Hello from a female rider

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  1. little legs

    little legs New Member

    Jun 12, 2014
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    Hello guys from a female triumph rider.
    I'm from Essex please no Essex girl jokes lol:upyeah:

    I own a triumph legend tt that I have owned it since dec and I love every last nut and blot of her.
    I have ridden bikes for the last 32 years and had quite a few from nutty racing 2 stokes to 4. But never a custom.
    My bike has been lowered as at only 4ft 10 it hard to find a bike that fits.

    I do my own work on the bike fitting some new coils this Saturday.

    Looking forward to getting to know you all and just talk bike bike bike
     
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  2. sprintdave

    sprintdave Nurse, think it's time for his medications.
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    hi and welcome.
     
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  3. SteveJ

    SteveJ Super Moderator

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    Hi and welcome to the forum.

    I take it that you won't be looking to upgrade to a Tiger for your next bike then :wink:

    Always a good idea to use a fuel additive with the carbed Hinckley's as they do gum up if not ridden all the time.

    Cheers

    Steve
     
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  4. Richard H

    Richard H Noble Member

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    Hi and welcome to the forum
     
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  5. steve lovatt

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    Hi and welcome to the forum.
    Sounds like a great bike - any pics?
     
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  6. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    Hi SteveJ,

    Interesting point about the fuel additive as my Bonnie has carbs. Any recommendations? Cheers
     
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  7. little legs

    little legs New Member

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    Thank you for the lovely welcome.
    SteveJ I drive the bike everyday to work and back all year round ( a round trip of 44 miles a day) I only have her sitting there the most for about a week should I still add the additive for just a week lay up?
    Im looking at getting a tank bag does anyone know if the thunderbird one will fit the legend?
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    this is what she looked like when I got her the chrome on the wheels were peeling of because I will be driving her all year round desided not to rechome and make her stand out a bit, well happy with the result
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  8. MonkeyRyder

    MonkeyRyder Member

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    Hi There and welcome to the forum
     
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  9. chrispy

    chrispy Well-Known Member

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    Hi Welcome to the forum, it is a lovely looking bike safe riding :upyeah:
     
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  10. sprintdave

    sprintdave Nurse, think it's time for his medications.
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    that bike is a beauty. can see you love it a lot

    take care
     
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  11. SteveJ

    SteveJ Super Moderator

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  12. Hello little legs :biggrin:
    I'm guessing your seat must be really uncomfortable over long journeys ? Mine is really hard and uncomfortable, and it has twice the padding yours has..and I have my own 'built in' padding on top of that :eek:
     
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  13. Richard H

    Richard H Noble Member

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    Great looking machine :upyeah:
     
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  14. little legs

    little legs New Member

    Jun 12, 2014
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    :upyeah:huge thank you everyone for the great welcome :upyeah:

    Even with the bit of trouble the little monster has given me well proud of my wheels.

    Hi Billysandmollys dad I did a 180 mile round trip not long ago on my first triumph rat run and the seat was fine. Like you I also have extra padding built in padding but the triumph dealer I got my mean machine from had gel padding put in the seat just like the cbr400rrj so it's well nice on long trips.
     
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  15. I have a gel seat on my shopping list for my Bonnie, just bought some Mototwin silencers this week, so the seat will have to wait a week or two :upyeah:
     
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