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Wheel bearing job from a few weeks ago has been brought to a conclusion. I had bought all the parts to do all of the bearings front and rear, but was planning to swap the front wheel bearings when it was time for new tires. Today being a rain day ... that was today. I also finished fixing the...

I toss a piece of clothing if a button comes off. My mom would have been able to fix it. I don't know how and can't be bothered. Same situation. Similar for any situation where the owner of anything doesn't have the tools, experience, or time to fix it.

No question there's bad actors. But, be careful, because the situation as described doesn't have enough information to judge whether it's bad intent on the part of the workshop (trying to rip someone off), or just a standard case of someone incapable of doing work themselves at the mercy of OEM...

Tread with caution as far as naming names. Workshops, particularly dealers, quote worst case, with all OEM parts, no repairing anything (replace with new only), all labour included at standard charge-out rate. People without their own repair skills are at the mercy of dealers. Doesn't take long...

Right here is the exact location of the front gate. Yes, it will probably be closed by now. https://maps.app.goo.gl/tJGvVzV6Rskdqmik6

Yes, I'm in

None of my Japanese bikes have seen the inside of a dealer workshop for years!

Heading out early tomorrow morning ... helping in the pits this weekend ...

To the S1000RR rider who blew past me WFO on Hockley Road westbound out of the village this past Sunday ... Did you see the baby deer that had just strolled across the road? Did you see momma deer standing in the road just before that, waiting for baby? Momma deer standing there in the middle...

Polestar is assembled in China, and for the Americans, that's the issue. It's unclear why platform-mate Volvo-badged vehicles aren't affected (yet). The Canadian market is diverging from the US market.

There's incoming on weather radar. I'm out.

At Hockley General Store now, having taken a long way here! Eyes on the weather for this afternoon. "Risk of strong thunderstorms" doesn't sound too appealing.

Hypothesis: the ones with the DOT label were sourced from a US warehouse prior to the vendor rerouting their supply chain, and the one you have happened after that. Helmets can sit in inventory for a long time ... If it has the E-mark on the chin strap, it's fine.

Halfway down this article ... https://www.motocentral.co.uk/blogs/advice-explainers/ece-22-06-motorcycle-helmet-guide You just made me go check my own helmets. My race helmet is a Scorpion but it's an older model (2022) and it has DOT and ECE 22.05 markings on the back of the shell in the...

It is ECE 22.06 compliant. That standard is accepted here, but not in USA. Label will be inside somewhere. My new HJC helmet is the same way. I am thinking that distributors have rerouted their supply chains to a European warehouse instead of USA because of ... take one guess.

From the list, it looks like all of the criteria have to be met, if one of these conditions aren't met then it's OK. (Does anyone see any bike on their prohibited list that does not meet all of these criteria? There are some that don't have a passenger seat at all.) It's unclear what's meant by...

What's needed are better driving schools.

I finished the rear wheel bearing job. Installed the new bearing for the sprocket carrier, installed the new outer seals. I also identified what type of grease the bearings use and packed the space between the outer seal and bearing with the same type of grease, which is now sealed in by the...

Forecast is looking like this won't matter, but regardless, I'm out this week. I'm driving to Calabogie on Thursday with my race bike in the van for the joint VRRA/CSBK race weekend. VRRA's Modern Lightweight and CSBK Lightweight Sportbike are running together on track. Final is scheduled for...

I'm out. Iffy weather and I have to finish packing up for a weekend at Grand Bend.