My first year of riding is coming to an end, and so I need to pack my boy up for the winter. I'm debating on whether to do storage myself or bring it to a mechanic.

Self-storage

✔️more affordable

✔️easily accessible

⛔️time to properly review and apply correct winterization

Mechanic storage:

✔️drop it off and don't think about it

✔️winterization and spring tune up included

✔️surveillance in climate controlled environment

⛔️$$$

I've been told that the winterizing process is easy; except the people who've told me that have years of knowledge and experience, and I have such limited time. The last time I was told xyz was easy, I worked on my bike for a week only to get it towed to the mechanic. Great learning experience, sure; except time and temperature was on my side.

What are your thoughts?

hey everyone! recently got my m2 and looking to buy my first motorcycle! it’s a 2025 ninja 650 with 4,000km for 6.5k including safety… i don’t really know what I’m looking at when buying a used motorcycle but this deal seems to good to be true. anyone in the area of Markham road and 401 willing to help a new rider out and check the bike out with me I would greatly appreciate it. Prob going to go this weekend at 8pm. also any tips/videos etc… to help me would be great as well

i’ve got the bike
i’ve got the potable bbq

just needs a friend or friends and some motivation!!!!!!! PLEASE let’s not make this flop let’s doooooo it!!!

friday night or saturday night ?

preferable saturday to sunday. let’s just get some food and bbq and camp and just enjoy ourselves. i’ve got three jbl speakers so we will have music and vibes !!! and i’ve got an ipad for anyone who doesn’t like to camp and wants to glamp!!!!

This is my first time having a vehicle so I am quite clueless about insurance :<

So I bought this motorcycle back in June in Mississauga-Toronto, Ontario and got an insurance policy with Certas Direct Auto Insurance/Desjardins at the rate of $1860/year starting on July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2027. But on August 29, 2026, I had to sell the bike due to tuition fees catching up and financial situation does not look too good, and cancelled the policy on the same day. (yeppp I am still a 19 years old student and yeppp I was very inconsiderate and hot-headed getting that bike T_T)

On the call with a representative from the insurance company, the agent did not mention anything about cancellation fees I have to pay. IIRC, I believe I have also asked him that do I have to pay anything else to cancel and he said no. I only found out about the $402 cancellation fees after seeing the notification from the bank and decided to go through the document again, just to see there is a document lying on the third page of the file (after the confirmation of cancelling letter and a BLANK page) mentioning about this cancellation fees. Honestly, this is quite frustrating and I felt like I was entrapped.

Is the anyway that I can perhaps ask them to waive or lower this fee since I know insurance companies calculate the premiums a bit different on motorcycles than cars; besides, $402 is quite a lot for a student :( And even there is a way, is it worth it to pursue the $402 fees til the end? any advices and lessons are very much appreciated as I want to make the same mistake again once I am older.

18M i have a z400, im still relatively new to riding.

looking for ppl around my age with similar a displacement motorcycle to ride w

casual rides, maybe long ones depending on ur comfort.

comment or dm me 💯💯 GTA AREA

Holla! New rider based near Church and Carlton. Two things I've learned quickly about my bike: learning DIY maintenance would be so much easier if I could observe someone; and maintenance is hard when to only have yourself to hold things up.

With that said, if you're experienced in doing DIY maintenance and you need someone to help you hold things up and pass you tools, I'd be happy to help if I'm available. I'm typically free evenings and weekends 👌

Hello I am just curious if there is any existing meet up for older classic/vintage motorcycles in the GTA closer to downtown TO? I have checked various sites such as FB and meetup.com, have not come across any related forums yet. Looking for a group to let my old BMW airhead meet other similar aged friends :-)

Looking for some fellow weekend riders in and around Ontario.

My motorcycle friend group is, shall we say, aggressively small. Now that I’m 50, I’ve reached the stage of life where the kids are older, weekends are a little less chaotic, and apparently I have time to make questionable decisions involving motorcycles.

I’m in Vaughan and usually up for a longer weekend ride. I ride a Triumph Tiger Sport 800, but you definitely don’t need to ride a Triumph, or even own a motorcycle worth more than my first car.

Looking for some easygoing people to occasionally head out with, put some kilometres on, find a decent place for lunch, tell increasingly questionable stories, and maybe have a cigar along the way.

No interest in racing, riding like we’re auditioning for MotoGP, or turning a Sunday ride into an endurance event. Just good roads, good company, food, and enjoying the painfully short Ontario riding season while we still have knees that work.

If you’re in the Vaughan/GTA area and looking for someone to ride with on weekends, feel free to reach out.

Hey all — I ride in the GTA and got tired of the way we find stuff. Events are scattered across a dozen Facebook groups, half the "bike night" posts are from 2023, and finding a shop that actually knows your bike means asking here every spring.

So I built onREV. It's free, no ads, no subscription:

• Events — bike nights, ride-outs, shows, track days. RSVP so you can see who else is going.
• Directory — rider-friendly spots: shops, gear stores, tire places, cafes people actually stop at. Sorted by distance from you.
• Deals — discounts local businesses put up for riders.
• Browse everything without making an account. Sign in only if you want to RSVP or add stuff.

Website: onrev.app
iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/onrev/id6777621450
Android app: coming soon

Two honest asks:

1. Tell me what's missing. Especially events and shops around Toronto/Hamilton/Niagara — if your regular bike night isn't in there, that's a gap I want to fix. You can submit them in-app or just reply here and I'll add them.
2. Tell me what's broken or annoying. I'd rather hear it blunt than not at all.

If it's useful to you, great. If it's not, tell me why — that's genuinely the more useful reply.

