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rlambke19

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  1. Nothing more than the usual chatter. 🙂
  2. Hey folks Since the location map is no longer available on this site, @Husqy and I are looking to see who is local to us for a meetup at some point. Kind of late in the season for sure - but better late than never. Could also come in handy for next season or even if folks wanted to do a meetup off the bikes throughout the winter to help pass the time. Anyways - please respond to this post if you are interested! Cheers Rob
  3. Yep -it's been gone for some time - since the site was updated last I believe. I'm not even sure who admins this site any more. I'll scroll through a few threads in this section and try and do a roll call. Are you on GTAM @Husqy? Rob
  4. Haha - yep - 150km. I haven't ridden on Snake Road in a long time. Those rumble strips are ridiculous. Although I know a lot of cyclists and motorcyclists have died on that road. It's been 1/2 re-paved - so it's no longer a "go fast" road, but then again I never road it like a wannabe Rossi anyways. The best part of that is the southern part...great pavement and some nice big sweepers. I'm down for a meet. How many are we in the tri-cities? Rob
  5. Hey @Husqy I saw that picture posted on the GTAM message board. I know Rick has a red FJ - so was just curious. The colours are spectacular right now. Did a 15km loop through the Ancaster/Dundas Valley and the escarpment around Milton. Brilliant! Cheers!
  6. The trouble would be colour matching them. Plus the panels (its not the full lid as the old FJR bags used to be) are $50 CAD. I'd rather have the actual panel, but wrapping would be a solid option. Rob
  7. I'm currently looking to order a set of the "silver" ones (which Yamaha Canada actually refers to as "Bluish White Metallic 2 - BWM2) from the UK. Thanks for the link @Denideul! I have contacted them to see if they ship to Canada. Btw, I have been to Arras - very beautiful city - the cathedral was spectacular. We stayed there when visiting Vimy Ridge. Cheers Rob
  8. It was a few weeks ago now, but I was riding home solo from Barry's Bay, heading west along Hwy 60 on Sunday, June 19th and passed a restaurant with a bunch of bikes out front. One was a black Tracer 900. Always nice to see other FJ09/Tracer's on the road.
  9. Thank you @knyte! That's what I suspected. As I am not removing the wheel I was hoping this would work. Cheers!
  10. @Cogswell When you say undo the clip - do you mean the clip that I have circled in the picture below? Does this release the hose and leave the whole clip attached to the fender without the hose?
  11. Hey all Received my Pyramid Fender Extender today and want to install before my week long trip next week. Want to remove the front fender, which on previous bikes was fairly straight forward. Remove the bolts and pop out the clips that hold the brake hoses etc. I'm assuming that it's a similar deal with this bike, but as I was looking at the brake hose clips more closely, they almost look like they can be undone (eg. undo the clip and remove the hose from the fender) while leaving the actual clip part in the fender. That just seems to make too much sense - so I doubt its a "thing". I've attached a few pics to show what I am referring to. Can anyone who has removed the fender confirm whether you had to reach behind the fender with a pliers and do the "squeeze" thing and pull the whole clip out of the fender or not? Thanks in advance! Rob
  12. This gear isn't available in North America, unfortunately.
  13. I'm pretty sure it will fit with the Cardo as the helmet needs to go in sideways (top facing outwards) to fit. To be honest I haven't ever tried it!
  14. Just for anyone who is looking at this thread down the road: https://halvarssonsmc.com/
  15. First off - sorry to hear about your accident. I can relate as my 2019 GT was also written off by a street racer cutting me off. The differences are subtle, yet really excellent. The bike is smoother and more refined all around. The semi-active suspension works well for me. The stock exhaust sounds great. It's the first bike in a long time that I don't feel the slightest bit compelled to look at an aftermarket exhaust. The panniers are a big step up as they actually hold a reasonable amount of stuff as opposed to the old city cases on the 2019. You will really enjoy it - it's like your 2019 - just better in almost every way!
  16. AFAIK, the majority of Klim gear uses Gore Tex for waterproofing. My experience with Gore Tex is that it is the ONLY waterproofing membrane technology that actually breathes.
  17. Resurrecting this old thread - but I am looking for a waterproof riding jacket and pant set. I have Gore Tex gloves and boots and am tired of stopping and throwing on the rain gear. Does anyone have any experience with either Held or iXS gear from Europe? Cheers, Rob
  18. Cool. I actually ordered those as well. Might try to fit them in the spring!
  19. Very nice! Which dash protector did you go with? I have the Speedo Angels one, but it's 8 pieces and honestly - I haven't out it on yet as it looks like a nightmare. Rob
  20. There was a thread for this on the GTA Motorcycle Forum around TD Insurance (Security National) policies. Their system was sending out renewals without riders' licensing or experience taken into consideration. I'm hoping that by the time my renewal arrives it's been corrected. Even just seeing an ridiculous increase would be annoying. And yes - you shouldn't have to call them for them to be correcting this. Rob
  21. Hmm...one would think that the OEM parts they sell separately would be the same as the ones that get installed at the factory on the GTs. Maybe Yamaha got desperate and went with a different manufacturer due to #supplychainissues Or, as mentioned above - we will all be discovering the sub-par-ness of the heated grips. 😕 Regardless, new bike day is coming!!! 🙂
  22. Congrats on pulling the trigger! I wonder what the issue is...maybe the rest of us should expect a service bulletin or recall notice...
  23. Gorgeous bike. Either we didn't get the black version here in Canada or very few of them. Mostly red ones which didn't appeal to me. Is yours the DCT version? Rob
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