Old Man

Agreed. It take less effort to signal all the time than it does to check in all directions to see if there maybe someone who is affected by your move. Also, "affected by your move" is always open to interpretation by yourself, other drivers and the police. Safest and easiest just to signal all the time.

Taken from the Ontario Highway Traffic Act. Signal for left or right turn 142.(1) The driver or operator of a vehicle upon a highway before turning to the left or right at any intersection or into a private road or driveway or from one lane for traffic to another lane for traffic or to leave the roadway shall first see that the movement can be made in safety, and if the operation of any other vehicle may be affected by the movement shall give a signal plainly visible to the driver or operator of the other vehicle of the intention to make the movement. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 142 (1).

Not to mention the 49 million $ the US government fined them and then promptly dumped into GM.

Just a guess, but I'd say about 22" total.

Solo's been in business since 1948 and has specialize in small motors. They make a good product.

On a lake with slush holes, it's always nice to have that extra power at your finger tips for when you need it. I was sure wishing limeyanglers sled had a bit more power last Friday. http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=50727

As I said, this shack had reflectors and lights. The root cause of this accident was the driver driving beyond his headlight/vision/reaction time for conditions. Plain and simple. All the reflectors in the world won't stop this from happening again.

No one is saying it's a dumb idea. The fact is, is this shack had reflectors and lights on it and the sledder is still claiming it's not his fault and that it wasn't enough.

Interesting concept. I wonder with it being 2 stroke piston ported engine, whether it can meet the emission standards for automobiles? By the way, the link didn't work for me. Here it is again. http://www.engineeri...pposed-Cylinder

I wonder what his excuse would have been if it was a rock, ice heave of worse still, a stopped or stalled snowmobile. I just love the "it's not my fault attitude" that's so prevalent nowadays.

It's always good to have a government in your pocket when dealing with your competitors in business. ;)

It's just not the speed. I knew a guy that hit a barbwire fence on an 67 Olympic one night chasing a rabbit across a field. It's was the idiots own fault and he was lucky to just get away with a damaged helmet and a permanent smile from the scar where he bit the wire with his mouth. That sled wouldn't do over 30 mph. Fast or Slow there's still is no cure for stupidity.

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It's what the news media does best. Try to generate controversy over an event, thus generating more "news" to "report on", thus keeping them with fresh material all the time. As you can tell, I have a fairly low opinion of the "Fourth Estate" in our present day.

Man, there's a lot of truth in that statement.

This isn't new. The town I grew up in in Western Manitoba had a guy hit a dock at night back in the late 70's. Took his head off. Of course speed and alcohol was a contributing factor. I've sledded almost my whole life and from the things I've seen, I have come to the conclusion that there is no cure for stupidity.

My cousins a Toyota Tech with 25 years in. I asked him about it and he said the fix was the addition of some shims to the pedal assembly to prevent it from binding. The ironic thing is that the recall only applied to Toyota's with pedal assemblies that were made by a North American parts supplier. Anyone with the same model car that was equipped with a Denso pedal assembly from Japan wasn't recalled. That same North American pedal assembly, by the way, is also used in some Ford and GM models.

There's a small island on my favorite lake, the best spot is about 10 meters to the south of it.

The best spot is on my supper plate.

Anyone out here who's had their sleds on a lake this past 2 weeks needs to get them into a heated garage to melt all the ice out of the suspension. I did mine last week and it already needs it again.

Exactly my thought. The tails too forked for a Brookie and probably not enough for a Laker.

Unfortunately it's the outcome of the timing of freeze up and the amount of snow we've had. I've seen some bad years for slush, but none that I can remember as bad as this. It makes a person think twice before heading out to some more remote spots. Thank god I've hit most of my favorite remote locations already this year. If anyone is still think of heading out very far around here, I'd highly recommend travelling very lightly and fast.

Yup, Simon had his own polar bear plunge today. He even got his pink gloves wet. My boots are still drying out. Still had a good time though. Simon caught the trout, I couldn't seem to set a hook today.

Some of my favorites. Probably not available in the south.

No, the gloves are definitely real. I've seen them with my own eyes. Looks like a great day. Love that big laker.