly normal for a charged LA battery, sitting open-cell.
  3. OntFF

    Another Battery Question

    Canadian Tire batteries are made by East Penn, currently... Pretty well regarded and generally high quality. I'm surprised you're having a hard time with them. Only thing I can think of is old stock, that's not been properly floated and rotated.
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    Another Battery Question

    Depending on the intelligence of the charger; leaving a trickle charger on the battery all winter may do the battery in.... Esp. if it's a larger charger (motorcycle/power-sports battery tenders should usually be in the 500-750 ma range; car tenders may be as much as 7A) Yuasa is a big name...
  5. OntFF

    Operation Noisemaker

    My office is 37 seconds from there (in the industrial park just north) - when I ride in, if I stop for coffee, I park well away from the 'group' that takes over the parking lot...
  6. OntFF

    Charging voltage

    I'm not much of a mechanic; but I am a battery guy... If your charging system is weak, the load of the bike running will draw the battery voltage down; and slowly discharge the battery. Check the connections, looking for corrosion... discoloration from hostspots or high resistance when you...
  7. OntFF

    May Port Dover Crashes RIP GWS

    Seemed a particularlly bad day - large group riding (10 bikes) - hit some loose stuff on the Burlington Skyway - one moderately injured, several others with road-rash or just bruises to their pride. RIP and GWS to all those who fell to the 13th...
  8. OntFF

    What did you do in your garage today..?

    Did nothing -IN- the garage today; but did dig down and poured a small concrete under-pin for part of the garage wall... So worked -ON- the garage... that count?
  9. OntFF

    Carrying a camera (SLR/Mirrorless) - vibration issues?

    Looking for thoughts, opinions and experiences... I ride a BMW F750gs - and am an amatuer photographer... I'm looking to carry my camera with me when I'm out, but I'm concerned about the vibration. I shoot a Canon EOS-R; in a padded Canon over the shoulder bag. Anyone here carry...
  10. OntFF

    In Memorium - 6 years gone... Deanna Rawn

    6 years ago, lost a friend and love.... She'd just gotten her first bike, and an teen age kid turned into her. https://www.rhbandersonfuneralhomes.com/cms/obituaries/deanna-rawn/ I'd known her for years; we dated for a while, even lived together for a bit before life took us in different...
  11. OntFF

    Niagara Falls Checking in

    New member here (as of today - 22-05-08) Been riding about a year, so still fairly new; but love to get out when I can... Live in Niagara Region, lots of decent riding down here! Riding a 2021 BMW F750 GS - 40th Anniversary 'bumblebee' paint scheme; affectionately known as Heidi, my German...
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