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Many years ago I owned a '97 Honda Blackbird (great bike). On the recommendation of someone here (I forget who) I took it to a place called DPE Engineering for a tuneup. DPE was a small independent shop in the west end run by a fellow by the name of Dave Pauletto (sp?). Dave was a great guy and...

Share your stories of riding public transit. Couple of weeks ago I was on the Yonge subway going north at the end of the day. Train was full but not crowded. A few seats down from me was a homeless looking man; great big guy, long straggly hair, bushy beard, filthy clothes, clutching a bottle...

The commentator does a brilliant job. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj-6nJCQYdo

Not the most elegantly worded title, I know, but the idea is to talk about the things that can make a ride better. When you want to make a right turn on a red and the car ahead of you that's going straight notices and pulls ahead so you can make your turn. When a good looking woman (or...

Read some of the comments to get an idea of the kind of people we share the roads with on a daily basis. (I'm MikeW in the comments, BTW). http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/08/09/man_who_died_in_highway_404_motorcycle_crash_identified.html

http://m.680news.com/2014/08/03/motorcyclist-seriously-injured-in-east-gwillimbury-collision/

I was looking at a few online today; sure are good looking bikes. So tell me the good, the bad, and the ugly about them. BTW, I had a CBR1100XX for a few years, so I'm not unfamiliar with fast bikes. :)

http://www.570news.com/2014/07/31/fatal-collision-under-investigation-in-wellington-county/

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/07/29/in-newfoundland-and-across-canada-cities-are-legislating-loud-cars-and-unmuffled-motorcycles-into-oblivion/ Discuss.

http://www.680news.com/2014/07/26/2-injured-in-motorcycle-suv-head-on-crash-near-orangeville/

http://www.caledonenterprise.com/news-story/4640181-curbing-motorcycle-speed-a-touchy-game-in-mulmur/

This is a small event but it's pretty cool that the city gets behind it. Leans heavily towards Harleys but lots of other bikes there as well. More details here: http://www.kitchenerevents.ca/en/whatson/RockandRumbleMotorcycleShow.asp

I've had a few bikes over the years and for the most part enjoyed each one for its own merits but had no trouble letting it go for the next one. The one exception I wish I could have kept was my 1997 Honda CBR1100XX, aka Blackbird. That was one smooth bike. No regrets about what I got next and I...

Sixty years ago my parents left Europe - still reeling from the effects of WWII - and started new lives in Canada. Like so many before them and after, they arrived with little more than a suitcase and determination (and in their case, my sister, who was 4). I couldn't be more grateful. To all...

http://www.mensjournal.com/expert-advice/americas-most-thrilling-roads-20130701

Sunday, around 11:00 am, Hockley Valley Road, east of Hockley General Store I stopped at the school for a quick smoke. Saw a couple bikes come up a side road and turn west on Hockley. Then a couple more. And more. All told, maybe about a 100 bikes. Traffic on Hockley has the right of way (no...

I've ridden mostly standards and cruisers, with only one sportbike - a '97 Honda Blackbird - and have found most of the sportbikes I've ridden to be a tad uncomfortable. Admittedly, I've only tried a few: ZX10, Ninja 900 (?), couple others. So what's the most comfortable sportbike out there...

The air is crisp, the leaves begin to turn, the sunlight takes on a certain quality.:) And the trains and subways are crammed with returning students drowning themselves in Axe and cheap drugstore perfume and chattering like magpies on crack. Ferchrissakes, dial it down! You're making...

I always get to work early and I always park on a quiet side street. Parking is from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and I've never had a problem, been parked as early as 6:30 some days. Little blue bastard must have been hiding around the corner, ticket was issued about 3 minutes after I walked away from my...

Maybe I've just been noticing it more but it seems as though there are more of these bikes around than previously. And a lot of them have been been turned into very tasty customs! Post your pictures, Sporty and V-Rod owners, you have some very cool bikes.