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Trackday, I'm afraid you have a case of Oldguyitis, and I think it's acute. Unfortunately the disease is incurable, but we can treat the symptoms. Like you, I find the price of new motorcycles to be so high as to be almost offensive. The proliferation of (for me) unnecessary and very much...

When I built my shop the contractor suggested corrugated, white PVC panels for the walls and ceiling like they use in milking barns because it's moisture resistance. Both he and the building inspector were surprised that it didn't meet fire code standards here, even though it does elsewhere...

On one hand it amazes me that with the bloated bureaucracies at the federal and provincial levels, no Ministry of Transport has stepped in to enforce existing regulations or bans with these products. You'd think at least one of the 13 Ministers of Transport in this country would look at it and...

And yet no government agency will care.

I found her episodes on building the Yamaha 600 interesting and entertaining, and her travels through Afghanistan were also very interesting. She deserves a TON of credit, both for the length of her travels and the places she goes. She's more brave than most, and probably smarter too. I would...

A lot of people seem to be romanticizing what the Himalayan is. They see simple, traditional, straight forward, and (modern buzzword incoming...) "authentic". On the other hand you see potential suspect build quality, underpowered, thus over-priced. I tend to agree with you. If the goal of...

It's not a MC Adventure book, but I really enjoyed Travels with Charley: In Search of America, by John Steinbeck. He travels in a pickup with a camper on it with his dog, Charly. The countryside he travels is largely gone, but it's a really enjoyable read. If you can find Max Burns Cycle Canada...

When people tell me how dumb the Yanks are I tell them that I believe on a per capita basis "we" are just as dumb. Then something happens to prove my point...

Or I might have counted one extra beard.

LOL. 25 Santa Clauses agree.

Not my idea of fun either, but a plug isn't fixing a flat caused by a dented rim.

I've dented a rim on a back road pothole here in Ontario. Nearly every year we hear stories of people complaining about damaged wheels on their cars from bad road surface in Toronto. A pair of tire levers and a patch kit probably weight about the same as a 500ml bottle of water. If you're...

At the war plane museum in Trenton they have a restored Halifax bomber that was recovered from a lake in Norway. The entire crew perished in the crash. If I recall correctly, the oldest member of the crew was the captain. He was 22 years old.

LOL..."lusting after someone's daughter", "unwanted pregnancy", "crashed..badly broke both legs", I don't think you're helping put his mind at ease.

The were busy. The salesman told me he had sold 3 new BMW's before I talked to him, and they sold 2 more while I was still there. I got a great trade in value on my KTM 1090R from them and bought a 2024 GasGas 700ES (otherwise known as a red KTM 690 Enduro) that was discounted by $4500 from...

I've heard that. Aren't they mostly electronic related? They've also got really, REALLY expensive.

I have a 2015 that's about to turn over 300,000K. It still looks nearly new and doesn't burn oil. I've maintained it based on the schedule in the manual, but I don't take it to the dealer. I'm not interested in selling or trading it because I still like it and it has exactly enough tech...

Humph. Looks like a 1986 Heritage Softtail to me.

I forgot that I had a heated jacket and gloves. And I didn't bump my head.

Not a bad idea really. Change it in the fall when it's not busy and you're not using up good riding weather.