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Not sure if you can get RevTV, but they carry most of the races. I set the PVR, but barely watched a minute once it became clear how the season would go. You don't the all the FP and QP stuff, but that is a lot less interesting anyway since they squeezed the sprint races into Saturday. As a...

There's uncomfortable and then there's torturous. A buddy of mine in BC loves the Sport Classic so much he now owns two of them. One is the original model, with the same clip-ons and long tank as the Paul Smart LE (less the dustbin fairing), one a newer version with the higher bars and lower...

Filler year, playing out the string on these 1000cc models. Everyone else will be pouring the development money into the 850cc bikes, so I expect more Ducati Cup than ever and possibly a record points haul for Marc. Would at least like to see Aprilia steal a win or two before they get swallowed...

The Paul Smart special was apparently all but unrideable, at least for anything beyond a 10-minute contort to the closest Buckys. MV and Triumph have done far better modern twists on the torpedo-faired era with the Superveloce and Speed Triple RR respectively. This one is a poorly-proportioned...

Lots of deals to be had on the used market these days in that segment as folks try to offload Covid follies. Anyone buying new is nuts, as the new prices haven't self-corrected as much as used from the crazy days of 2020-2022. What boggles my mind is the number of super-sized day boats out...

Definitely do what you can to listen to that one at volume first, preferably from at least 20' away. A buddy had that 1510 cab, and it sounded indistinct and muddy when driven by a big Ampeg tube amp (can't remember which one, not an SVT, had a graphic EQ on the front), but I didn't know if the...

For a big national chain, L&M could be far worse. Compare to Guitar Center in the US. I have a few friends who work there, now in management roles, and they have a policy of hiring musicians and giving time off for touring, and generally take decent care of their people (accounting for the low...

The Vancouver equivalent to Steve's, Rufus Guitar Store, just shut down. Tom Lee is apparently hanging on by a thread. Tough times to be selling luxury items bought with discretionary income...

The wife stamp of approval sure helps with the spontaneous buys. Went to the Citizen store in the Milton outlets a while back to look at the Tsuyosa and Zenshin models, and my wife was determined that I go home with an Alpina that she loved. If it was one and a half mm thinner, I probably would...

If anyone with a love for Breitling, Triumph motorcycles, powder blue, and expensive chronographs is here, your specific Venn diagram is covered here: https://www.reddit.com/r/WatchExchangeCanada/s/3tbSa3hTzJ

So part of the reason I was selling those Seikos was making room for a couple new watches that are missing from the watch box: I don't own a chronograph, and I've been looking for an integrated bracelet watch that's thin, light, and comfortable to wear. For the former, I've all but settled on an...

Depends how you define it, I guess. Is a loss of compression due to cylinder wear oil related? Turbo failure? Cam or lifter wear? Valves not sealing? None of these have happened to me personally, but I change my oil regularly. I do know second-hand examples of all of the above happening, though...

First, it's Toyota; second, it's a NA engine; third, it's a very low-output motor for the displacement by modern standards. 16k is probably pushing it a bit, but not terrible. It's different for turbo motors, though. Having had a turbo for the past number of years, and recently swapped for...

That one winds, so no need to do the Seiko Shake (unlike the Sellita SW-200, which can self-destruct if you hand wind, any owners be warned). If I recall, it keeps excellent time for an auto, too, only picks up about 3 seconds/day, which is COSC territory. Lools great, though you may find it...

She was amazing on SCTV, never overshadowed by the incredible amount of talent on that show. Every time I drive through Orangeville, I tell whoever I'm with that that's how they got the name Melonville in SCTV, and the other person invariably looks at me with a mix of confusion and mild irritation.

100% guaranteed he got sick of the constant "You want HOW MUCH?" messages and marked it sold out of pride...

I think the title of that article is a bit misleading, as the sales of the Santa Cruz weren't the main reason for the cancellation, though I'm sure it was a factor. It definitely didn't compete with the Maverick, which has been a smash hit for Ford, but was selling well enough. Not far off what...

Home Depot vans and trucks are way nicer and much cheaper that UHaul, especially if you want to do kilometers. But the big problem is rentals aren't guaranteed, and if the guy before you doesn't bring it back when he/she says (which does happen because renters are often small-time contractors)...

Because the video is pulled from ads. These cars exist, believe me, I hear about them regularly in the office when someone comes back from a visit to China.

Things are changing fast. A Chinese-Canadian co-worker just sent me this, and it gives some sense of what you can buy in China (assuming you can handle the hyperbolic enthusiasm of the narrator): I still have my doubts about long-term reliability, and a lot of the gadgets hold zero appeal for...