Thruxton Diary Of A Thruxton 900 Owner

Hmm maybe I have done it wrong then, again

 

Will have the seat off again around lunch time to treble check it but this is how it is just now.

 

I'll have the seat off again at lunch to check everything is there.

 

Yeah I'm not happy with it now, especially as you've both confirmed it's not right. Going down soon to check it all over ...

 

Hmm, well I have 7 rubber grommets in total. But they're in different places to yours Crispey. I'm quite clearly missing 2 of the 3 right at the front. I have the one right at the front but I don't have the 2 either side of the 'catchy thing'. Should there be 9 grommets in total then?



Nothing wrong with the catchy thing or the hooks.

 

This is a 12 plate but the original owner had a slightly smaller seat put on (still a Triumph one) to account for his shortish height. That could be why it looks different? I wondered if this was causing the wobble but seems it's the 2 missing rubber grommets that are the issue.

 

Yeah seems so, I'll try and source some

 

Took a quick ride over to where the bike was originally purchased (Metropolis Motorcycles - about 5 mins from where i'm working today) and picked up the 2 missing grommets. Came to £4 but the cheeky bastards want to round it up to a fiver as they can't do transactions under a £5 as they'll get charged 50p. Give us a tail light bulb or something then geeze

They must make an ABSOLUTE fortune in that place and they can't do sales under a fiver on a card, come on ...

Anyway fitted them outside the shop and seat feels loads better, no wobble, very secure and I may actually be sitting about .2 or .3 or a millimeter higher now

 

It would seem I am no longer a Loser

 

So my fuel light came on at about 75 miles yesterday I was a little surprised as my tiny little 125cc used to average about 95 miles on one tank of petrol (and then it had a reserve tank which got you another 10 miles if needed...)

Granted I know your riding style, weight and what type of commuting you're doing (city riding/motorways) will all play a part but still for it to come on so early left me a bit disappointed.

I pulled into the petrol station and gave it a real good filling up, there was no way anymore petrol was going in!

Reset the odometer and we'll see where I end up this time. I'm expecting more this time though!

 

Thanks Dave, I'm not convinced my previous fill-up was all the way to the top. I was able to get almost £4 more worth of fuel in the tank yesterday so I must of missed some the previous time around. Just been riding around during lunch to try and rack up some miles! Only time will tell