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Never bothered to use this, since I don't change my own tires. Someone want to shoot me $15 for it?

This is a fun little bike and would be awesome to keep around, but I'm just straight out of space. Main bike is running, should pass safety no problem (forks are good, brakes are good, lights are good, etc) Parts bike is mostly complete, not running (never bothered to put a battery in to try...

So I spent the last 2 or 3 years doing a LOT of work and spending a LOT of money restoring a 1978 CB750, and it's finally ready. It's beautiful, it's appraised as essentially a brand new bike, and I need insurance! My current insurer will write it into my policy, but they won't give me anything...

Just been thinking about maybe going for a mechanics license some day (y'know, second career when it's time for a change) and the thought popped into my head -- do mechanics safety their own vehicles?

My other bikes are with wawanesa, which apparently doesn't do any discounts for historic bikes. It's a restored 78 cb750, not worth a ton of anything, but I'll only be driving it to shows, and I've heard classic insurance can be crazy cheap, compared to what I pay for other bikes (still just...

I've been working to improve my technique on rough roads, especially easy now that I've got a KLR650. Of course, one major technique, especially on dirt roads, is standing on the pegs. Anecdotal evidence shows people getting charged with stunting with roadside seizure ($$$$ impound) and 7 day...

It's super easy to find a junky mid-80's UJM, 750's are outrageously common and very cheap. So given all the abuse you'd expect a dual sport/adventure bike to go through, where are the cheap junky ones? I don't want to spend big bucks on a pretty well kept machine, only to take it seriously...

I'm looking for a secondary bike to my big ol' Concours, since it's she's not really any good on the dirt/gravel roads in northern Ontario and Quebec that are only a day away. Those pretty KLR's on kijiji for $4000 need not apply, I'm looking for something that is potentially ugly as sin...

I had 2 car accidents last year, 1 my fault, 1 just bad luck, completely not-at-fault. When I run quotes online, for simplicity's sake, I usually only put the 1 at-fault, because I know for a fact not-at-fault accidents should not affect the rate, and often having multiple accidents makes online...

So I have a few bikes, and as any bipedal human, I only ride one at a time. I've asked this question before, and the answer seemed to be that, at least with a frequency of a few times a year, this is not a problem. However, what is the worst that could happen -- could my insurance drop me for...

Not sure if you guys have heard, but there have been 2 huge crashes on the 401 in Durham these past couple weeks. Neither would have affected a motorcyclist if they had been splitting/filtering, both would have *killed* a rider if they had not been. I don't know about you guys, but I'm thinking...

I'd almost be alright with Ontario's ludicrous insurance rates, of not for the fact the I pay practically double for 2 vehicles. Insurance experts/insiders: how the heck is this justified? I have 3 vehicles, all of which have accident benefits coverage. Obviously I don't get 3x the limit when I...

Looking to get a Concours 1000, as it's the only real sport tourer under 1000cc it seems (997). Prefer 1994 or newer. Hope I can find a match on here!

I was charged with careless a couple months ago during an accident. Setting aside what happened and what was deserved, my question is strictly about legal/policy. My broker said my insurer asked if I've received a court date yet. Being that it was only a couple months ago, I have not, but of...

I love riding all sorts of different bikes, and the reason I can do that is because I buy fixer-uppers and, well, fix them up. Left-in-the-barn stuff, or stopped-riding-after-college stuff. Why is it that adventure bikes never get below the $1500 mark or so on listings, even running like crap...

I'm trying to sync the carbs on my '99 katana, but the tubes on my manometer are too big to fit on the vacuum ports. Are there adapters for this or something? I've done the carbs on my 80s bikes and they're all typical 3/16"-ish

Just bought a '99 GSX750F Katana with bent forks. I've been looking for a set of good used forks or inner tubes, but coming up dry. Anyone know of any options for straightening in Southern Ontario, or which other models might be compatible? On a related note, it seems there are some places that...

I think a similar topic has been discussed before here, but I just wanted to throw this out there. I have 2 bikes that I like to ride, but there's no reason to have them both on the road at the same time -- I'll usually go for 2+ months on one or the other, while I do some work on the one I'm...

Working on my KZ750, practically rebuilding the carbs, and of course I dug into the valves. Unfortunately, some of the exhaust valves could use some new shims; most specifically, I need at least one 2.50-2.55mm shim, 13mm diameter. I've gone ahead and ordered a hot cams kit that I'll just keep...

Just got a garage to myself, and my Vulcan 900 is lonely in there! Any year, any make. I'm looking for something old, simple, and nimble, to have to ride when I feel like something different, or the roads are too salty for my main bike.