Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

I normally don't care for the looks of a white bike, but that one pulls it off very nicely. I guess it's the shape? I dunno, but it looks great.

 

Yes, similar though it is diagnostic only.......no remapping. Developed specifically for the Tiger but can work for other Triumphs.

 

I really like mine in white...

 

Nice 100 mile circuit heading down to Uppingham via Melton, then across to Market Harborough and then back via Melton again.

With a cuppa break in the middle, that's about the max for me with that riding position.

All very, very nice


DS

 

Ouch

 

Turn the bike over

 

As part of preparations for Scotland tour (and something I've been meaning to do for ages) I fitted an SAE lead to battery and cabled tied other end under seat. Also modded my tyre inflater with an SAE lead to attach to it.

I had fitted Triumphs DIN/Hella accessory socket but it's fused at 5A whereas inflater draws about 7A. (I could probably get away with refusing it to 7.5A but not worth risking overheating the wiring loom.)

After doing all this it occurred to me that I could just have wired the Triumph accessory socket direct to battery as there on a foot apart.

 

He just tried that!

 

Harsh.

But funny

DS

 

That really is a stern hitter Dawsey.....I feel for you. Take a picture from the other side next time.

 

Next constructive reply...........I always put my bike key and the disc lock key in the disc lock bag when I have fitted it, that way you are always reminded that you have fitted it.
Horse, stable door, I'll get my coat.

 

That is an expensive b@stard mate......

 

I felt like @JtC about white bikes until I bought my white Speed Triple RS. Now I'm with @Vulpes, I like mine in white. My Triumphs at least.

That said, not all white bikes are created equal. Mr. Sandi sat on a white BMW R1250RT a couple of months ago when we were at the beemer dealership with a friend. I teased him that he looked like a cop.

 

Ouch again. $$$

 

Looking like a police bike has it's advantages. I had a white BMW R100RS in the 80's and the police rode around on white BMW R100RT's. Now to the general non-biking public they look the same in their rear view mirrors, even though the police bikes are decorated with extra bright bits. So a lot of the cars used to make room for me when filtering (great for commuting in/around London) plus it was noticeable when catching a quicker car they would slow, I'd pass, then they'd speed up again, probably muttering duh....
It was obvious coming from a red BMW R100S as my previous.
In my defense though BMW only made a white or dayglo orange RS at the time and I didn't want orange.....

 

@Dawsy you have my utmost sympathy
However this may have been avoided had you had a dayglo yellow disc lock which you wouldn’t have missed

 

Had another run on the thruxton. Mandatory bacon butty and a cuppa to refuel on the way around.

 

Went for a ride to Lyndhurst,and saw, some nice supercars

 

Nice, but your bike looks way better than any supercar, IMHO, Koko.

 

Yep that’s exactly it