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Hey guys, Long time since I was last on here! The first season of riding is going EXCELLENT! Did a solo 1000km ride from Ottawa down around the Adirondack mountains in New York on Saturday! Anyways, I'm looking to plasti-dip the rims of my red fz6 gold. Does anyone have any...

Hey guys, I'm planning a day tide tomorrow from Ottawa to the Andirondack Mountains in New York state. Can anyone recommend the twisties roads in that area? I have no gps, just a printed map of the area so i'll be doing my best to use the sun as my compass while riding and since I wont have...

Hey guys, Last night I spent about half an hour trying to polish the tail of the bike with an old tube of Meguiars scratch-x. It turned out ok, but I'll be going back to my hometown next week where I have a garage and buffer and will be doing all painted parts of the bike. Heres a pic of how...

Hey guys, I was feeling experimental today in the driveway and figured I would stand beside my bike and lay it down as low as I could or until something touched ground. I got it down to the ground, the unfortunate part is that I couldn't see which part it was! I assume the centre stand...

Hey all, I spent the winter reading motorcycle articles and browsing this forum. Today was the first day of my 'Canadian equivalent of the MSF course' course and a few things they mentioned surprised me. They asked us to use all 4 fingers on the levers, that way if we ever had to squeeze...

Hey guys, Does anyone here use a product that claims to stop dust from sticking to the wheels? I remember reading about it on Autopia.org a long time ago but can't find it again. I'm tired off cleaning it all and then going for a 2 minute ride only to see them COVERED in dust(just asphalt...

Hello everyone, Quick question - how much brake drag(if any) is normal on our bikes?

So I live in a 12 story apartment on the 7th floor. There is a woman who drives a late 90's Subaru Legacy 4 dr thats rusted to the nines. She sits in the parking lot revving the engine for hours every night. Then she goes and drives through the parking lot across the street, does the same, does...

hey guys, I've seen a lot of talk about setting the sag on our bikes but have never done it. unfortunately the search function here doesn't do much and I didn't see anything in the first 3 pages. How do I go about setting the sag for the front suspension? I already set the back to...

Hey guys, Can anyone point me in the direction of a r6 fork conversion thread or offer some advice to do the conversion? Thanks

Ninja 250 vs. the big bikes at Laguna Seca - YouTube

Hey guys, Here is my novice take on a front wheel removal how-to! As someone new to bikes, this turned out to be extremely easy, but I know it's nice to see it online before attempting it in person. I don't know how to attach photos in line with text so I just added them at the end of the...

Hey guys, Selling a pair of Dainese TRQ Race Out boots for 200 bucks firm(plus shipping). I bought them at the Ottawa Bike Show this winter for 300(70$ off) thinking I could put some gel soles in to make them fit tighter but they're just too big for me unfortunately:( Sweet boots!

Hey everyone, The last thing I wanna do to my bike before spring is take the swirls out of my wind screen. Unfortunately the previous owner had tried rubbing off a sticker and gauged the paint pretty good so theres some hefty swirls right in the middle. I tried Plast-x but it didn't seem to do...

hey all, I've spent the past hour reading threads in this subforum and have yet to find anything remotely consistent. It seems everyone uses whatever they feel like! The service manual says 10W30 or 20W40(or Yamahlube 2 or 4).. So... other than brands, why are people straying from this...

Hey everyone, Just wondering what some good windy roads are around Ottawa that are void of police and pot-holes!? Obviously won't get out there for a while, but Im just curious now

Hello all, This may seem like a very silly question but do helmets have a recommended date to be replaced? The reason I ask is because I have a chance to buy a brand new 500$ helmet for 99 bucks in my size, the thing is, I already bought one of them in silver, this one is in black.. so i...

GPBikes out of Whitby has some Suomy helmets on sale for 99.99$, regular 420-450$! I bought mine from them at the bike show in early january and just found out that they're still on sale. 99$ and shipping on orders over 90$ is free! For those who havent' heard of Suomy - it's a high-end...

Hey everyone, I'm wondering what products people prefer for cleaning their bikes? If you have any before or after pictures of your bike after it was cleaned with a specific project it would be great to see them. I recently ordered S100 total motorcycle cleaner as well as S100 engine...

Hello everyone, I am on the verge of owning a Yamaha FZ6. After researching bikes for a couple months, my heart has settled on an FZ6 for the looks and also comfort and medium power. The bike I will likely be buying Saturday is a 2007 FZ6 with 18,000km(11,000 miles) for 4500. The seller said...