The fuel hose on a street twin is about £80 and I managed to damage one of the plastic fittings as it simply would not release. Triumph only offer the end fittings as a complete assembly. I found and purchased x3 very similar fittings for £12 problem solved. If you speak to a bearing and seal supplier explaining what the o ring is for, they will advise best material for the application i.e. viton over buna etc. I'm sure you'll find them for not a lot i.e. 50p
Today I received a nice big box from Royal Mail so this evening I've changed seats to the Triumph Comfort seat. I do love the look, however wasn’t keen on the gap at the back, so did a little mod to hide said gap and also give me the Triumph logo at the back again. Also added the tank pad I picked up from Triumph at the weekend in prep for the new seats arrival. Can’t wait to drag it out the garage and see how it looks and feels like properly… oh and of course get better pics!
Thanks for the info, @Eldon. I’m not positive but I think we run around 10% ethanol around here. I will make it a point to look on the pump next time I get gas. We do try to find stations that have what is known as Top Tier gasoline. Fortunately, most of the stations that we meet up for rides at in Tucson are QT stations and they on the top tier list. Google Top Tier gasoline for info if you’ve not heard of that designation in your neck of the woods.
my brother's Tiger 900 .... he reached and asked if I could take a look at his brakes as he felt them vibrate, he works, and I am retired I've never seem pads with so little friction material! Photo of the used pad vs new one
Lucky escape and just in time from an expense perspective, a new set of discs aren't cheap! I have seen them a hell of a lot worse than that and it does make me wonder what credibility the rider has to run their vehicle in such poor shape. People who are not mechanically minded may not know what the problem is, but they can surely sense the bike isn't right. Cleaning, once into a good routine, should provide early warning of issues like this and chain tension etc. and may be something you could show him for future knowledge A 2 minute walk around with a torch takes nothing out of your day and provides peace of mind.
Well, @Eldon. I did a bit of research yesterday while riding home from my Harley dealership to answer your question about our ethanol percentages here. Actually, it wasn't really research. I just remembered to look at the pump and take a photo. Anyway, the jury is still out as the pump indicates that the gasoline I pumped "may contain up to 10% ethanol". So I guess it could contain less but wouldn't contain more. But I laughed out loud when I read the small print underneath the ethanol notice. Check it out.
I'll bet they're some big queues at your petrol station, especially if you take time to read that lot. Good job they tell you it's not suitable for aircraft engines, be a bit dodgy landing one of those at a petrol station.
Good eye, @Bikerman. I noticed that at the bottom of the photo, too. Somehow I think there must be lawyers involved.
A bit like this one @Sandi T noticed by my youngest the other week when we were repairing a chainsaw. Now that is slow revving
At last, a warm sunny day, so I headed off with the intention of riding the single track road through Glen Fruin to see the submarines at Gare Loch.... the road was closed halfway along, just where the Ministry of Defence training area is - army manoeuvres? - so I turned back to Duck Bay on Loch Lomond. A great spot to enjoy a bit of lunch!
Today, being near the beginning of July, I decided to put the 765rs back on the road and taxed it, after cancelling the 675 tax at the end of June Isn't it funny how the government can instantly take your road tax money via card, yet send you, by post, an antiquated cheque for you to mess about with and consequently further delay any refund? I tried two of my accounts apps to cash it and neither are currently functional, so had a walk to the post office. They then post it off to Santander (bank) for them to eventually process and cash it , anyway I digress. Jordans, as in the motorcycle shop, was celebrating 25 years today and as it's quite local I thought I'd go and take a look at what bikes etc were on offer. I thought this had a strange, not seen it before, colour scheme, but I quite liked it.
Here she is, It's like getting back with a previous girlfriend and on good terms She's familiar, everything just fits and works, plus she's a nice ride The 765 is a great bike, I haven't ridden this one, other than to the mot station, for over 8 months. After the StreetTwin the front brake was a bit too keenly applied initially The engine is a peach as it just keeps revving
Jordans had quite a selection of bikes but for me this one stood out. A lovely example and well prepped up. I test rode one of these before I purchased my 765 and liked it, great mid range with a top end hit but the lower mass of the 765 won me over.
Jordans had organised a stunt show and catering van outside, so I ordered a coffee and took residence for the next showing. The current top two British Championship Trials riders were performing and did so faultlessly.
Great pics! Fascinated by such riding. My dual sport riding would benefit hugely from a little less hesitancy and courage...but then I may also end up broken, which would be bad.
Confidence plays a massive part but repetitive practice creates success. Remember the old adage; An amateur practices until he/she can do it right. A professional practices until he/she CAN'T do it wrong! If you watch Toni Bou for example, yes he does occasionally get it wrong, but everyone is very surprised when he does. Why don't you try any technical bits with a minder, or alternatively a photographer ( stop laughing and no not for the cock up clips ) ? I've found having a video to review helps no end and what you/I thinking we were doing i.e. leaning back excessively, suddenly becomes obvious that you aren't exaggerating it enough. Subtle things like ground pressure or body position can soon be picked up on.
I like that adage. My son rips his back wheel around in ways I'd be dropping my bike in seconds trying to do. But I'm still having a little fun on backroads. A deputy sheriff drove up last time we were out riding on some country dirt roads and said someone had complained we were "out here tearing up the road." At that time it was me on my Yamaha XT250 and my demure 15-yo daughter on her little Honda XR100. I just looked at him and said, "Seriously? Me? Us?" He laughed and shook his head, explaining, "Some people just like to have something to complain about." and drove on. No, I'm not doing any donuts, brake slides, or drifting. I do like to the idea of photos so I can see what dumb things I'm doing.
