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Topic: Need some help in Toronto |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 0
Views: 707
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2024 10:25 pm Subject: Need some help in Toronto |
Does anyone in the GTA have any form of CB converted to 17 inch wheels? Darren Begg and i — he works; I argue — are building a CB1100R custom.
He always puts 17 inches on his customs, but I rea ... |
Topic: Motorcycling Kids needing a little help |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 2
Views: 1127
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:25 pm Subject: Motorcycling Kids needing a little help |
Thanks much Chris |
Topic: Motorcycling Kids needing a little help |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 2
Views: 1127
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 1:18 pm Subject: Motorcycling Kids needing a little help |
The below describes the very first time Canadian youth - ages 10 to 14 - have ever qualified for FIM MiniGP. They leave this week for Spain for the finals and they're a little short of funding. We are ... |
Topic: honda cb1100RB |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 8
Views: 3278
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2022 1:50 am Subject: honda cb1100RB |
There's a facebook forum that Max loosely started |
Topic: Bassani exhaust use on stock carbs |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 3
Views: 2172
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 7:25 pm Subject: Bassani exhaust use on stock carbs |
if you have the stock airbag on, you should have little problem with the exhaust |
Topic: My First Boomie and Comstars |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 47
Views: 13241
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:55 am Subject: My First Boomie and Comstars |
Tom sort to call up an old thread but what colours were the gold that you used that was so close to anodizing? |
Topic: Leaving California - Moving to Tennessee |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 36
Views: 13833
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:11 pm Subject: Leaving California - Moving to Tennessee |
Damn TCR that is a nice house. and a lot cheaper than i thought it would be in cali. what were the property taxes if you don't mind me asking. |
Topic: Rick's Electric |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 4
Views: 2946
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:20 pm Subject: Rick's Electric |
I bought a rotor from them. terrible quality. broke within 500 kms. almost took my stator with it. The gentleman who is rewinding rotors here inspected it and said there was poor workmanship involved ... |
Topic: Loud pipes |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 20
Views: 8621
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:15 pm Subject: Loud pipes |
exactly cbx |
Topic: Loud pipes |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 20
Views: 8621
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:09 am Subject: Loud pipes |
well Hondo have fun, Just be prepared when someone tells you you can't ride your motorcycle somewhere. You brought nit on yourself. |
Topic: Loud pipes |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 20
Views: 8621
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:11 pm Subject: Loud pipes |
Bucko would appear to one the smartest man on this forum. |
Topic: Loud pipes |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 20
Views: 8621
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:06 pm Subject: Loud pipes |
Dear Guys
Loud pipes make the people behind and to the side of you aware of our presence. Unfortunately, by far the number one bike car interaction occurs when a car heading in the opposite directi ... |
Topic: Loud pipes |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 20
Views: 8621
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 1:18 pm Subject: Loud pipes |
https://driving.ca/features/feature-story/motor-mouth-drivings-view-on-noisy-motorcycles |
Topic: battery volt gauge |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 3
Views: 2642
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 3:41 pm Subject: battery volt gauge |
There's a bluetooth version on amazon that transmits the reading to your sell phone. kit's what I use |
Topic: Full carburettor rebuild |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 3
Views: 3309
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 2:26 pm Subject: Full carburettor rebuild |
I know it's a pain, but there's no one better than Mike Nixon in the US. I have a spare set of RC carbs done b y him, but they'd cost you big |
Topic: who is lucky enough to have a spare running motor? |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 2
Views: 2032
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 3:18 pm Subject: who is lucky enough to have a spare running motor? |
I have two functional R motors, though one does need a little work. It may get a captain closed chamber head some time soon
Only one bike though so not a big hurry |
Topic: Price Gouging |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 14
Views: 7152
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 4:20 pm Subject: Price Gouging |
I am not sure of what you're saying? are you saying this is or is not price gouging? |
Topic: A little help please from my Canadian brethren |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 10
Views: 5924
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 1:44 pm Subject: A little help please from my Canadian brethren |
JR
My experience is importing a CB1100RC from England, not quite the same country and my speedo is already in KM so not quite the same thing.
What I can say with some certainty is that
1) Th ... |
Topic: CB1100R carby question |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 8
Views: 5453
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 12:21 pm Subject: CB1100R carby question |
Oh and lasty, I have a spare complete set of rebuilt CB1100R carburetors I would fell him |
Topic: CB1100R carby question |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 8
Views: 5453
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 12:20 pm Subject: CB1100R carby question |
if you need new ones, get them from Mike Nixon, not keister |
Topic: CB1100R carby question |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 8
Views: 5453
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 12:19 pm Subject: CB1100R carby question |
Needles and seats no different |
Topic: Racer |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 11
Views: 5380
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:15 pm Subject: Racer |
guys look up japanese Aston Racing. Theres a full expalantion |
Topic: Racer |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 11
Views: 5380
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 12:14 pm Subject: Racer |
it's called Auto Racing (the odd looking bikes that is) and its a huge gambling sport in Japan |
Topic: All these years and still riding |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 14
Views: 6434
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 2:57 am Subject: All these years and still riding |
I got my first job testing motorcycles in 1985. 35 years later, still doing it. Still wake up every morning eager to go to work. |
Topic: CB1100R v Laverda Jota |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 4
Views: 3585
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 4:42 pm Subject: CB1100R v Laverda Jota |
the RGS too, sounds like a mini V12 |
Topic: CB1100R v Laverda Jota |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 4
Views: 3585
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2020 1:19 am Subject: CB1100R v Laverda Jota |
Of the 35 or so bikes that I have owned, my two favourites were my 1982 Laverda RGS1000 (which I foolishly sold to buy a BMW) and a 1982 CB1100RC.
The Honda is definitely more sophisticated and fa ... |
Topic: RIP Kobe |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 2
Views: 3022
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:04 pm Subject: RIP Kobe |
Indeed |
Topic: Aaarrrrggghhhh! |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 7
Views: 4606
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2019 1:03 am Subject: Aaarrrrggghhhh! |
Mike Nixon |
Topic: 1100r shocks |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 6
Views: 3495
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 3:25 am Subject: 1100r shocks |
send me a pm and i will send some when i get home |
Topic: Does this kind of journey make any sense in Feb |
Motocanada1957
Replies: 17
Views: 9141
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Forum: General Chit Chat
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:17 pm Subject: Does this kind of journey make any sense in Feb |
I have done this trip at least 25 times
1) More time in Santa Barbara. less in San Diego
2) stop at the Hearst Castle
3) stop in Pismo beach. have breakfast with the surfers
4) not common, but t ... |
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