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I was very lazy @Sandi T and did not take any - we did actually say after we got home that we should make an effort to stop and "look" more as the scenery we ride through is often spectacular!!

I am very happy indeed with the exhaust and the same for the suspension, it really has transformed the bike from almost - perfect to completely perfect .

 

Hah! Y'know, I'd actually forgotten that there was a tiger-specific forum. Thanks for the reminder, @Sandi T. I posted it there as well

 

here we go



autumn goldenrod and the 1972 T20 i bought 45 years ago.

 

Commute for me today; definitely chilly at early doors now.....

 

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Tough work day yesterday, so after work I grabbed the Speed Twins keys and went out for an hour.

Jumped off the bike quickly to take this photo before heading back home before it started to get dark.

 

After getting a load of holes and splits welded up on some Triumph 6T mudguards and upper fork covers i cleaned up the welding and dressed all the other dents out, i will finish them off properly when i go to paint shop to prep and paint them.

 

Smart looking bike.

 

Thanks andypandy. Love my Speed Twin. It's a keeper for sure.

 

Fun day out to clear the head

 

I've noticed a faint line appear on the rear tyre of my Street triple RS, just to the left of centre in this photo, I'm assuming its where the compounds change, but perhaps someone here more knowledgeable than me might know? It doesn't affect the handling (at least not yet) and as the tyre (A Bridgestone Battlax BT016 btw) has done nearly 4000 miles I'll be changing it soon anyway

 

I don't rate the BT016 personally. I had them as original fitment on a Honda CB1000R and spun the rear up a few times, seem to take longer than expected to warm up.
Changed to my preferred Michelins and never an issue after that.

It's most likely a mould line from when it was manufactured. Seen them on a few tyres and never been an issue.

 

I can't help to answer your question, but this is my Bridgestone BT023 on my front wheel. Looks the same, must admit I saw it but just ignored it.
Edited to remove a mistake..

 

Mystery solved!
Tyre's mystery line | MCN (motorcyclenews.com)

 

Every days a school day

 

Yep, now we know there's no chance of electrocution changing the tyre. Always good to learn new tidbits !

 

It looks like a fun day out, @ Dartplayer, with some lovely weather. Hopefully the riding cleared your head – and the beer and friends, too!

 

We (me and the cup) attended a bikesafe course https://bikesafe.co.uk/ at Defford, Worcestershire.

If you wish to learn more roadcraft, can get your head around why youd want to have a bike cop follow you to observe your roadcraft id suggest signing up. I learnt so much and found them all to be just as much enthusiats as us, but with a uniform and knowldege/skills they wanted to pass on. Id throughly recommend it if you are interested to learn from these folks, the feedback was not condersending it was contructive and was given as part of the debriefs during and after the rides. It was a great day, throughly reccommned,

 

Started to clean speedy properly after my trip to Spain.

Top tip to remove burnt on soot from the exhaust - oven cleaner!

 

Mounted upper crash bars on my Tiger 1200 (the placement of the radiators on the sides of the tank had me a bit nervous), and then spent the day taking the new MSF Adventure Bike Rider Course.

It's new enough that it was only the third group that the instructor had run through the new course. It was quite useful as a primer for riding a big bike in the dirt, and included lots of drills around locking the rear brake in low traction conditions, and how to use that state for steering, etc.

There were a whole bunch of drills involving the differences in turning between street and dirt, and about the different ways to weight and steer the bike in low traction, at varying degrees of turn tightness.

There were drills about breaking the rear loose with the throttle, and why you'd want to do that, and how to use it.

There were drills about navigating obstacles like roots and ruts, etc.

There was a drill about balance that involved riding the bike along a raised board without falling off, and a few more that involved riding the bike as slowly as possible without putting a foot down, on grass, dirt and sand.

There was a drill about how to perform an in-motion u-turn on a hill in low traction (that one was fun).

Overall, it was a good day's worth of training, and I'd highly recommend it as a basic skills primer for riding a big bike in the dirt for anyone who just got their first adventure bike and wants to gain a little skill and confidence in a controlled environment before taking that bike out into the rough for the first time. Or even for an already skilled rider who just wants a refresher, or to have an objective observer to critique their bike handling and offer suggestions.

There were six riders who participated in the class, and we had a good mix of bikes and rider experience: three BMW 850GS's, a Tenere 700, a Harley Pan America, and my Tiger 1200.

 

Sounds like a great class and great learning opportunity, Aaron! I have a buddy with a Pan america and two buddies with BMW 1250 GS's--I'll have to let them know that there's now an MSF ADV class.