Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

Bye for now, Black Beauty. See you in March.

 

Haha! If none of my sons wants it when I'm dead and gone, they can bury me with it.

 

Added some British Customs Bar End Finishers. They look sweet!

Before...

... and after...

 

As promised…the grips work fantastic. Had it out yesterday for a quick run before it got dark or started raining…supposed to be raining on and off for the weekend from what I’m seeing, if I get a break between the rain, I’ll get some pictures of the mods. Also, I talked with James from Maund Speed, he mentioned all the wiring goes through the mud pan hole, it just takes some effort to do it, so I’ll post back on that once I get that finished, since it’s raining it will happen tomorrow more than likely.

 

Weather’s been rubbish all week, so gave her a clean and pumped the tyres with my new air gauge.
Managed to hang a canvas of her new, on my first ride, that I finally received

 

A little lick of paint,headlight rims,footpegs,rear hub.

 

Very nice, but not mine. They were created by graphic artists in NZ, before digitisation of pictures by a computer, with artist placing every pixel.
There were many in the collection of numbered prints (friend had Bowie -Changes), and I’ve had mine for 30+ years.

 

Went out yesterday between the showers, found that the roads are very slippery! could see the diesel spills from lorries on the roundabouts, why do they over fill their tanks? Bleddy cold too! even in full leathers! but had a few knee downs.

 

We’re you praying for the sun to come out

 

Forecast was for good weather so couldn't miss the opportunity for a day out.



Decided to explore a new road...



Perhaps wasn't the best time of year for that. There was soon grass growing through the middle of the tarmac, and once I got down into the valley with overhanging trees, the narrow track was covered with damp mud and leaves. In the steep bits I was grateful for the cleaner line made by other four-wheeled traffic and was glad I didn't meet any, because there was no room to pass and it's doubtful if I could have held balance with feet or tyres if I had to stop on the slimy road.

All told, I was out 7.5 hours (long enough for batteries to run out in heated socks) and satnav said I'd been riding for 6 hours. With the nights drawing in, won't be able to do that again until springtime.

 

That's what you call a grand day out, well done.

 

One inch up, one inch further in.

No, not directions to her G-Spot.

I bought the "up and over" handle bar risers on line (EBAY). Pricey. They arrived today and I installed them. They are very well made. They are machined aluminum. I got the silver colored ones. They came with all the required hardware.

The install was pretty straight forward. Everything fit up well. As you probably know the 1" up and 1" closer aftermarket risers don't require adjusting or replacing any of the cables. There's enough play in the cables to accommodate the extra distance.

They DO make a difference in comfort! I sit up a bit straighter in the saddle. I don't feel hunched over. I'm 6'2" tall and that little bit of extra height and the bar being a bit closer to me is a relief.

I wanted to retain the "Triumph" logo yoke that caps the stock risers and attach it to the new risers. I'll have to fiddle with it. Once I put it on, it seemed to fit, but the hex bolts just didn't seem to line up exactly and felt a bit funny trying to thread them in. Out of fear of cross-threading the hex bolts, I went with the caps that came with the set.

As an afterthought, I bought some 1/2 inch metal hole plugs at Home Depot and snapped them in over the hex bolts holding the riser caps on. It gives it a nice, finished look.

I also put a 3/8 inch cap over the left front axle nut and a 3/4 inch one fit on the right side axle nut. You need to bend the little petals on the underside of the hole plugs out a bit with needle nosed pliers to get them to go over the hex bolts on the riser caps.

 

Hurtling up and down the high alps had taken its toll on my brake pads, so I replaced them with these.

 

Then I took some harpic and elbow grease to the exhaust.

 

I like this. I'm going to be doing that next weekend after my ride out. Thanks for sharing the results!
ps, what sort of harpic was it please?

 

This one. Excellent stuff - I applied it with a brush, left it on for 10 minutes or so, then rinsed with plenty of water.

 

A little ride to Legacy85,in Dorset. Cool 1936 Ford

 

Had a couple of hours on the tiger today. Called at Midway for a cuppa and bacon buttie. Cool rather than cold. A bonus ride this late in the year