Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

Discussion in 'Triumph General Discussion' started by flapinflares, Mar 7, 2013.

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  1. Martine

    Martine Senior Member

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    and thanks @Sandi T for more info...but about that Sunday ride:) it was a chance for me to get a little more used to the new bike and I had a brief opportunity to test the brakes:worried: and was super pleased :blush::heart:. Perfect weather:sun:, country roads, and picked up a couple of loaves of bread on the way home:yum
     
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  2. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    Yeah ones enough eh:joy::joy::joy::p
     
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  3. JtC

    JtC Elite Member

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    Says the guy with the gay avatar. o_O
     
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  4. Streetgirl675

    Streetgirl675 ...otherwise known as Streetgirl765

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  5. Streetgirl675

    Streetgirl675 ...otherwise known as Streetgirl765

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    i only ever use my phone so that is probably why I don’t see it
     
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  6. Tim Stich

    Tim Stich Well-Known Member

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    I ended up taking the bike to Apex Motorsports yesterday, which was the previous Triumph dealership. They said one of the problems they had with Triumph was being bullied to get more indoor floor space for their bikes. The more recent place that went out of business, Pikes Peak Triumph, had plenty of space but not as many customers as Apex, who does a lot of dirt bike work. Dirt bike riding is one of the most popular pastimes around here, as we have limitless logging roads and single track trails.
     
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  7. Tim Stich

    Tim Stich Well-Known Member

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    #14687 Tim Stich, Dec 16, 2020
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    I happened across the pineapple old man, which if you look closely is a stock photo with watermarks. Ha ha ha. Must be from some royalty free photo CD.

    I changed my profile picture to one of the actual person listed, albeit in a silly thinking man pose.
     
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  8. Vulpes

    Vulpes Confused Member

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    cogito ergo sum... :p
     
  9. Sandi T

    Sandi T It's ride o'clock somewhere!
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    The primary salesman at the Tucson Triumph dealership that took over the one that closed told me something similar (and he worked at the previous dealership, too). He said that Triumph has very particular requirements for not only amount of floor space but also how many units can be displayed for that amount of floor space (the key being that bikes aren't crammed together). Triumph USA also has requirements relative to the design of the space. The dealership that went out of business didn't really follow any of these requirements. Our current dealership does and, honestly, it shows. And the salesman is selling bikes as fast as he can. Now that's not only Triumphs he's selling as they also sell KTM and Kawasaki as well as used bike trade-ins. The Triumph area of the dealership is really well-designed and looks extremely professional--dare I say "enticing" (but then I'm easily enticed when it comes to motorcycles). Meanwhile, the KTMs and Kawasakis are pretty stacked up in their respective areas on the rest of the showroom floor with little attention to design or spacing. I do think it would be hard to tease out whether all of the design and showroom floor requirements are the primary influence on unit sales, though, as the entire dealership is run pretty differently from their predecessor. And the economy and other variables are at work, of course, too.

    Hope things went well for you at Apex and that that's a viable option with Pikes Peak going out of business, Tim!
     
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  10. Sandi T

    Sandi T It's ride o'clock somewhere!
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    You look much younger now, Tim! ;)
     
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  11. dreitopf

    dreitopf Active Member

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    New colour..from white to black and powdercoated red wheels...today I will fix the problem with the long gps cable....hope for a dry day now.

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  12. Martine

    Martine Senior Member

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    Love it!:blush: Comment from the handsome husband, "Oh, wow! That looks really nice, doesn't it!?" He tends to be rather reserved in his expressions so that's saying a lot.:grinning:
     
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  13. 357sigman

    357sigman Member

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    I went to see if I could add this Rocket to my garage but it wont fit 20201217_165920_HDR.jpg
     
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  14. Pegscraper

    Pegscraper Elite Member

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    Fitted the engine bars and the new tyres today. A 4mm HD tube went in the front but it seems they're not made in 17". I almost bought a new standard Michelin tube for the back but decided I might as well keep the original. Dang! if I haven't pinched the tube on the refit so get to do it all again!:mad::tired_face: The original tube looked quite thin (that's my excuse anyway) so I'll see if I can pick up a Michelin locally.
     
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  15. FellZebra

    FellZebra Elite Member

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    Picked the Thruxton sprocket up from the platers

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  16. Sprinter

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    Did 100 miles, 10 degrees so not bad. Great to get out, and clear my head.
     
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  17. Jadorff

    Jadorff Noble Member

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    went for a ride 25c here nice day

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  18. Doc Strange

    Doc Strange Senior Member

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    Daytona 955i now has fully working electrics - previous owner's indicator bodge sorted.

    Now to get on with the jobs that led me to remove the left side panel in the first place - throttle and clutch cables :)

    DS
     
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  19. Pegscraper

    Pegscraper Elite Member

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    The standard factory plating (zinc?) on practically every bike I've owned has been shite. Forget salted Winter roads, a few wet rides in Summer and the corrosion sets in. My quick/easy/cheap fix has always been to clean up the sprocket and spray it with silver (or whatever colour you want) wheel paint which is durable enough and lasts the life of the sprocket. I've just done the SS rear sprocket after 4K of mostly dry rides.
     
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  20. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Had a run down to Shropshire on the tiger today. Stopped at Ma Bakers for a brew and fruit cake....

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