After 3 months of job searching and 7 months without an income, I started today as a service writer for one of the top race shops not only in the GTA, but in ontario and POSSIBLY canada.

They help sponsor the Canadian super bike series as well, and are the Dunlop race tire dealer in Canada too.

So not only are they a crazy fun place to be at, BUT: they are letting my take time off for track days, AND EVEN BETTER: I get 3 of them PAID FOR as part of my benefits.

AND I get to work at my teaching job too.

This is a best case scenario for me. and frankly, I needed it. Need to work hard to not squander it, but I am very excited and very happy right now.

Did 500km today on the SV650. OW.

Solid ride though. Sv did well. Someone did drop a bike near the end (ON ME NO LESS) 6th gen VFRs are NOT a light bike.

But good ride overall.

Have some photos.

First gen RAV4 ev. Cool!

Looked like some dude was teaching his daughter how to drive in it. Neat little car

wow. just...wow.

Hello thunder pig. I wish I could say it was mine. belongs to a friend of mine. Z

I have never heard one of these with the Erion cans. but LORDIE. you FEEL this thing idle. you dont hear it. It reverberates your chest and you think its Thor drumming in your skull.

I have a new bike that I need to add to "the list"

So, earlier this month, my furball was not doing so well. She wasnt eating, and she is a very old cat (17 years old)

a trip to the vet revealed that she might be having some kidney issues, and a couple of teeth that were on the verge of falling out. A blood test also revealed she might possibly have cancer....

well, she had surgery for those 3 teeth today. and had the tests done again.

3 teeth removed, but more importantly, the doc noticed her jaw was broken! Dunno how this was missed the first time around, but it would explain why she wasnt eating. now that this is fixxed, she started intaking food like she normally does, and her numbers came back down.

The kidney issue, we are trying to fix with some different food, and she seems to be responding well.

I'm just happy shes better. She has been my furball for a loonngggg time and 2020 taking her would have been the fucking limit.

Man, I'm nervous. I just finished my degree and my original plan of military has been throw into the gutter due to covid (Canadian forces aren't processing applications at this moment)

With a BBA fresh under my belt (not even, I still haven't received the certificate in the mail) I'm just applying to a bunch of different places. This is suddenly a full time job. bleh.

I booked a track day already this year, for the 11th of June, at Mosport. I bought ride 4 so I could learn the track and man, that turn 2 is friggen terrifying.

can only hope this year goes well. I wish all the best of luck.,

God this color photographs so fucking well.

Did 600km on the triumph today. A touring bike doth not be it.

But so much fun!

Did 600km on the triumph today. A touring bike doth not be it.

But so much fun!

@aestheticsinmotion really? Because this whole post was you changed them BECAUSE they nearly killed you.

They very much are the death sentence im saying they are if you are pushing it.

As far as breaking them in, i usually just go up and down the street and do a couple of harder starts and stops to start the roughing. Then take it nice and easy for the first 50 or so miles.

You get to the very edge slowly. You dont just chuck it in knee down out of the garage. But work your way into it and away you go.

@exage03040 stupid is as stupid does.

@aestheticsinmotion ... wow. That is the WORST justification i have heard.

Old is old. End of story. And when you only have 2 postage stamp sizes hold your life in control, you do NOT gamble on cheap tires.

Esp when you have no electronics to save your ass when it slips.

@aestheticsinmotion im sorry, you waited how long to replace the 2 bits that hold you to the road and you had WHAT on it before?

Im not sorry for saying the following. You friggen idiot.

@classicdatsundebate Kia Stinger GT.

seriously

@thejwt now stick a decent set of hoops on it and be even more amazed

@whoistheleader i'm already in the discord room

Maggie was actually in my bed this morning

@tonicipriani so its NOT just me?