The Soapbox Topics not related to motorcycle riding Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:59:11 +0000 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:59:11 +0000 Ontario Dual Sport Club Forum https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?forums/the-soapbox.30/ Municipal Speed Cameras Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:51:48 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/municipal-speed-cameras.24259/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/municipal-speed-cameras.24259/ Neil Edmunds Neil Edmunds Anyone ever get a ticket from one of these things?]]> 4 The good news is...your bike CAN runn underwater Sat, 11 Nov 2023 17:18:16 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/the-good-news-is-your-bike-can-runn-underwater.23939/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/the-good-news-is-your-bike-can-runn-underwater.23939/ brucedwilson brucedwilson https://www.rideapart.com/articles/447143/can-you-run-motorcycle-underwater/amp/

Brian H. nothing can stop you now.]]> 2 Letter of thanks from Rob Lang Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:04:54 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/letter-of-thanks-from-rob-lang.24090/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/letter-of-thanks-from-rob-lang.24090/ michel mondou michel mondou
Rob sent this letter of thank you back in August 2021. It is a bit late (It fell behind my desk ;)) but here it is:

A Letter from Rob...

Letter of thanks from Rob Lang]]> 1 New Website, BLOG and fundraiser for my Rally Racing pipe dream Fri, 06 Aug 2021 23:35:11 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/new-website-blog-and-fundraiser-for-my-rally-racing-pipe-dream.23820/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/new-website-blog-and-fundraiser-for-my-rally-racing-pipe-dream.23820/ GQelements GQelements
www.riderx.ca will be a home for my blog (still coming, last item on the list ironically), a moto-inspired tee-shirt line (for fund raising) and a place to provide exposure to my racing sponsors.

While the need for a site was percolating for some time, the clothing line was born out of COVID-19 isolation cabin...

New Website, BLOG and fundraiser for my Rally Racing pipe dream]]> 21 Legal help for members facing difficulties during Covid. Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:51:07 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/legal-help-for-members-facing-difficulties-during-covid.23862/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/legal-help-for-members-facing-difficulties-during-covid.23862/ Shugacane Shugacane
The service will be provided at no cost to our paid membership and will attempt to help...

Legal help for members facing difficulties during Covid.]]> 4 Cross-border Shipments Wed, 15 Apr 2020 02:05:49 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/cross-border-shipments.23813/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/cross-border-shipments.23813/ brucedwilson brucedwilson
Bruce]]> 7 CV-19 and the upsides Tue, 24 Mar 2020 23:55:35 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/cv-19-and-the-upsides.23802/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/cv-19-and-the-upsides.23802/ brucedwilson brucedwilson 2) Wisdom:

"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you think you could not do before."
- Rahm Emanuel

Bruce]]> The club is 20 years old, let's see some pictures of the early days Tue, 15 Oct 2019 19:43:33 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/the-club-is-20-years-old-lets-see-some-pictures-of-the-early-days.23280/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/the-club-is-20-years-old-lets-see-some-pictures-of-the-early-days.23280/ michel mondou michel mondou
I've only been around this club for 13 years, so I'm asking for input from our long standing members like Bob M, Brian H, Randy K (because he took so many pictures), Eric (Russell or...

The club is 20 years old, let's see some pictures of the early days]]> 41 Building a 12x20 stand alone garage - advice/architect needed Sat, 24 Feb 2018 20:13:25 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/building-a-12x20-stand-alone-garage-advice-architect-needed.22647/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/building-a-12x20-stand-alone-garage-advice-architect-needed.22647/ ezRider ezRider
Looking for an architect/designer that could draw up some plans. Does anyone have any recommendations for such a person?

Suggestions for features to put in the garage? I read the other garage thread...

Building a 12x20 stand alone garage - advice/architect needed]]> 29 Side by side question? Sun, 19 Mar 2017 20:47:13 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/side-by-side-question.22789/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/side-by-side-question.22789/ Joe Joe I know I'm probably going to get drawn an quartered for this but does anyone here have any experience with sport side by sides .
I'm thinking of picking one up for the wife and I to use since she really hasn't wanted to dirtbike since her misadventure with a tree .
I thought about quads but think we would get more use out of the side by side so any possible help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Joe]]> 39 Epic Crash Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:24:17 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/epic-crash.20781/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/epic-crash.20781/ CoyoteJeepGuy CoyoteJeepGuy


Epic Crash]]> 2 Thread locked?!! Tue, 01 Sep 2015 23:18:28 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/thread-locked.22097/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/thread-locked.22097/ Beaker Beaker http://www.odsc.on.ca/.xenforo/index.php?threads/riding-near-guelph.21536/page-7#post-142363

Really? I guess it hasn't occurred to you guys that maybe you'd have a larger membership, and wouldn't have the slowest moving forum on the internet, if you'd drop this childish "members only", clubhouse attitude. I've been on and off this board since the '90's and have been a paying member on occasion but this is ridiculous. What's the big harm in people organizing rides? Maybe it...

Thread locked?!!]]> 46 A new Dual-sport brother...#46 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:35:53 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/a-new-dual-sport-brother-46.22148/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/a-new-dual-sport-brother-46.22148/ brucedwilson brucedwilson
[​IMG]]]> 2 Guilty before justice is seen to be done Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:10:45 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/guilty-before-justice-is-seen-to-be-done.22112/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/guilty-before-justice-is-seen-to-be-done.22112/ brucedwilson brucedwilson
https://www.change.org/p/kpetitionw...pt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition

Bruce]]> 10 Another engine design Tue, 02 Jun 2015 18:30:02 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/another-engine-design.21808/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/another-engine-design.21808/ binsel binsel http://www.gizmag.com/duke-engines-axial/33631/

Another engine design]]> 7 Electric (pedal assist) Fat Bikes Mon, 01 Dec 2014 14:58:58 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/electric-pedal-assist-fat-bikes.21730/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/electric-pedal-assist-fat-bikes.21730/ Husaberger Husaberger
https://www.norco.com/bikes/mountain/fa ... -electric/ These will be $3700 when they...

Electric (pedal assist) Fat Bikes]]> 4 NEED HELP GOOGLE G-MAIL Tue, 18 Nov 2014 13:09:54 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/need-help-google-g-mail.21715/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/need-help-google-g-mail.21715/ toslow toslow
anybody here have any suggestion on how to handle this to get access to my acc again.

thanks]]> 1 Any sled heads out there? Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:12:33 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/any-sled-heads-out-there.21612/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/any-sled-heads-out-there.21612/ dubbs dubbs 14 I did it: I bought a new Husky! Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:50:30 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/i-did-it-i-bought-a-new-husky.21657/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/i-did-it-i-bought-a-new-husky.21657/ michel mondou michel mondou
So far, performance has been...

I did it: I bought a new Husky!]]> 7 Any ATV enthusiasts? Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:39:07 +0000 https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/any-atv-enthusiasts.21574/ https://www.odsc.on.ca/index.php?threads/any-atv-enthusiasts.21574/ norbert77 norbert77 14