RwP
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Wednesday was by far one of the best days of my life: I took delivery of my brand new 2009 FJR-1300AE. I had wanted to take pictures of the actual assembly of the bike, but as it turned out they did the assembly at the warehouse. So I only have pics of the dealer prep. The bike was purchased from Pasadena Yamaha, and they were really great to deal with.
Delivery inspection:
This was the first time I realized that the bike is not *black*! It is actually a metallic charcoal color that is absolutely spectacular.
Here's the bike in the shop. They will check everything, add fluids, and install all the extra bits:
The side bags come in a box, and include the 3rd lock cylinder (if I buy a top case later) and soft bags:
The bags come with a set of clear stickers that help protect the paint of the bike from the bags. The owner of the shop spent at least 30 minutes installing them -- making sure they were perfectly straight. I love that kind of attention to detail.
I had the mechanic bring the bars to their farthest back position. Remember that you have to loosen *both* sides before you can move them (they are attached underneath by a common bracket):
Frame slider installation. I've been told that just dropping the bike from a stop could result in $2K in damage. Cheap insurance!
And here's FJR's first actual ride. Unfortunately, that's the mechanic and not me on the bike, but my turn will come soon enough.
RwP
Delivery inspection:
This was the first time I realized that the bike is not *black*! It is actually a metallic charcoal color that is absolutely spectacular.
Here's the bike in the shop. They will check everything, add fluids, and install all the extra bits:
The side bags come in a box, and include the 3rd lock cylinder (if I buy a top case later) and soft bags:
The bags come with a set of clear stickers that help protect the paint of the bike from the bags. The owner of the shop spent at least 30 minutes installing them -- making sure they were perfectly straight. I love that kind of attention to detail.
I had the mechanic bring the bars to their farthest back position. Remember that you have to loosen *both* sides before you can move them (they are attached underneath by a common bracket):
Frame slider installation. I've been told that just dropping the bike from a stop could result in $2K in damage. Cheap insurance!
And here's FJR's first actual ride. Unfortunately, that's the mechanic and not me on the bike, but my turn will come soon enough.
RwP