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I'm probably getting ahead of Ignacio but here's the deal. This is a private area Matt has opened up for us 2015 IBR entrants. The only people who will be able to read this area are 2015 entrants and the FJRForum Admins. The 2015 IBR Forum over on ironbutt.org is probably still the main chat...

Well, the big ride is over and was just wondering how everyone's experience with tires worked out? As for myself I ran the PR3's and they worked awesome (for me). Ran the whole distance without issue. The front is a little cupped but still in great shape. The rear is just starting to flat...

As I write this it is 1 week (plus 25 minutes) till we all start to pull out of the parking lot in Pittsburgh. Best of luck to everyone and stay safe! See you all in a few days in PA. - Colin

Okay folks. Thought I would throw out this suggestion. I've read a couple postings from people crossing on the east end of Lake Ontario and coming up on Friday. Or coming from the Montreal area. So here is a suggestion for those folks... If anyone is interested I could meet up with you...

I thought I would post this here in the FJR forum before posting in the general IBR forum. In 2011 at the Buffalo checkpoint I arranged for my parents to meet me there with a care package at the halfway point of the rally. Worked very well. I was able to get a complete fresh set of clothes and...

Question for all: Planning on running a single tire for the whole IBR. Did fine in 2011 on a PR2 and was going to run the same. However since then Michelin has come out with the PR3. I've run through one full set of PR3's and the mileage seems to be at least as good, maybe even a little...

Saw a post in the "official" IBR forum where Matt comments on his strategy for getting to the start. (Towing with a few others). (Matt, who else is going to be in your caravan?) This of course got me wondering what everyone elses approach is to getting to the start ready to go...

Saw this posted on the IBR Forum https://www.ironbutt.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7884&PN=1 He's lookin to sell a Gen II FJR Rear wheel with the PRII thats still on it. If someone here is planning on having a spare set of rims ready with new tires at a checkpoint this might be handy. (Just...

Just curious if anyone knows of anyone who is going to be running a Gen III FJR in 2013? Considering the amount of time people spend farkling their LD Mounts its a tight time frame to get a new bike now and get it ready. But then again people have run brand new bikes before. - Colin

First on a vaguely unrelated note. My Dad sold his FJR a couple months ago. He's getting on and the bike was just a bit too big and heavy for him. But he has been chompin at the bit to get another smaller bike. Well he finally zero'd in one what he wanted and found a nice 2009 FZ6R a couple...

Just an open question to anyone following the goings on in the ironbutt forum with this JohnOCooper character. Is this guy for real or what? :dribble: Wow..... :blink: This guy is so out to lunch that I am beginning to wonder if the guy doesn't even exist. An admin has just...

I know we are normally not suppose to disemenate information from the IBDone list. But there was a little tidbit of information I thought would be especially relevent in there yesterday. There is a gentleman who has a bike located near Quebec Canada for sale. A 2006 FJR with a bunch of little...

Well. I'll be riding the same bike I did as last year. A 2005 ABS model. (Gen I). Current odo at the end of this season is 111,500 miles (179500 km). So what FJR's is everyone else riding? And what kinda miles do you have on it? - Colin

Hey all. Can't speak for anyone else. But as of Saturday morning I am on the road and heading for the start line in Seattle. Currently I am an hour west of Sudbury Ontario and will be running over the top of Lake Superior tomorrow. Hope to swing by the Aerostich warehouse in Duluth on...

I will be running my '05 FJR in the IBR this year. As such I am looking for some info from any former IBR entrants who have run an FJR in the IBR. What tire did you use and did it go the whole way? At the moment I am strongly considering the Pilot Roads and have a set on order that will go on...

Looking for suggestions on where to obtain a full Braided Steel Line replacement kit for a Gen I ABS. I know there are many places out there. But I would prefer a kit that is built specifically for a Gen I ABS (2005) bike. Something I can just go ahead and "bolt on". Would love to here from...

Okay, I have myself an issue here. The rear gearcase on my 2005 FJR has been slowly spewing gearcase oil all over the rear wheel for most of this summer. So now that winters here it is time to address this problem. I have already tried replacing the seal that is on the driveshaft itself...

Unfortunately the rear gearcase on my 2005 Gen I FJR has been puking oil for the last half of this year. Now that winter has come its time to fix it properly. I am not looking forward to the idea of buying the special tools and pulling it all apart to get to the offending seal. So I am...

Unfortunately after around 145,000 km my rear gearcase has developed a leak. And its not the easy to change oil seal on the drive shaft (I've already replaced that one and its still leaking). Its the seal underneath the cup that the drive shaft slides into. I'm ignoring it for the moment and...

Seriously thinking of adding a fuel cell or doing an "expanded" capacity tank for the FJR. To do this it would be _really_ nice not to modify the original gas tank. So, I'm looking for a complete Gen I Fuel tank. I've got a 2005 ABS, I assume 2003-2004 non ABS tanks are identical. 2006 and...