What Have You Being Doing With Your Non-triumph Today?

Pushed the bloody thing out of the garage so I could back it in and finish mounting the bag holders on the other side for the new owner ( don'tcha just love people (mates ?) that get a good deal and then ask if you could " .. just do a couple of little things before I take it ? ") ? Anyway, got it out, through all the other shit that's in the way and went to turn it round .. a 5 point turn due to the aforementioned "shit", thinking I'd never noticed how heavy and unwieldy it was in the past ... except for the time it played cuddles on the ground with me, but that's for another time .. haha. It actually fair knackered me, so had a little break .. and idly cast an eye over the front tyre .... yep, 18 lb ! Sometimes yer really have to wonder,eh ? Blew it up and went to reverse it back in ... front brake locked on ..F #*%##**%#* !!!! Bit of jiggling, freed it and back inside, ... wonder if it's trying to say it's comfortable where it is ?? Told it I feel the same and we seem to be on friendly terms again..

 

So whilst the wheel is out of the Beta I thought I'd do a bit of routine / non routine maintenance, depending on the individuals perspective and mechanical ability.
People say jet washing is the biggest killer of bearings but if you don't use one then your bike never looks clean and will suffer in other ways. Personally I prefer to thoroughly jet wash after each outing being careful around electrics plus obvious bearing areas and then accept that "my maintenance schedule" will pick up issues sooner rather than later. Certain items are then added to the ever expanding list to just become another consumable.
In the workshop now are various new tyres, about x4 sets of brake pads, a variety of common bearings as I usually buy popular sizes in tens etc for all the bikes we hold, having a loft to the garage has its benefits .

Anyway enough of the waffle, heres a few pictures demonstrating "others" idea of maintenance

 

@Dawsy and all the other members: Thanks!

 

@Vulpes and the others: Thanks!!!

 

@Sandi T and the others: Thanks!!!

 

Looks good @Pegscraper might note these for once the Armstrong army bike is mot'd

 

It looks like Derbyshire CC have been busy since I was last out. A few of the routes have been graded and are now little more than gravel tracks. No ruts, rock steps or "interesting" bits. Boo!

 

Yes thinking back to 1990's trail riding days out the modern version is a poor show. I recall coming to bogs in 3rd and then giving it all to fire it onto the bank at the other side lol.....
Tow straps and a length of rope with two or three of us towing our guts out.

Once got refused admission to a pub on a sunday dinnertime as one of my mates had filled me in after I'd let him catch me up

 

Thought I'd get the Berg back on the (off)road ready for Winter after being SORNED for over 5 months. The Triumph seems to be hogging all my riding time lately! A valve service and general fettle, tax and good to go. It's quite a lump as Enduro bikes go but I'd forgotten how light and nimble it is compared to the Triumph, with similar power.

A nice quiet late Summer's evening on a deserted Sir William Hill near Bretton repeater.



Same again at Dirtlow Rake.



Dusk on Abney Moor.



Didn't see a single hiker all evening, they must all be in the pub!

Edit.....
Why is resizing or editing photos on this forum such a PITA?

 

Nice edit to number plate, very wise especially on off-roaders @Pegscraper as there's always someone out to spoil your day one way or another

 

There was the plate, plus I tried to resize the pics in the post as they were huge but for some reason, editing pics in existing posts seems to be impossible. Even deleting individual photos and reloading them doesn't work, the only thing that does is deleting the whole post and reposting. This is on an Ipad with Safari, maybe it's some incompatibility issue?
Anyhow, back to the green laning, I forgot to mention a couple of routes are still closed for "repairs". I came past one of them on the Triumph some months back, a nice track on a hillside on some farmland and there was a group of 4x4's going up, 3 abreast making a right fekin mess in the process, encroaching into the adjacent field and mud flying everywhere. No wonder people complain and routes get closed.
Rant over, enjoy your riding!

 

Agreed, I had the same photo issues on a Samsung S20 and a laptop so not just an Iphone issue.
PITA.

 

Left early this morning to visit An Lochan Uaine (The Green Loch) just outside Aviemore, first stop was at Newtonmore for a tasty breakfast


The Green loch is on the road up to cairngorm ski resort, you turn off just past Loch Morlich up by the reindeer centre, it's just over a mile walk through stunning scenery



the photos don't really show the true colour of the Loch, it reminded me of the water in Canada, it was stunning and well worth a visit if your up in Aviemore







climbed up the very steep hill a bit for this photo


view back towards Aviemore



i did a little detour to visit Loch Garten as I'd never been on the road before


Home via Tomintoul


Stopped of at Glenshee ski centre and saw this lovely Norton

 

Gorgeous photos as ever @Dougie D - you've got some fantastic routes .

 

Thanks, it was a brilliant run today , I stuck the panniers on my bike so I could store all my bike gear while I walked up to the loch

 

Finally got out on the ditchpump today and decided to go to Elan Valley to see how much water was left for the brummies. Not a lot by the looks of things. This bridge goes to Claerwen dam and the small dam underneath is there to allow water extraction for the brummiegum pipeline


If you look at the left hand side of the bridge the white linas are where the water usually is and this is the first time I've ever seen the small dam which is usually under water. It's not looking good upstream either


And at the top dam it's a similar picture



Ah that's better.....



It's going to have to rain a lot in Wales this winter to fill those back up

 

I took my meteor out to a bike shop to look at a Moto Guzzi V7 (850 Stone). It was a lovely mid september day sunny in the low 20's. My new mesh jacket was on the edge of comfortable, I suppose it'll get put away until next summer soon. I had a seat on the V7 and I seem to fit it well, I've read reviews saying their knees were up by their ears, I now know they are misshapen human beings, probably. Next step I guess is to book a test ride.
I've always had a soft spot for Guzzi's but have never ridden one. I like the idea of shaft drive and miss my old BMW R100S which like this was air cooled and shaft drive. I'm not in a rush as I'll be trading in my Trophy which I'm not using much now that I own the meteor.

 

me and Mrs D went a run today and stopped off at Cultybraggan Camp on the outskirts of Comrie. It was first used as a POW camp for Italians and Germans during WW2 and was used by the military up to 2004. It now belongs to the Comrie Development Trust, bought through a community right-to-buy option for £350,000 in 2007. they have 6 Nissen huts that have been converted to holiday lets with more to follow. various businesses use other huts


they also have a small museum and cafe














Below is a google image of the camp

 

Not sure if this thread includes non motorcycle use but a motorhome is a non-Triumph right?

Youngest and myself out for the weekend at Olivers Mount Scarborough for the road racing.

 

https://www.oliversmount.com/