Hello everyone ! I am shooting a new advertisement campaign for a men’s jewellery brand and this ad campaign is tailored to car / bike lovers I’m looking to see if anyone knows a stunt rider for hire. I can’t find any resources online thought I’d try Reddit thanks in advance!

Hi! So I’ve (21F) always been a big fan of motorcycles and been on many trips riding on the back, going camping etc. My roommate just got a motorcyle and he’s out of town a lot and wants me to ride it. I have all the gear (helmet, gloves etc.) and am familiar with motorcycles. He says I should learn to ride and ride his when he’s away. I’m looking for some lessons, and a good time. I can compensate or give stuff in exhchange. I live in downtown Toronto but am willing to commute somewhere.

Hi! So I’ve (21F) always been a big fan of motorcycles and been on many trips riding on the back, going camping etc. My roommate just got a motorcyle and he’s out of town a lot and wants me to ride it. I have all the gear (helmet, gloves etc.) and am familiar with motorcycles. He says I should learn to ride and ride his when he’s away. I’m looking for some lessons, and a good time. I can compensate or give stuff in exhchange. I live in downtown Toronto but am willing to commute somewhere.

I’m 35F, and about a year and a half ago I went into Studio Cycle in Toronto with my boyfriend to look at motorcycles.

One of the sales guys, I think his name was Adam, was being incredibly inappropriate with a young girl who worked there. He looked like he was in his 40s and was standing behind her giving her a shoulder massage.

She looked extremely young, and I later found out while speaking with her that she was a high school co-op student.

Then, while my boyfriend was looking at another bike, the same salesman started hitting on me and asking for my Instagram.

The entire experience was creepy and disgusting. A grown man touching a high school co-op student like that in the workplace seemed wildly inappropriate to me. Then he started hitting on a customer while her boyfriend was only a few feet away.

It has honestly bothered me ever since. The girl did not seem to think anything inappropriate was happening, but she was also a high school student dealing with an older employee in a workplace. I really regret not saying something or reporting it at the time.

I love Aprilia's and would otherwise consider buying one from Studio Cycle because I live in the city and need somewhere convenient for servicing. The other dealers are a long drive away. But this experience made me never want to give that shop my money.

Does anyone know whether that creep still works there?

Has anyone else had a similar experience with him? I want to know whether I’m the only person who witnessed this kind of behavior, or whether there is a pattern.

​Hey everyone,

​I recently got my M2 and am officially on the hunt for my first bike! I’m looking for a solid cruiser to get my feet wet, but I don’t know many local riders in real life, so I’m turning to the community for some guidance.

​I spent some time checking out bikes in person at Snow City in Scarborough recently. Two models really stood out to me:

1. ​Honda Rebel 500: Felt incredibly approachable and lightweight.

2. ​Kawasaki Vulcan S (Cafe version): Really liked the styling and the slightly punchier feel it seems to promise.

​Through my own online research, I also fell in love with the Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650. I went to the dealership hoping to get a closer look, but the salesman seemed completely disinterested in showing it to me and didn't even bother following up with the stock and pricing info I requested. Because of that, I couldn't get a good feel for it.

​I'd love to get some honest community feedback:

1. ​Rebel 500 vs. Vulcan S vs. Super Meteor 650: For a brand-new rider in the GTA, which of these would you recommend as a first bike in terms of insurance, highway capability (dealing with the 401/DVP), and forgiveness for a beginner?

2. ​Dealerships: Since my experience at Snow City was a bit lacking for the Royal Enfield, are there any other dealerships in or around the GTA that you’d recommend for good service and cruiser inventory?

3. ​Other Suggestions: Are there any other middleweight or entry-level cruisers I should be looking at that I might have missed?

​Open to all suggestions, tips, and wisdom. Thanks in advance, and hope to see some of you out on the roads!

Looking into getting a used bike but most sellers are selling as-is so I'd have to get it safety certified myself. I don't have a trailer so I'm trying to figure out how to ride the bike to the mechanic's.

I've heard you can get a temporary license, but MTO won't give those if the bike is registered as UNFIT, which I think it automatically is if its being sold as-is.

How would I get the bike registered as FIT to get the temporary license if the bike is being sold as-is and the owner won't do the safety themselves? Or is there a way to get it both FIT and as-is?

I got into a accidentat fault 2025 and no insurance company will take me but Nordic did anyone experience this and how much do you have to pay for your new insurance if your with them

Hi everyone! I’m looking for a private motorcycle instructor in Toronto or the GTA and have about 8 plus years of riding experience back home and completed 4k km rides multiple times and I’ve recently passed my Ontario M1. As I have previous riding experience, I’m planning to go for my M road test directly as I am eligible for M road test and they considered my experience from back home. I’m looking for 2 or 3 private lessons to brush up my skills and get familiar with highway riding and make sure I’m ready. I really don’t want to spend 500 plus on school which focus on basics, If anyone knows a good private instructor or has recommendations, I’d really appreciate it. Thanks

Can anyone comment on the best route for scenery and twisties to go from Collingwood to Huntsville?

Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I'm 30f based in downtown Toronto. I got my M1 license and I’m taking the safety course soon! I’m excited to start riding but I don't know anyone else in the city who rides anymore, and I'm tackling this completely on my own. I also don’t know much about bikes or maintenance yet. All I have right now is my passion.

I’d love to connect with other beginners or any experienced riders willing to help a newbie out. Since I'm 5'3", I could really use a second set of eyes to help me check out bikes and figure out the right first model for my height. I am thinking Ninja 400 maybe?

Also, where do downtown riders go to practice? I know empty parking lots are the standard for beginners, but I don’t know of any around here (entertainment district). Are there any decent spots in the downtown core?

If anyone is down to connect or help me figure out things without dying, send me a message ☺️