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I ride a 650 V-Strom. When a salesman first said I belonged on one, I looked at the ugly lump and said, "That'll be the day!" But I read how much V-Strom riders liked their bikes, and learned it is a reliable ugly lump, and I bought it. Fifty months later I showed the dealer I had ridden it...

I know this topic is about local HOV lanes, but here is some info that matters to me. I-77 through Charlotte NC has an HOV lane in both directions. I-75 through Atlanta GA has an HOV lane in both directions. Motorcycles, with or without a second person aboard, are welcome in these lanes. I...

It would take an amazingly skillful and perceptive rider to notice the difference, unless of course one tire were knobby for dirt and the other had a normal road tread. You and I could ride forever with different front and rear tires, and never notice. This spring I rode from Florida to Toronto...

"Always fight every ticket" is how I operate. On occasion I do not contest a ticket, but I have won some very unlikely acquittals. You cannot tell what might happen. One time I was charged with violating section 23-W paragraph 5-V subsection 18 clause J(9), how do you plead? I said I didn't...

I described my helmet, and I stressed that choosing a helmet is a very personal choice, and I got a response that was very much in this tone: That's the stupidest reason I ever read for making the wrong choice! As if the responder were the final judge of what gear would suit my individual needs!!!

Cheer up, evang. Earlier this month I rode from Toronto to Pittsburgh in cold rain, and yes it was tiring and I was sore afterward, but after a night in a warm motel, I rode 1100 kilometers the next day. I think that you may get used to long rides if you do more of them. I have been taking long...

35000 kilometers is not high mileage for the SV-650 engine. My DL-650 from 2006 has much the same engine, and triple the distance, and it runs perfectly. It burns $1 worth of oil in 1600 kilometers, meanwhile consuming $90 worth of fuel (or $80 here in the USA), and otherwise it runs like new...

I suggest you give Mr. Honda a chance, danw. I have a CBR-125R, and I have ridden a lot of bikes with equally skinny tires. Yes, we need to be careful of streetcar tracks, but the techniques are taught in Toronto and are not hard to learn. When you learn the skills, tracks are no longer a...

Thanks for the fine instructive video! I do this sort of thing a lot, and I am pleased to see vindication. I had three SMIDSY collisions in Toronto from 1961 to 1965 but I have not had any since that time, and I think that actively roving in my lane has helped me avoid them, during which I have...

A block or two or three south of Eglinton Avenue, you can park on or near a bridge that crosses the subway tracks, just west of Yonge Street. I see lots of bikes there, and I've never seen a ticket on any bike there.

I saw a video demonstrating a technique that I have not used ... yet. If you wiggle your handlebars just a little bit, a couple of times to each side, your bike quickly jiggles in its course along the road. Anyone following too closely does two things: first the driver's attention is quickly...

Include Louisbourg. You will need at least a day for it. It's a terrific lesson in Canadian history, because it is older than Canada. It's entertaining, because it is maintained and run (almost) as it was in the 18th century. Great fun!

Many varieties of helmet are legal. One of these varieties will be best for you. Consider all the ways your helmet might affect you: It may protect your head from impact, and thereby save your life. People here may suggest this is the ONLY consideration. It is NOT. A full-face helmet will do...

I don't doubt it! Actually, that TOO reminds me of a ticket, but this time they got me. I parked in London Ontario and overstayed a meter or committed some other rascality, and got a ticket, which escaped my notice for many many months. By and by I wanted to move to USA, and had lots and lots...

This reminds me of a ticket I defended long ago. Bailiff: "Mr. Dafee you are charged with violating Bylaw 133 section W chapter 23T paragraph 4 how do you plead?" (They say it like that, all in one breath.) Me: I do not know. Magistrate, as if speaking to a child: "Mr. Dafee, you have to say...

Thanks for appreciating my signature. It was the name of the first bike I put 50,000 miles on, a 1979 CB-750. The second is my 2006 Wee-Strom, which has gone 5000 miles in May 2010. Keith

If THEY don't know what you did ... I was charged with violating a law so obscure that nobody in City Hall could tell me what it said. I defended the ticket and asked what I was charged with, so the bailiff looked and looked for the law. He couldn't find it, so the magistrate said that he...

Re: RoadAwareness.ca - Distracted Driving Experiment Congratulations, Shaun! I perceive substantial likelihood that you saved some grief, some injuries, and perhaps even some lives by your dedicated effort and results. Keep up the good works!

rewarding encounter on the Gardiner In the morning of October 3, I was heading west on the Gardiner, on my red V-Strom. I saw what looked like a vintage bike in the right lane, so I got close enough to identify it, and it was a Honda CB-1!!! Hey, those are wonderful bikes, and they were rare...