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You’re doing pretty good if you got 34,000km out of a chain. I would replace it with a DID or RK. I think that’s who supplies chains to the Japanese manufacturers. You should hear and feel a noticeable difference with your new chain. and don’t try to save a few bucks by not replacing the...

I guess that’s why it’s called a spray can , not a spray can’t.

I was out in the garage tonight listening to these two records. They may seem dated but they were a huge reset for me and the way I thought about music. It was like they were hitting you over the head and saying wake up and pay attention to what is going on. The Clash called themselves the only...

Looking forward to following this thread. In fairness, without knowing any details, bike shops hate working on old bikes, whatever they fix something else is going to go going wrong and that bike will keep coming back to them like a boomerang. They will want to replace everything rather than...

So sorry to hear that. I lost my 12 year old German Shepherd a year ago. I miss him everyday.

My ‘77 RD was originally red like most were but it’s been spray bombed 10 times over. This is the paint scheme I’m thinking of going with, it’s from a Canada only ‘76 model I think. I remember seeing one years ago at Bar Hodgson’s Kawasaki dealership. This photo is from Connery’s website...

That paint looks really good for spray bombs. I’ve been doing some research and there are some very inexpensive, user friendly HVLP spray guns that do a nice job once you’ve got them dialed in. That’s probably the route I’ll go, my RD is not going to be a concourse restoration but if it were I’d...

Very nice! Where did you get the paint done if you don’t mind me asking.Ive got a 77 RD400 I’m considering restoring.

The new building is fabulous, they managed to get a lot of corporate donations that allowed them to build it. The Canadian Automotive Museum that I volunteer at is not so fabulous, it’s a good museum but they struggle to maintain their 105 year old building on a shoestring budget, also ongoing...

I remember in the late 70’s or early 80’s there was some kind terrorist bombing in Toronto at Litton Industries or something like that, my memory is a little fuzzy. Anyway, CTV news did a segment on how easy it was to get dynamite in Toronto. They sent one of their reporters to a police station...

Did a little road trip with the wife today to Peterborough to go to the Canadian Canoe Museum. On the way we came across this historic plaque just north of Keene. Every time I have a bad day now, I’m going to read this and say to myself there’s always somebody that’s had a worse one, like Jim...

…also September is a beautiful month to go. July and August can be quite hot and a lot more tourists.

Been to Boston many, many times, one of my favorite destinations. Gone there by bike and by Porter out of The Toronto Island airport. Be forewarned if you’re riding or driving , plan your arrival around rush hour, traffic is as bad or worse than Toronto. Highly recommend the Old Town hop off and...

There’s 2 different ferries you can take across Lake Michigan that save you the hassle of going through Chicago. The one I took was an old ship that originally took railway cars carrying ore across the lake, the SS Badger, it was quite pleasant. The other is a high speed ferry but I’ve never...

You don’t.

Definitely do the return trip through the US. After driving the Trans Canada the last thing you want to do is turn around and do it again. Great scenery and the roads are much better.

Funny how you can make a great movie that stands the test of time like Goin’ Down The Road on a shoe string budget and then there’s this movie. Someone thought it would be a good idea to throw truckloads of money at a bunch of coked out rock stars to be in a movie and it would be some kind of...

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/a4996570-1e4b-49b5-b56e-0e0b51edb1a6 I live by those words.