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Look at the bigger picture. Only a small percentage of the population rides motorcycles. I couldn't find a number but thought it was around two percent. The other ninety eight percent don't give a damn about you having to pay for parking because most of them are sick of the very visible and audible number of riders that give all of us a bad name.

Go ahead, blockade City Haul, Queen's Pork. All that the public will see is spoiled brats disrupting their day.

Motorcycles are seen as toys by a huge percentage of the population. This isn't Europe.

Scooters are OK to the general public because if you ride one you are either a virgin or a choir boy.

People don't care if you have to pay for parking, have to ride on grooved pavement or wet steel plates. If the insurance companies steal more from you it means they steal less from them. Get used to it.

You could try impressing our Senators with a free ride or two. Some of their regular ones have recently been taken away.

P.S. The media has a love / hate relationship with us. They hate our bad habits but love how many papers we sell for them when we crash.
 
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If you don't like it, you can call the Fords on Sunday afternoon on CFRB when they do their propaganda show. Rob has been claiming he has already saved the city a billion dollars, a few bucks from motorcycle parking shouldn't be needed.
 
Bicycle license plates on bikes with more than 24" wheels (i.e. those legally obliged to use the road way) and insurance along with HST should be a pretty little earner too! It can be used to pay for public showers for all those BO vinegar scented spandex shorts wearing types.
 
awyala said:
Bicycle license plates on bikes with more than 24" wheels (i.e. those legally obliged to use the road way) and insurance along with HST should be a pretty little earner too! It can be used to pay for public showers for all those BO vinegar scented spandex shorts wearing types.
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They will just install 22" wheels.
You would have to simplify it to any road users...lol
 
awyala said:
Bicycle license plates on bikes with more than 24" wheels (i.e. those legally obliged to use the road way) and insurance along with HST should be a pretty little earner too! It can be used to pay for public showers for all those BO vinegar scented spandex shorts wearing types.
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I'd be sure to sign right up for that just as soon as e bikes did and they stopped the scooter ******** from parking on sidewalks. Toss in insurance became regulated for real and rates drop substantially. None of which is going to happen


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Another Reason to leave this beautiful country.... infested with Fun KILLERS!

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Alot of you guys have it right on.

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I bet you the next thing will be passed : Sportbikes are not allowed to go over 100kmh.
 
2WET said:
I bet you the next thing will be passed : Sportbikes are not allowed to go over 100kmh.
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They are already forbidden in Ontario, along with all other vehicles :cool:
 
2WET said:
Another Reason to leave this beautiful country.... infested with Fun KILLERS!

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Alot of you guys have it right on.

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I bet you the next thing will be passed : Sportbikes are not allowed to go over 100kmh.
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If I am not mistaken France has a 100hp limit om all motorcycles. Eww
 
awyala said:
If I am not mistaken France has a 100hp limit om all motorcycles. Eww
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And it's illegal to ride a motorcycle over 100km/h in Ontario.. As for hp limiters... ECUflashking to the rescue :D
 
Didn't read the whole thread, but to be honest I wouldn't mind paying for parking if there was some sort of added benefit -- For example, if they added anchors or similar that you could securely chain a bike to, in order to reduce the chance of theft. Then again, that'd be the smart thing to do, which they likely wouldn't even consider.
 
conundrum said:
Didn't read the whole thread, but to be honest I wouldn't mind paying for parking if there was some sort of added benefit -- For example, if they added anchors or similar that you could securely chain a bike to, in order to reduce the chance of theft. Then again, that'd be the smart thing to do, which they likely wouldn't even consider.
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Lol, like they care about "securing" your bike... It costs money broo! They're already going to be spending so much money on the new machines, how could they possibly spare a few more bucks for the biker's sake?
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PLau said:
Lol, like they care about "securing" your bike... It costs money broo! They're already going to be spending so much money on the new machines, how could they possibly spare a few more bucks for the biker's sake?
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Touching on the anchor feature you remarked on...

It looks like a couple more boroughs in London have begun charging motorcycle parking bays following Westminster's lead.

http://ukfrancebikers.com/2010/02/0...asting-taxpayers-money-in-motorcycle-parking/

An interesting portending!
 
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If parking cost money, most of the students who commute downtown will probably give up. It is already hard to afford insurance and gas. Add parking on top, we might as well take the Go trains which are cheaper and faster commuting into downtown.
 
KarGo said:
If parking cost money, most of the students who commute downtown will probably give up. It is already hard to afford insurance and gas. Add parking on top, we might as well take the Go trains which are cheaper and faster commuting into downtown.
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... Now if only the GO trains would let you stick your heads out the windows - you could get the same feeling as riding! :p
 
KarGo said:
If parking cost money, most of the students who commute downtown will probably give up. It is already hard to afford insurance and gas. Add parking on top, we might as well take the Go trains which are cheaper and faster commuting into downtown.
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Not just students sir. If they add parking into the mix, then I will stop commuting. The only reason I take my bike downtown is because of the free parking around my work place.

I would probably quit street riding altogether and concentrate those funds towards track days ;)
 
lator-illa said:
Not just students sir. If they add parking into the mix, then I will stop commuting. The only reason I take my bike downtown is because of the free parking around my work place.

I would probably quit street riding altogether and concentrate those funds towards track days ;)
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So their plan will work.
The spots will go back to PAYING customers/cars.
 
I just feel angry about this all. I sure don't want to pay for parking - it will be a challenge. Right now I do cummute on my bike. On the weekend I use my car to pick up groceries, but then I'm back on my bike! Anything else I do - I ride there. Life is good on a bike. I know if they make us pay, many will choose not to ride into work. Making more space for cars - I just don't see that motorcycle parking takes that much space. I will most likely keep riding. Maybe not buy my afternoon coffee (sorry Tim's), see if I can save somewhere else. I just can't let them take this Joy away.
 
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They are already forbidden in Ontario, along with all other vehicles :cool:
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You are talking about hiway speed limits, im talking about "sarcastically" that the governments are so rediculous, that its not even an odd thought now days that, they'll come out with a law where sportbikes must be FACTORY restricted to only hit 100kmh...

awyala said:
If I am not mistaken France has a 100hp limit om all motorcycles. Eww
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Yea something like that....governments are retarted... for example, sportbikes are banned in Iran, Egypt etc.
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