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Friendly reminder that 102 km/h here will now get you a stunt-driving charge. (Google Maps is outdated. That speed limit sign now has a big round "NEW" announcement above it ... and it now says 60 km/h.)...

Grr. In order to not get busted by the po-lice... Don't do illegal stuff. If you insist on doing something illegal, don't document it. If you insist on documenting it, don't put it on the internet. Never write anything on the internet that you wouldn't wish to shout out in public in front of...

"Fogging" was meant to stop cast iron cylinder liners (which the piston rings slide within) from rusting. Lots of newer bike engines, including the Tracer 9 that the original poster mentioned, use clever plated-aluminium or alloy cylinder walls nowadays. No more cast iron cylinder walls. Yamaha...

Nothing about Elon Musk makes sense.

Tractor-trailer rigs shouldn't be using that segment of Mississauga Road, either. While they'll "fit" on the pavement and be able to make it through, they'll be across the centerline in a corner that is blind coming from the other direction (in either direction). Northbound tractor-trailers...

And the Volt made a whole lot of sense back when public charging infrastructure was nonexistent. Still does, in places that are behind the times.

I am fine with having gone straight to BEV, skipping the hybrid step.

In the ideal world the whole HTA would be scrapped and rewritten to coincide with (let's say) UNECE rules that most of the rest of the world uses, instead of this dog's breakfast.

Only problem is that it's a rubbish clickbait article containing no useful information. Nothing on what it is or how it works. I smell AI.

I have about 15 degrees of steer angle either side of center. The steering stop in this case is a bent piece of steel plate which secures to two bolt holes on the front of the lower triple clamp which (on a street bike) would normally be used for the horn bracket. It has a tab on either side...

My roadrace R3 has an aftermarket steering stop, which is necessary if you install lower handlebars to stop them hitting the tank and the instrument cluster. It has a huge turning circle. You don't need much steer angle on track. For a drag bike, as long as it can make the turn at the far end of...

My race bike is the mechanically-identical cousin of that bike (R3). Mine is not stock, it has full exhaust with no catalyst, and has been tuned, and it's only below 7000 rpm when trickling through the paddock or waiting on the grid. The muffler is black inside, but there's no visible build-up...

I just looked up the HTA on e-laws to see if reading the actual law could provide any clarity. I gave up. There's too many references to external regulations, too many internal contradictions. I don't think the Redditor who claims to be a MTO inspector is correct the way the law is written (e.g...

He's wrong about the license plate colours, though. My registered-for-personal-use, >8500lb GVWR van has a license plate with black letters, because it is not a "passenger" vehicle". Whether a vehicle is a "passenger" vehicle or not, is different from whether it is a "commercial" vehicle or not...

Yes, except I wasn't successful in not hitting the Ford Taurus that turned left in front of me with no warning. Bike was my 1990 FZR400 which I still have (pre-restoration). Happened in Tennessee. Coming off the Cherohala Skyway into Tellico, the speed limit drops to 35 mph, I slowed to 60 km/h...

I anticipate that this weekend, that whole area will be a no-go zone.

A commercial vehicle is any vehicle requiring the yellow inspection sticker, and that COULD include a normal light-duty pick-up, if it's registered as commercial (I've seen the yellow sticker on a F150). My >8500lb GVWR van is registered personal and doesn't have that yellow inspection sticker...

China Inc is taking advantage of western-world social-media anti-environmentalist propaganda, to some extent, and reluctance of governments and private industries to take action by spending money to make things happen. There are certain situations where authoritarian governments "You will do...

Total sales numbers for EVs have been steadily increasing in the North American market, even with Tesla's weakness. https://www.coxautoinc.com/market-insights/q3-2024-ev-sales/

Looks like lifetime goodwill warranty. KTM goodwill scheme will cover the costs of camshaft repairs If you do your own oil changes, watch out: “As with all repairs, a full manufacturer service history is a requirement, but in this instance, we are supporting those who don’t have a perfect...