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My Dad and his partner had a pattern making shop named "Golden Mile Pattern" on Crockford Blvd back in the late 60's.
 
Put the booster pack on the bike and got it fired up after a bit of cranking
Idled up to running temp and checked for leaks, topped up coolant
Ordered tires
 
Relax said:
Scarborough's "Golden Mile"

Surrounded by farmland until the 1940s this stretch of Eglinton Avenue from Pharmacy Avenue to Birchmount Road became famous in the 1950s as Scarborough's Golden Mile of Industry" - a hub of large -scale manufacturing and a celebrated symbol of post-war prosperity.

The area's transformation began during World War II when the government of Canada acquired a vast tract of farmland for a munitions plant known as GECo (General Engineering Company). After the war the Township of Scarborough purchased the plant and additional surrounding land for proposed development. Some of the munitions plant buildings became municipal offices a Council Chamber and a public library branch while other buildings were leased or sold to small businesses.

In 1950 ball bearings giant Svenska Kullagerfabriken (SKF) acquired part of the GECo lands and the industrial boom of the Golden Mile began.
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Wow you guys are old!! :ROFLMAO: I didn't know Scarborough had this kind of history and thought the Golden Mile was famous for the strip plaza call "Golden Mile" which was a cool place in the 80's.
BTW the SKF building is still there must be something else now as there is no official sign on the building but the SKF letters are in the stonework.
 
sburns said:
Wow you guys are old!! :ROFLMAO: I didn't know Scarborough had this kind of history and thought the Golden Mile was famous for the strip plaza call "Golden Mile" which was a cool place in the 80's.
BTW the SKF building is still there must be something else now as there is no official sign on the building but the SKF letters are in the stonework.
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Guess what was made at Thermos Road?

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sburns said:
BTW the SKF building is still there must be something else now as there is no official sign on the building but the SKF letters are in the stonework.
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We used to keep this campus non-descript for security reasons, since it's not customer-facing. Then a few years ago, someone thought it would be a good idea to put up a big sign.

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I’ve never polished a car with a polisher so I decided to ask for one last Christmas (I picked it out, had great reviews, etc).
My 14yr old black suv was the perfect test vehicle in case I screwed something up.
Yesterday was the day, family away for the day and perfect weather. 2hrs prepping the car. Started on the roof with my fancy new dual action polisher (less obvious place if I muck it up) and I did just ok. Onto the hood next and my skill got better and it came out beautiful. Next moved onto the front end and after 5minutes there the polisher died. FFS
Emailed the company and they’re going to send me a new one and hopefully it’ll get here before I need to use that car again so I can finish it up.
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
I’ve never polished a car with a polisher so I decided to ask for one last Christmas (I picked it out, had great reviews, etc).
My 14yr old black suv was the perfect test vehicle in case I screwed something up.
Yesterday was the day, family away for the day and perfect weather. 2hrs prepping the car. Started on the roof with my fancy new dual action polisher (less obvious place if I muck it up) and I did just ok. Onto the hood next and my skill got better and it came out beautiful. Next moved onto the front end and after 5minutes there the polisher died. FFS
Emailed the company and they’re going to send me a new one and hopefully it’ll get here before I need to use that car again so I can finish it up.
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Well that sucks. What polisher?
 
Hardwrkr13 said:
I’ve never polished a car with a polisher so I decided to ask for one last Christmas (I picked it out, had great reviews, etc).
My 14yr old black suv was the perfect test vehicle in case I screwed something up.
Yesterday was the day, family away for the day and perfect weather. 2hrs prepping the car. Started on the roof with my fancy new dual action polisher (less obvious place if I muck it up) and I did just ok. Onto the hood next and my skill got better and it came out beautiful. Next moved onto the front end and after 5minutes there the polisher died. FFS
Emailed the company and they’re going to send me a new one and hopefully it’ll get here before I need to use that car again so I can finish it up.
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Email me when you're back in business - I have 2 black Jeeps that need someone to practice on.

Wax on, wax off.
 
Pinched the effing tube!
Found my patch kit glue had gone hard.
More glue or new tube?

Edit: 3x21 Maxx @ Royal Dist $13.99 -
Heavy Duty $23.99
Are they worth the extra $$ or just more weight??
 
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You DO NOT want a heavy duty tube for a street bike.
They're about 4mm think and they weigh a TON

I usually get the cheapest one offered... and run over a nail about a week later
 
Took the tank and most of the fairings off the gsxr project...
Washed the grime out of the airbox (pre-filter). Mostly k&n oil mixed with dust...

Thinking about replacing the PAIR valve with a resistor so it doesn't throw an FI light, just to remove some useless junk and extra piping.

Might as well check the valves and replace the plugs while I'm in there.

Surprised how cheap the plugs were compared to my last few bikes. Canadian tire stocked them. Standard plugs, no fancy iridium plugs that are $25 a piece.

Planning to make a bracket and relocate the regulator to the side if the bike (stock location is behind the radiator... and they cook.
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