Originally Posted by V-Tom

I don't know if anyone is using this thread anymore. I spent July 1 through 4th on a bike trip Starting in Calgary and looping around part of BC through Kelowna, Kamloops, Cache Creek, 100 Mile House, Valemount, Jasper, Banff and back to Calgary. I was riding a Gold Wing accompanied by a Red and white (with Blue fenders) Honda CBR 600 RR). Saw several Stoms and only managed to jot down a few:

On July 1st a Red (Burgandy?) Stom in on the Trans Canada near Banff around 1:30, a Grey one further West around 3:45. On the 4th I saw a yellow one riding through Jasper around noon and a Grey one on the Icefields Parkway aroudn 3:45.

When I saw a Strom coming I waved as always but usually gave a "V".

You guys have incredible riding roads out there! The people in BC were the nicest people I ever met! (Except one asshole the had a gas station on highway 5 northbound, probably a few hours south of Valemount.) I could see moving out there from Southern Ontario in the future.

..Tom

Originally Posted by Qrius

Yep. Some nice rides out here. Be glad to have you as a fellow west-coast flake. Iron-butted from Abbotsford to Calgary & back in June - too bad we missed each other.

Year-round riding in the lower mainland and Vancouver Island if you don't mind some rain, but the best rides are in the southern interior in my opinion.

Originally Posted by C-Stain

I If you're local to the Valley, hit me with a PM. We V-Strom riders need to stick together..

Originally Posted by Bwringer

It's a feature, not a bug.

Originally Posted by Fyrman

If it was a black Wee then it was probably a guy named Justin. Works at Green Diamond outside Kentville. New one just this past spring. He did join here but haven't seen any posts by him. Probably lurking.

Originally Posted by flyingjib

I have his 'old' Wee. I think Justin may have sold his black 2012 also.

Earl

Originally Posted by Trailslapper

Yup, Justin is one of my riding buddies. He goes through bikes like they're on fire. He sold the Black 2012 and is now riding a grey Triumph Tiger 1050 very nice bike too. The black strom went to another riding buddy Rob who is also in the Annapolis Valley. We all just got back on sunday from a 6000 km trip to the Dragons tail.

Sidenote: No issues whatsoever from either the black wee or mine.

For me this bike's a keeper

Originally Posted by flyingjib

Hey Trailslapper, were you one of the riders who went to the States with Justin when he had the '06 Wee? It's a great bike! I ended up buying the top box from his 2012 Wee.

Earl

Originally Posted by Trailslapper

No, timing didn't work for me on that particular ride. I ended up doing the exact same ride about 3 weeks after they did. I went with the guy that looks like a convict on the Veradero in the above pic.

I actually rode your bike once, and as a matter of fact it was what inspired me buy the bike I have now. The usable Vtwin low-mid grunt, smooth engine, weirdly low buck but OK suspension, and probably the best transmission of any bike I've ever owned had me sold on it.

I too was once like Justin and have owned a lot of great bikes. Everything from a 08 Concours to a Versys to a Z1000 to a GSXR to a 1150GS but I will keep my G-Strom for a very long time.