New rider / member !

Discussion in 'Newbies Hangout' started by Gary Gerrards Cross, Apr 11, 2016.

  1. Gary Gerrards Cross

    Gary Gerrards Cross New Member

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    Hi I'm Gary from Gerrards Cross (Bucks) and I ride a Triumph Scrambler
     
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  2. Dougie D

    Dougie D Crème de la Crème

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    Hi Gary welcome to the forum
     
  3. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    Hi Gary - welcome to the forum
     
  4. Gary Gerrards Cross

    Gary Gerrards Cross New Member

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    Thanks for the welcomes
     
  5. Sceptic Al

    Sceptic Al Well-Known Member

    Hi Gary, welcome in.
     
  6. crispey

    crispey crispey creme de la creme

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    Welcome Gary enjoy your ride
     
  7. alfie92

    alfie92 Well-Known Member

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    Hi Gary welcome
     
  8. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    Hi Gary from Gerrards Cross, welcome to the Triumph Playground.
     
  9. Gary Gerrards Cross

    Gary Gerrards Cross New Member

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    thanks again everyone - getting into it now and found out how to upload a picture - I think I duffed up the profile - but anyway !

    so my first question is ( being a novice and all that) "has anyone got a scrambler and decided to change the knobbly tyres to road tyres - what ones did they use and what difference did it make ? I am very confident cornering in the dry with warmed up tyres but slight bit of wet and my bottle goes
     
  10. crispey

    crispey crispey creme de la creme

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    Hi Gary, you might be better off putting this into the technical help thread
     
  11. PETER CLARKE

    PETER CLARKE Senior Member

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    Hi GGC welcome in to a excellent forum, many scrambler owners on here that know what you what you are experiencing sorry to say I am not one off them as for profile some of us me included have also made the same mistake.
     
  12. Scrambler Si

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    Hi, I'm also a new owner of a Scrambler - and I have the same question about choice of road tyres. Elsewhere on the forum it is noted that the knobblies are sketchy in the wet, and whilst they look great, they're not great on the road. Another thread recommends Avon Trailriders.

    I'm half way to my first service, and plan to swap tyres then.
     
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  13. Gary Gerrards Cross

    Gary Gerrards Cross New Member

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    ok - 13 hours in and I realise there is tons of information about this in the Forums ! - Scrambler Si we seem to have the same bike / age wise etc so lets stay in touch - G
     
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  14. Gary Gerrards Cross

    Gary Gerrards Cross New Member

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    BTW got quoted £250.00 + vat to supply / fit the same tyres as the new T120
     
  15. Gary Gerrards Cross

    Gary Gerrards Cross New Member

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  16. Scrambler Si

    Scrambler Si Member

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    Absolutely! There seems to be a group of recently new Scrambler owners (and interested others), especially on the Classics / Scrambler threads. See you there!
     
  17. jonny

    jonny Active Member

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    Hello there and welcome
     
  18. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    I would recommend Avon AM26 Roadriders. I had them on my T100 for 4 years and two sets and the grip in the wet,in particular, was very reassuring.
     
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  19. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    Me too - had the Roadriders on the Bonnie and have Metzelers on the Trident - not too keen. hard wearing but seem a bit skittish on some corners.
     

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