Topic: The Motorcycling Thread

[rrocket]

So how does the registration work? Here is what I understand on the process is if I buy the bike AS IS
1) I go to service Ontario and get temporary plates. or is it a sticker? They don't issue stickers anymore.
2) I put the plates on, do safety
30 I line up at service Ontario and submit safety and get a new set of plates?

Is this accurate?

One of the sellers told me that you don't need to go to service Ontario two times, once I do step one I can convert temporarily to permanent plates online. I didn't see a link to it. So confused. Can someone help clarify?

That's pretty much it.

I still think you need to go in with the Safety. Though it's entirely possible it can be done online now that Ontario has done away with stickers...I haven't done it since the switch.

[Fobroader]

So how does the registration work? Here is what I understand on the process is if I buy the bike AS IS
1) I go to service Ontario and get temporary plates. or is it a sticker? They don't issue stickers anymore.
2) I put the plates on, do safety
30 I line up at service Ontario and submit safety and get a new set of plates?

Is this accurate?

One of the sellers told me that you don't need to go to service Ontario two times, once I do step one I can convert temporarily to permanent plates online. I didn't see a link to it. So confused. Can someone help clarify?

Christ what a bunch of bureaucratic bs...Ontario, why are you the way that you are?!?!?!?

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[CSH]

Called service Ontario
Yes you have to line up and go in twice
And in the GTA the lineup is a nightmare

[rrocket]

Called service Ontario
Yes you have to line up and go in twice
And in the GTA the lineup is a nightmare

Don't buy it as is??

[Gurgie]

Called service Ontario
Yes you have to line up and go in twice
And in the GTA the lineup is a nightmare

Don't buy it as is??

Get the seller to bring it to a shop for the safety & then you pay for the safety. Or, rent a trailer & tow it to the shop, did that with my last bike.

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[CSH]

This is my unscientific observation based on 2 weeks of looking for 500cc used bikes in the $2K-$4K range in the GTA


1) In this price range lot of sellers don't want to bother with safety. If you insist they want like 200$ more. Something crazy so you stop asking for safety. I might as well take a half day off work and do it myself then
2) A lot of them don't budge on price too much. They rather store it and sell it in spring. Only the ones who want to store their cars in the garage in Winter negotiate. I am in the suburbs so not a lot of condo bike owners.
3) I saw 4 bikes (3X Honda CB500 or CBR500 and one BMW G310) Only one was decent. The BMW was stolen from Quebec and for the other 2, the registered owner was different from the guy who showed up. So a lot of crap out there. One rider did not have a license and did not insure the bike.

Anyway, I am getting very close to making a deal on one bike. Hopefully, he holds up his end of the bargain.. will know EOD today or tomorrow

[Jaeger]

Good luck!

[CSH]

Pulled the trigger on a 2015 CBR500R as is
Checked everything and the bike seemed fine

Started the bike today and the front headlights del and left and right blinkers are not working

Bit frustrating as it all worked yesterday
Now looking for a shop to have it fixed

[Jaeger]

Bummer.  Hopefully a quick fix and not too costly.

[Arthur Dent]

Fuse, ground, switch? That seems really odd.

[Jaeger]

CSH - let's have a look at the new bike!

[Jaeger]

Last weekend's ride - up through Milton, over and up past Campbellville, across and down to Ancaster, back up through Dundas with a stop at Sydenham lookout.







What a difference a week makes - sure as heck wasn't wearing mesh this morning!  More like how many layers can I stuff under leather.

[rrocket]

Pro Tip: if any of you guys are perhaps caught out underdressed for cold weather, in a pinch you been stop at a convenience store and buy a newspaper.

Stick it on your torso inside your jacket.

Makes a difference between a miserable ride home vs tolerable.

[quadzilla]

Last weekend's ride - up through Milton, over and up past Campbellville, across and down to Ancaster, back up through Dundas with a stop at Sydenham lookout.

What a difference a week makes - sure as heck wasn't wearing mesh this morning!  More like how many layers can I stuff under leather.

I know that overlook very well but I'm usually covered in sweat by time I get up there. Your way looks much easier.

Did you ride the Mineral and Sulphur Spring Roads while in the area?

I'll second the newspaper trick as we do that when cycling especially when going over a pass as it makes the descent back to the valley more tolerable.

[Jaeger]

Last weekend's ride - up through Milton, over and up past Campbellville, across and down to Ancaster, back up through Dundas with a stop at Sydenham lookout.

What a difference a week makes - sure as heck wasn't wearing mesh this morning!  More like how many layers can I stuff under leather.

