New Triumph Owner In California's Bay Area

Welcome from a fellow newbie

 

Rachel
Welcome to the family. Great pictures and fantastic steed. Do enjoy and tell us all about the machine and how it ticks all the boxes. Great intro aswel.
Regards & Ride Safe
Joe

 

Sandi T
Where did you get those pipes. They are what I have been looking for. For ages now. I think I have found some but the dealer says every week they have been delayed and I am getting tired of waiting.
Regards your Bro
Joe

 

@joe mc donald
Hi, Joe! I put those pipes on that Thruxton in 2012 so it took my old memory a bit to remember where I got them! And of course, I have folders on every bikes I've ever owned with all the documentation, parts, etc.--except for the '12 Thruxton. But I did remember from what company they were ordered by my dealership. It's a company in California called British Customs. I believe the name of the muffler model is the Predator. I don't know if they make the same pipes for other modern classics but it's worth a look-see. Here's info on the company. Hope they have what you've been searching for. Good luck!!

 

Hi Rachel,
I hope you are enjoying your spin. I lived in the Bay Area for a couple of years long, long ago and remember the Diablo Mountains with great fondness.

The seat on my '12 Thruxton was awesome and was a "compartment" seat made by Wilder Factory--in California! I loved that seat. It was a bit lower which was nice, and also narrower. The back of the seat folds down so you can put gloves, a hat, a lightweight/small windbreaker, etc. in it under the cowl area. And when it's closed you can't tell that it opens up. Oh, and in case you're wondering, you can fit five bottles of beer in it.



My mirrors were CRG Hindsight Bar End mirrors. I found they worked just fine mounted lower. I did need to put just a wee bit of locktight (blue) on them or they'd shift position when I went over about 60mph. They make them in a "Lanesplitter" version too and those will fold in. Mine didn't have this capability but I didn't need or want it. No lane splitting allowed in AZ like in CA!



Let me know if you have any other mods/parts questions and I'll do my best to remember what I did to this bike, Rachel! As I mentioned to @joe mc donald, I have a fat file on every bike I've owned--except this one for some odd reason.

 

There are tons of great rides and places to explore by motorcycle in Arizona, Rachel! Because of the heat, however, summer isn't really the best time to ride here unless you stick to the higher elevations in the northern part of the state. We do ride year-round but usually plan summer trips out of state to places like northern New Mexico and Colorado. And when doing regular rides from home we start early in the morning and do shorter rides that put us back home before it's blazing hot.

From October through April or so the weather is generally terrific for riding. But during those months it is or could be snowing in the places that are nice in the summer. You do have to look at the forecast for monsoons in the summer and fall and for thunderstorms in the spring but it's pretty rare that those shut down a ride / trip.

Have you been to Arizona on a motorcycle? I'd be happy to share my recommendations with you if you like. Just let me know. And perhaps we could even meet up!

 

Well, if you didn't take your dog down into the Canyon and only saw if from the rim, I can see why he'd be unimpressed. If you did hike down and he remained unimpressed, he's a fairly jaded canine. Flagstaff is nice and there are great roads in that area. But if you're looking at October the sky's the limit as that's usually a fabulous time to ride most anywhere in Arizona, particularly if it's mid to late October--athough Flag can have snow fairly early. Starting in Phoenix with an Eagle Rider rental gives you tons of options. There are fantastic roads and routes down where I live around Tucson. Bisbee, Sonoita, Patagonia, Mt. Lemmon, to name a few choice destinations. Tucson is about 100-ish miles south of Phoenix and a pretty though straight ride south on AZ 79 through a town called Florence. Taking US 79 keeps you off I-10 which most riders avoid like the plague. And there are awesome routes that incorporate both desert and mountain areas. The Salt River Canyon between Globe and Winkleman is beautiful--sort of a mini-Grand Canyon that you can ride through. And there's a terrific route from Phoenix up the Beeline Highway to Payson then through mountain forests and the little towns of Pine and Strawberry on back roads that take you to Flagstaff. Jerome, an old ghost town turned artist colony situated on the side of a mountain, is very cool and the ride down Mingus Mountain from there is spectacular. You can ride from Phoenix to Wickenburg then up to Kingman through a joshua tree forest. Sooooo many options! What kind of bike do you think you'd rent through Eagle Rider? Would you be camping or staying in hotels? My husband and I typically do hotels so have recommendations for that too, but I couldn't give you as much info on campgrounds I'm afraid. Let's keep in touch as October approaches and we can PM or e-mail or talk by phone if you're interested and comfortable doing and that. If you look at some of the threads I've started you can see some of the photos I've posted.

 

Welcome aboard, and trust me, you'll like those faux carbs much better than the self tickling Amals! I was out riding in Nor Cal last yr. This year is a wash it looks, but I love the PNW an Nor Cal; great riding.