Search results

The first thing you could have done better was to avoid the necessity for heavy braking. Something catch you by surprise?

I witnessed the fire-truck tag-behind on 400 south two weekends ago (motorcyclist crashed, 400 was closed at Innisfil Beach Road). As traffic came to a slow crawl, I observed several motorcycles using the right shoulder to pass everyone.

In all seriousness, tires coming loose and flying over into opposing traffic seems to be frequent. Two serious-injury incidents on Hwy 400 in as many weeks (not sure how many tires fly off and _don't_ hit someone).

Hmmm... I never considered the carbon-fiber helmet / faraday cage effect. Maybe that's why I feel my brain energized after a brisk ride through rush-hour traffic? I thought it was the adrenaline. Maybe my helmet blocks the government programming?

I was pondering whether to retire my carbon fiber helmets for a polycarbonate version.

The other thread on here about the M2X course/test got me wondering - are the rider training/testing outfits going to allow students with turbans vs helmets.

They're gonna sue the city of Kawartha Lakes and trails such as this will be closed. The few I've seen had lots of signage...

If the Rexdale/27 course meets the MoT requirements, why doesn't RTI offer this to all prospective students instead of pretending: “100cc-250cc” version is also available for M2 class riders who own a motorcycle/scooter between 100cc and 250cc that cannot reach highway speeds in excess of...

"The test is done around the hwy 27 and rexdale area"

*

I bet there weren't any students from Kapuskasing or North Bay. RTI is pandering to riders that want an easier test.

*

*

$7,600/yr on insurance ?

*

I think RTI is the bad actor in this case - for having this full M course/test with highway exclusion. They are doing a disservice to the rider and encouraging gaming the system. They should cancel this and force riders to the regular program for M or the limited-speed M.

And I'd suggest caution on riding the bike. If you get caught for no-insurance, you'll be out of the game for many more years. There's some other sob story posts on here about this.

Try Dalton Timmins. I don't have personal experience but from other posts here they look the best for new riders. It's not the M1/M2 licence causing the prohibitive quote. It's the years licenced and years with a motorcycle policy - I'm assuming zero for you for both of these. This combined...

*

Two years ago, I had a coworker with a BMW HP4. It was stolen from his condo garage, but since he had the cellular tracker, he was quickly able to find where it was (and police recovered it). I don't have any other details on this story...