Calgary Alberta Shakedown Ride

[saxman]

Hi All!

I bought my '06 FJR just over a month ago and have found this forum invaluable in inspiring me and helping me as I embarked on a major service of my blue beauty, which has only 13,000kms on the clock.

 

I changed/bled all fluids, replaced filters, plugs, lubed rear splines, and synched the throttle bodies.

Also, my updated trunk was cracked around the "new" reinforcement plate so I had a fiberglass job to do.

 

Naturally, I cleaned and detailed my bike from top to bottom.

Finally the weather smartened up and I took her out for a shakedown ride in the foothills of The Rockies

near Calgary, Alberta.

 

What follows is my report. Hope you like it.

 

 

 

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From Nanton I droned the forty-five minutes back to Calgary.

The bike ran flawlessly and everything checked out.

 

Now, with a little seat modification and unwinding the throttle tension, the bike will be perfect!

 

Cheers for now!

Trev

 

[Ian Stephens]

Hey Trev, you should come to the FJR Tech Day tomorrow ar FJRguy's place. There's a post somewhere here on it and Jeff can email you the address to his place.

Ian

 

[weekend rider]

Very nice ride report. Wow what beautiful country you have up there to ride in..enjoy the bike

 

[escapefjrtist]

Nice pics and RR!

Tell me more about that trick license plate...cover?

--G

 

[saxman]

Nice pics and RR!

Tell me more about that trick license plate...cover?

--G

I'd be nice if that existed, but o'course I messed with it on my photo software program so's my bike's particulars could remain anonymous - In case any cops wanted to like, nick me for doin' those twisties with the proper amount

of enthusiasm they deserved.

Which I did.

 

Trev

 

[saxman]

Hey Trev, you should come to the FJR Tech Day tomorrow ar FJRguy's place. There's a post somewhere here on it and Jeff can email you the address to his place.

Ian

Hey Ian,

Thanks. I already got the info and am planning to at least show up and say Hi as I gotta' work (I'm in retail - it sucks for most weekends!), but will steal an hour or so

Hope to see you there.

 

Trev

 

[MEM]

Nice! thanks, Trev

I have shots of the Longview Saloon and Tyson's joint - from CFR '09 which was held in Nakusp !

Me and my posse. No Harleys in this group

 

[saxman]

Thanks Mem!

Proper bikes and proper attitudes!

 

Trev

 

[James Burleigh]

Enjoyed the ride report, and welcome.

JB

P.S. Not sure that was a hot chocolate. I think it was...Kool-aid! :yahoo:

P.P.S. Calgary...? That's in northern Montana, right?

 

[saxman]

Enjoyed the ride report, and welcome.

JB

P.S. Not sure that was a hot chocolate. I think it was...Kool-aid! :yahoo:

P.P.S. Calgary...? That's in northern Montana, right?

Yep. Dirty Kool Aid at that.

Montana? Where's Montana?

T

 

[Old Michael]

Really enjoyed it, saxman.

Any report that requires a "Seriously though...", gets my thumbs-up!

 

[Panman]

Fun, thanks!

 

[Dr. Bones]

nice pics!

Do a ride report of the glacier highway thru banff and jasper, now that would be awesome!

 

[saxman]

nice pics!

Do a ride report of the glacier highway thru banff and jasper, now that would be awesome!

Good Suggestion Bones. That'll be on my to-do list.

 

[Cowcop]

Good to see my old stompin' grounds! Thanks!! :clapping:

 

[RPrice]

Excellent report, thanks!

 

[Clark Kent]

Excellent report, thanks!

Did you have time to get a few photos of the Lancaster aircraft in Nanton? It is one of three in the world. They have a great museum for the Lancaster and other aircraft. Really something for such a small town. Here is the museum's web address: https://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/

Check it out.

 

[saxman]

Excellent report, thanks!

Did you have time to get a few photos of the Lancaster aircraft in Nanton? It is one of three in the world. They have a great museum for the Lancaster and other aircraft. Really something for such a small town. Here is the museum's web address: https://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/

Check it out.

Thanks Clark Kent.

Sorry for not visiting my old post lately.

Yes, the Nanton Lancaster museum is very cool and I spent a good afternoon there a while back.