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Not really into light shows on bikes, but this seemed worth sharing: http://hackaday.com/2012/06/12/adding-the-apple-breathing-led-to-a-motorcycle/

Just a quick question, not sure where else to ask it: I ran out of gas the other day because I misjudged how urgent that angry little light was while I had a 2UP. I sputtered to within a block of a gas station and put some gas in, but now it's like I don't have any low end torque anymore...

Just champing at the bit for the season to begin and I wondered about how to compare bikes to cages, and think Weight/Power seems to be a way to normalize the differences and get a sense of which cars one might reasonably smoke when they get pushy...if one did that sort of thing. Here are some...

Does anyone know if there is an official schedule from the city for when they stop brining/salting the roads? Not sure if the province or city salts the 400 series around town either, but if there is a day, I'd like to be on the road the day after the next rain. :)

This guy is the most dangerous redneck alive: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecjLncmNKXQ There are lots of exhaust flame thrower videos, but this guy...I don't know, it must be seen. I can't stop cracking up at when he says how much it costs. The calm, terrifying, cost effective, and...

Just a note for anyone who searches for this in the future. I phoned them but was misled. The valet at Woodbine racetrack doesn't allow you to park your bike in the valet lot. They won't even take a bribe. There is an area _near_ the valet beneath a sign, but they insisted they won't even look...

Was re-reading owners manual last week and noted that the bike takes 91 octane and not 87. I remember filling up with 91 when I first got it, and then for some reason blanked and probably rode 1500km on 87. Switched back to 91 and it's a different bike. The terrible mileage should have been a...

Motorcycles are as much a part of country living as tractors, cows, superdogs and the ponies. Anyone riding down to the Royal this year? (and can recommend bike parking?)

Just got back from an aborted attempt to get to Caledon from downtown to meet friends. (401 then up 410). 401 was windy and gusts were pushing me across lanes even in a tuck, then on the 410, the gusts would cause me to tip and then my wheel to slip, and then threaten to cause a wobble when I...

Yeah, completely insane and possibly irresponsible, but just wondering if anyone has rode with night vision goggles and whether they used sportsman grade hunting goggles, or surplus military. Price difference between them is like 10x. Why? The only cagers who seem to see motorcyclists with...

Has anyone seen (or do they have) a red diplomatic plate on a motorcycle? World economy being what it is, I hear there are some governments in need of some quick cash...

Not sure what else to google for, but I wondered what the effect of an aftermarket exhaust is on a bike? Does the "back pressure" increase fuel consumption to the point where it would actually increase the cc's of the engine, and if so by how much? (say, for a set of Arrow pipes) Is there a...

Saw this and thought it was cool. http://ultimateontarioadventure.tumblr.com/ The guy is apparently mapping out motorcycle routes in northern Ontario. It makes sense that we should do that since it's some of the most isolated, underpopulated stretches of perfectly good pavement in the world...

This may seem slightly weird, but I remember seeing pictures of allied motorcycle dispatch riders wearing greatcoats and what were effectively dusters on their bikes. Does anyone here wear a duster or longer coat on their cruiser in the more rainy seasons, and can you provide a link to the...

The thread title says it all. But really, I've been raced by cabs on a regular basis because they want to be in front of me so they don't have to pay attention to me on my bike. The problem is that they stop and swerve randomly, making it incredibly dangerous for riders to be behind one. What...

From a different board, but a post over there was truly inspiring. http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=17738.0

Just wondering if any riders here can recommend a passenger helmet. Is there a typical helmet size for girls or a type they prefer to wear? I wear a full face shoei, and I wonder whether I should just get a second one in medium or just pick up one up a "belvedere" from Ruby...

Seeing those guys in Yorkville with the custom cartoon bikes seemed funny to me, then I saw this: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/car-life/galleries/in-pictures-an-out-of-this-world-motorcycle/article2112827/ It's really cool looking, but in terms of owning a bike that is made to...

Just checking, but is it safer to cross parallel streetcar tracks with power to the rear wheel or freewheeling? Missed anything about the tracks in the city in the basic course I took. I ask because it feels better to freewheel over the tracks at 50degrees with the weight forward to avoid...

Not to belabour this, but I thought road rash was a result of friction as a function of velocity, slightly related to horsepower, not engine displacement. See following comic: Armour works, saves skin and lives, certainly, but in the 40kph city, it looks like things are equal and the risk is...