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OP... if you go walking around at lunch to look at bikes.... remember that those bikes came in during rush hour... and crawled through grid lock at 15km/h for their straight highway trip... and they'll probably repeat that on the way home. if they dont have time for weekend spins, then thats all...

ergos... it would be somewhere in between a sv650s with clip ons and a supersport... i owned a few ss's(including r6), a standard, and a sport tourer... and i've ridden an r6s... and based on that thats where i feel it stands. but everyone has different feelings on comfort levels, some people...

i would think that if track riding the back protector is even less necessary than on the street, sure, track speeds are higher, but its generally flat sliding if you dump at the track. on the street, there are curbs, lamp posts, cars, mail boxes, benches, trees, and any number of hard, non-flat...

i wear a knox aegis. bought it from simon at topendz.com (he advertises here on the forum) http://www.knox-armour.co.uk/product.html?product=aegisred contact him, and he'll be able to get a price for you. when i was doing my research a few years back, this back protector was getting some real...

in the future... read the details.... normally those free shipping offers on US sites apply to the 48 contiguous states... as soon as it goes international, they say that there will be extra charges, and it'll say what shipping company they use. normally you have to request it to be sent USPS...

for the magnetic sensor to pick it up it has to be a kickstand made of ferrous metal... so ss riders, dont get too hyped, most (if not all) ss bikes have aluminum kick stands.

move eastbound in the westbound lanes in order to pounce on unsuspecting turning vehicles in intersections.... i for one can say that i dont think i have EVER looked over my shoulder from a designated turning lane to see if someone was coming up form behind me in the oncoming traffic lane, i...

i had a street triple. although a little pricier than some of the bikes OP listed, it is a GREAT ride. an sbsolutely comfortable bike, i am just under 6 feet, i did not feel scrunched up on the bike. I had a couple r6's before the street triple, and power wise, the street triple has a lot more...

shark has integrated visors in their lids. I have one here in oz, and it is a great lid. although the shoei's i've had in the past have been more comfortable.

i've known plenty of people that pay 2500 for liability... and then dont throw on the fire/theft/vandalism for the extra $100~ish per year... personally, i dont think the risk is worth the savings. lets not get too hasty in accusing people based on absolutely nothing.

that is the part i would omit when reporting it... bike was stolen, dont know who or how... unfortunately no theft insurance in this case... EVERYONE get theft insurance... EVERYONE... liability is hte expensive piece of insurance, theft is pennies on top of it.

i regularly go hot into corners... but i dont whine and cry about the things i dont see when doing it. grow up... if you take the risk you may pay the price... its like people who speed and then curse police society and everyone in between when they get a ticket for it... follow the speed...

i stopped trying to convince them. instead... i figured i was an adult, i found that legally i was able to make my own decisions, and then i told them what i was going to do (i didnt ask them permission), and then i did it. when i dropped by my parents place after getting the bike i showed it...

because the HOV lane is a lane for High Occupancy Vehicles.... where does the one person on their motorcycle count as high occupancy... it would defeat the whole purpose of the lane... sure bikes are small... so are smart cars, prius', and other compacts... what makes your "small" vehicle a...

i forget the name of hte place, but there is a locksmith on queensway & kipling... north side of queensway, just east of kipling. they had no problems cutting numerous bike keys for me.

if you're looking at the hypermotard, and ninja1000... maybe a speed triple instead of a street triple might be more to your liking. if it were me i would be in a toss between the ninja 1000 and the speed triple. the speed has hte 1050cc instead of hte street's 675cc, it'll keep your revs...

400 series highways around toronto are usually so packed that traffic generally moves at 0-15km/h for most of the day. but even if you get a strange day when traffic moves, you'll be fine.

get a honda... although i am personally a yamaha triumph fan... and have had no problems with either.... as a mechanic, i think honda cars are bullet-proof, and from limited motorcycle mechanic experience, their bikes dont fall far from the mark. as for bmw... stay the **** away, like their...

the speed isnt as nimble as the street. street is a great bike... (ps. pics of the two in the post a few posts up are swapped... speed has the single swingarm, street has the regular). having owned one and ridden both, they're great, no matter which you choose. Also, when i owned my street...

oddly enough, i had a similar thing happen on my daytona last year.... for me it ended up being a fuse... but it never happened again after that. i was riding qew... bike just shut down at 120, clutched in, turned key off, on, and bumped her without stopping. after that it would bump start...