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FB, and I agree, it is utterly useless but that seems to be where the buyers are.

When I was selling my Goldwing this spring, I posted on Kijiji, Autotrader and FB Marketplace. It seems that for some reason, people have switched from Kijiji to Marketplace. I had probably 3x the inquiries from Marketplace than I did from Kijiji, which sucked because Marketplace is really...

When I were a lad my brother an I were goofing around in a parking lot with some buddies, car surfing and the like. Bro slid off the hood of a car moving maybe 10km/h. We drove to the ER and I got to spend 4 hours watching a nurse pull gravel out of his hands. Gloves. (y) This thread also...

I bought an Air Hawk 6-7 years back to use on the KLR. It has the OG rubber bladder. It does work to alleviate the pain and numbness from long rides, but I found that it gets too hot. I guess the rubber kind of seals around my butt and prevents any air flow. On a very hot day riding through...

MSRP for a 2022 1050XT is $17,000 in SK. Add in taxes, dealer fees and that leaves $35,000+ for paint, side cases and flashing lights? Seems pretty bad to me...

I bought a Zoleo satellite comm for my ride across Canada last fall. Lots of areas up north with little to no cell coverage. It was very useful for keeping in touch with folks back home and it made me feel better about riding through areas with no cell coverage and little traffic. I loaned it...

Anyone know of a decent machine shop in the East end of the GTA that would bore out the cylinder on my KLR? I'm looking to fix an oil burning issue by going with a new, larger diameter piston kit. I just need to factor in the cost of boring the cylinder before I take the plunge. Thanks

If you're staying in Canada, take the Yellowhead highway over the Trans-Canada every time. Still not the most exciting scenery in the world but it's not quite as monotonous. The Southern prairies are beautiful but 2 solid days of uninterrupted wheat/canola fields is a bit mind-numbing. The...

Ken's motoworks on Wentworth. He's usually busy, but worth a call.

If you're doing the M2X test with Drivetest/MTO, make sure you go over the entire route before hitting the road (don't let them rush you to start before you're clear on what's expected). The earpiece they had me wear was like a torture device and between the tester's accent, the terrible...

To be clear, I have no issue with people following me in the right tire track as long as they maintain the usual proper following distance. My mini-rant was prompted by people taking up position closer than most tailgaters.

I bought a car from a guy in QC about 15 years ago. I did eventually receive the QC taxes back, but iirc it was about a year later. Didn't bother me much, as the car was still cheaper than a comparable car in ON, even with the QC taxes added on.

Something is going on out on the roads this year. Every time I've been out so far this spring I've had strangers start riding formation on me. Of course it's nothing new, it happens from time to time every year, but not like this. Every single ride, sometimes multiple times on the same ride...

If you're sticking with the stock number of teeth, the OEM Kawi sprockets have the best reputation for wear. Otherwise I've used Sunstar in the past with good success. Rocky Mountain ATV has combo deals on Primary Drive brand chains/sprockets that seem to be well regarded on the KLR forums...

I have a Nikon D5100 that I carry on my KLR. I just pop the Lowepro Nova camera bag inside my tank bag, leaving the camera bag unzipped. Takes maybe 2 seconds to open the zip on the tank bag, reach in and pull out the camera. The camera goes into the camera bag lens first but there are foam...

Where's the neck roll? Yay, I didn't bruise my hips, too bad my neck is broken...

I guess someone at the ministry saw this thread. They've added this to the Overview section:"DriveON is designed for heavy diesel commercial motor vehicles and will not include new testing requirements or fees for light passenger vehicles. There will be no changes to the existing safety...

Wild Heart brand dry bags on Amazon. By far the best value for a 60L roll top dry bag, at least when I got mine last year. Looks like they've gone up to about $105 for the 66L, still great value...

Amen brother.

FYI, the NAPA branded "powersports" AGM batteries are re-branded Deka batteries. Very good quality at not quite discount prices.