Greetings to all, I am currently in Virginia USA, and planning to relocate to France soon, and my bike is a 2018 Triumph Bonneville T 120.
What a beautiful day… and not a soul on the road. Passed five cars over 120 miles up on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia today. Best Wishes to all, Tony
My first bike was a BSA 650 Spitfire Special way back in the early 1970’s and man what a ride. Then I raced motocross, then rode a Harley that leaked as much oil as you could pour in it, then another Harley, then an Indian Scout, and finally said the hell with this mess, I am going to the Triumph store. And rolled out with this bike with 1,200 miles on it, showroom quality new and five years old. And now I am looking forward to a GT3 for long road trips.
You Brits need to understand something… you are trying to trick us over here in the USA… I went into the Triumph dealer and said look buddy, I want everything in this advertisement. And he showed me the bike, and then when I asked about the girl, he pulled out a catalog of Foreign Brides and said here’s the list to choose from. And I told him that it was an old school joke.
And here’s my two sons being cool… and some old favorites from Steve McQueen on a Triumph back in the 60’s for the crowd.
I had a horrible time with this bike resetting the trip odometer and clock on me and over time, I realized that after checking the battery connection and other things, that it was the actual key and ignition switch which is sitting on an almost horizontal plane and with a small cup around it. Obviously designed for a drunk person to be able to find the key hole. Because other bikes have them on the side. So, my bike was resetting every time after a rain. And what I did was pour isopropyl alcohol down into the cup, which allowed it to run into the switch, and then as that was happening, cleaned the key really good and inserted it several times. immediately the rear tail light came on without the key installed or the switch in the on position. And then, blowing air into the switch, dried it, inserted the key again, and after several days, this has never happened again. So now I make it a point to keep the bike in and out of the rain as much as possible. And cover it when not used. And my problem went away instantly… maybe others have seen rain do this, or lose connections, but when you consider everything that relates to the resetting problem… it is an electrical issue some see while others don’t. Good luck. Tony
Okay fellas, this was a coincidence, but I was at a Pub in Roanoke Virginia the other day and walked out to see this… sitting next to my Triumph Bonneville. In the 1960’s and early 70’s, when two were seen together like this, it was considered GOOD LUCK to see Bonnie and Connie sitting together.
Don’t you hate it when a thief takes your ride? This was my 2020 Indian Scout, stolen almost days after delivery. And the problem with these bikes is that there is NO lock on the steering column which places it in a tight turn, so you only need to walk up, and push it right into a trailer and drive away with it. And that makes this bike a hot target for thieves in summer when you ride into a town, walk into a Pub for lunch and go back out to end up calling an Uber. Welcome to the World of Indian Collectors bikes. Tony