I know that overlook very well but I'm usually covered in sweat by time I get up there. Your way looks much easier.

Did you ride the Mineral and Sulphur Spring Roads while in the area?

I'll second the newspaper trick as we do that when cycling especially when going over a pass as it makes the descent back to the valley more tolerable.

I give mad props to the cyclists I see chugging up that hill! We did Mineral Springs Rd into Ancaster yesterday - LOVE that road - I could ride the 4km twisty stretch back and forth quite happily. 

Newspaper trick does work - I've done it on my bicycle. Need to have it on hand, though.

Kicking myself again for not getting heated grips on the motorcycle. Will add next spring for sure.  Chunky puffy winter gloves are no bueno for working clutch and throttle.

[JohnnyMac]

Last weekend's ride - up through Milton, over and up past Campbellville, across and down to Ancaster, back up through Dundas with a stop at Sydenham lookout.

What a difference a week makes - sure as heck wasn't wearing mesh this morning!  More like how many layers can I stuff under leather.

I know that overlook very well but I'm usually covered in sweat by time I get up there. Your way looks much easier.

Did you ride the Mineral and Sulphur Spring Roads while in the area?

I'll second the newspaper trick as we do that when cycling especially when going over a pass as it makes the descent back to the valley more tolerable.

I give mad props to the cyclists I see chugging up that hill! We did Mineral Springs Rd into Ancaster yesterday - LOVE that road - I could ride the 4km twisty stretch back and forth quite happily. 

Newspaper trick does work - I've done it on my bicycle. Need to have it on hand, though.

Kicking myself again for not getting heated grips on the motorcycle. Will add next spring for sure.  Chunky puffy winter gloves are no bueno for working clutch and throttle.

Could those one time use hand warmers work or fit in your bike gloves?  I assume you would put them on the back of you hand so your palm would have the same amount of mobility.  Just thinking outside the box to extend your season by a couple of rides.

[Jaeger]

Last weekend's ride - up through Milton, over and up past Campbellville, across and down to Ancaster, back up through Dundas with a stop at Sydenham lookout.

What a difference a week makes - sure as heck wasn't wearing mesh this morning!  More like how many layers can I stuff under leather.

I know that overlook very well but I'm usually covered in sweat by time I get up there. Your way looks much easier.

Did you ride the Mineral and Sulphur Spring Roads while in the area?

I'll second the newspaper trick as we do that when cycling especially when going over a pass as it makes the descent back to the valley more tolerable.

I give mad props to the cyclists I see chugging up that hill! We did Mineral Springs Rd into Ancaster yesterday - LOVE that road - I could ride the 4km twisty stretch back and forth quite happily. 

Newspaper trick does work - I've done it on my bicycle. Need to have it on hand, though.

Kicking myself again for not getting heated grips on the motorcycle. Will add next spring for sure.  Chunky puffy winter gloves are no bueno for working clutch and throttle.

Could those one time use hand warmers work or fit in your bike gloves?  I assume you would put them on the back of you hand so your palm would have the same amount of mobility.  Just thinking outside the box to extend your season by a couple of rides.

Can't say for sure because I haven't tried - but bike gloves are close fitting to allow for dexterity when working the controls. Id give it a try, though.

They also make rechargeable heated motorcycle gloves, but the good ones can cost nearly as much as heated grips. And they can be bulky, too.

[PJungnitsch]

Yeah, heated grips (and vest) are the answer for cool weather riding.

That being said, I've used these motion heat heated glove liners for years when cycling and skiing. The nice part is they go inside almost any glove, so if a person does multiple sports you can spread the cost around

https://www.motionheat.ca/

[Jaeger]

Now that might be a solution right there. 

[Jaeger]

Went for an awesome ride yesterday.  Down along the lakeshore through Burlington and into Hamilton, down through Dundas and Ancaster and then south through Caledonia and Cayuga to Dunnville. Down one side of the Grand River and back up the other side.





On the cold hands issue,  I'm giving these a whirl.  Claw Siberia heated and armored motorcycle gloves.  3 heat settings and rechargeable batteries.  Charger was a weird two-pronged Euro thing, but a cheap adapter on Amazon solved that.  Still a bit bulkier than I would prefer, but less so than my pair of "winter" motorcycle gloves.  Seriously don't know why someone hasn't just taken a standard pair of sport-touring mc gloves, deleted the perforation and added a heating element - that would be absolutely perfect.  I do think these will serve for those few days in the fall when I need them.