Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

Nothing, am sat in that there Londinium for a week and a half

 

Booked NUDGER in for his 12month service on Thursday
Dunno how much
But they say I should get a loan bike while he’s in there

Ooooh I hope it’s something nice

 

If it's a Rocket 3, you had best get your excuses in order for wor lass after you have signed the agreement when you take it back!

 

the string method has to be the most unreliable way of checking wheel alignment

 

Like a 50cc moped ........

 

QUOTE="dilligaf, post: 317571, member: 6630"]Booked NUDGER in for his 12month service on Thursday
Dunno how much
But they say I should get a loan bike while he’s in there

Ooooh I hope it’s something nice [/QUOTE]

It’ll be a loan bike alright, probably one of these to aid your weight loss Dilli

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I wonder if Dilligaf will start a new ‘guess what bike they’ve given me’ thread. Hopefully it won’t go on for as long as the sodding garage door saga as Triumph don’t have that many models (unless we have to guess the colour too)... we’d guess it within 30 pages - probably.

 

Weighed my new street triple front and rear, ordered a tank protrection strip, got some straps to hang it from the rafters to help setup the sag by myself. Drank a beer and starred at sexy beast

 

Ok so not strictly conforming to the thread title as it was two days ago but i thought id share a nice view over Dentdale from the end of Kingsdale.

 

Just as a point of interest and to anyone curious....
When I got home I weighed all the luggage as was. This includes a spare pair of light trainers, clothes, waterproof all in one, stove and cooking stuff, tent, sleeping bag and mat, wash kit and towel. The only thing not fully representative was food as I'd eaten it.

40 lbs all in including tank bag, rear bag and various waterproof liners.

That means that the Triumph 765 rs and kit for a few days away is no heavier than the Honda CB1000r that I used to have in normal day to day trim.
Result

 

Rode to Luton Airport and back. Two miles from home sitting at some lights, I feel an intense pain on the inside of my left thigh. I look down and its pissing out boiling hot coolant from the expansion tank. I know exactly what it is as it only happened about 10 months ago although not as painfully. What is it about these bloody Triumph rad caps that makes them fail so easily and can I sue for pain and discomfort.

 

at least it wasnt oil LOL

 

True. Although I have suffered the leaking K&N oil filter syndrome as well. Not painful though, as I managed not to fall off, just.

 

Bad luck mate, bad enough that the bike failed, but not getting your ride out is a real p!sser....

 

Took this little cheeky bugger for an mot, its passed just waiting for the mot to be printed.

Its still a lovely bike to ride, in my view nicer than the new 765 and my speed rs.

 

Absolutely nothing. I’ve tried to temp it out with treats but nothing. It’s Not interested. I even promised a carbon something or other.
It’s on the naughty step.

 

She'd be gettin dragged out by her side mirror if that were mine!!!

 

Well, I pulled the Triumph out of the garage and spent some time polishing it and checking that things were tight etc before heading off to the Wirral Triumph Owners Club show. I went indoors to get the bone dome and gloves, this was the moment that it decided to fall over smash the indicator and bend the headlamp bracket. I picked it up put it back in the garage and started to look at repairing the damage. The indicators are Joseph Lucas crap so half the wiring loom has to be taken off to change one item. The bike is for sale now as this is the last straw, I only got the thing running right on Wednesday after fighting with the bike for 18 months. So today I went 20 feet with my Triumph1

 

Oh mate, If you are using it to dry tea towels no wonder its sulking

 

Tiggers chain was slacker than a hooker’s cloaca. I tightened it and aligned the wheels.

Tigger also got a treat - a foam bath...



Here’s a bloody photo as proof. I’d not believe I cleaned my bike either...

Edit: Unfortunately there wasn’t a girlie in a bikini to give it a polish. Odd that really as all those photos of girls washing bikes gives the impression they’re at it all the time.