Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

thanks everyone for the birthday wishes

 

Mostly for the look.But they also have some ability to make the engine run a bit cooler,so I'm led to believe.

 

Well I got in the garage put the bike on my paddock stand with the intention of taking the back wheel off, regreasing shaft if needed etc and no squeak, not off the stand or on it?
I carefully painted some high temperature nickel grease on the outer dust seals anyway.
I did notice that when the back wheel is rotated in the stand the back brake disc rubs on the pads in a certain area. It is clear for most of the revolution just one area. Is this something I should be worried about?
As I have mentioned before there is a 0.8mm difference between one side and the other. This was using a digital ruler and measuring between the chain adjuster bolts and lock nuts and therefore a slight difference in the circular marks. I personally thought 0.8mm was so small a difference that it would not be the cause and difficult to get spot on each side.
I can't imagine the disc is warped ...anyone else have a disc that rubs ?

 

Mine does a bit sometimes. I also get all sorts of creaks and squeaks and pings from brakes, suspension, mudgards and who knows what else. Stopped worying about them after the first year. By now, after more than two years and 23k miles riding on mostly country lanes I think it's OK for the bike to creak and squeak as much as I do

 

Lol...yes..I had creaks and squeaks on my Harleys as well, just slightly paranoid as the bike is new and I got rear end shunted at 888 miles..repair was done at a Triumph dealership who checked and repaired....I think I will just chill and live with it ...My front brakes rub a tiny bit too but its normal I think. Thanks for feedback though, safe riding

 

Happy birthday @Koko55.
I'm not a lover of bandaged exhausts as way back in the (swingin') sixties we used to do it to cover up a multitude of sins, aka rust, and that is my abiding memory of the stuff. But times change, and I'm an old fart who really should try to keep up! Thankfully we all like different things which keeps life interesting!
Hope you've had a great day!!

 

Nothing to be bothered about and removing the pads and making a leading and trailing edge on the pads with a file can help with noise but i wouldn't bother

 

Had the Thruxton fully serviced, heated grips fitted, auxiliary power socket installed under the left side throttle body, new hollow headstock nut fitted to take the Quadlock fork stem mount, and sidestand spring replaced as an outstanding recall item.

Now I just need the bloody rain to stop!

 

I had problem on my thunderbird lt. Basically caused by a tyre change at a local garage. They damaged it when they had the wheel of the bike. They changed it thankfully. So yes they can get warped.

 

Yes mate,fancied a change,and had a great day,even the Old Boys Cafe owner supplied a cake! Great place,great owner John

 

Another little add on that I've had on all my road bikes for years. Costs next to nothing but very useful. Just stuff a damp cloth in there for visor cleaning while on the move. Some racers used to do this years ago before tear-offs were around. Usually a small piece of damp sponge on a piece of string did the job

 

Today i've washed off the dust and splatter from the last couple of wet days and put the shopping throw-over panniers on and changed the tune with TuneECU to the non-standard exhaust settings

 

Thanks Wessa, something to consider and check, on my Harley they recommend that you replace disc mounting bolts when you take the disc off, certainly after a couple of times, what do Triumph recommend? Its crap that Triumph dont do a service manual for the 1200 Bonneville range. HD did a superb 2016 service manual for 103 cubic inch engine Dyna models.
I have feeling this is a hot subject and should probably do a search first!

 

Thanks for the good advice darkman, will leave it be and monitor it...

 

In a similar vein, I always carry a wet chamois (wash) leather in a plastic bag with me when I go out on the bike. Okay, I have to stop to use it when the insect mortuary on me visor gets too full or that last insect to die there was a big bugger, but at least I can see again after clearing everything off.

 

Despite the rain today I went out on the tiger. The rain was bouncing of the road, but I had a great ride. Had a little experiment while out, I put the bike in sport mode and completed my ride in the rain. Made life a little interesting at times, particularly if I was a bit aggressive with the throttle. I hardly seen any bikes on the road and nobody at all at Midway in Whitechurch, never seen that before.



I rode on to Staffordshire triumph via Nantwich where I was surprised to see a 2020 tiger sport in these colours. I originally thought triumph had added a new colour for 2020, but the sales guy confirmed that in was an in-house paint job. They had another four brand new tiger sport's which he said were going for a custom paint job as well.



By the time I got home the bike was very dirty, so if it doesn't rain tomorrow it will get a good clean. There is definitely something to be said about riding in the rain

 

When done right (and it isn't too cold) it can be a joy, Wessa. I agree.

 

Decent wet weather gear is the difference between a miserable, just get me home experience and what can be an enjoyable chance to hone your riding skills in adverse conditions.

 

Yep, rukka kit makes all the difference