Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

Not actually with, but for my Triumph. As I'm planning a trip to France again, and found the luggage roll a bit cumbersome, I ordered these...

 

Or you could do luggage roll and Kriega dry pack like I do.

 

Don’t look

Don’t look now but your Triumph has lost a few years and changed colour
Enjoy the trip

 

I could, but I dont have a luggage rack - and I've taken off the passenger pegs, so it's even harder to tie down...

 

Cheers! I'm aiming for the first week in September...

 

If your in France the first week of September it wouldn't take much to nip over to Ireland where we'll be that week

 

It will shrug it off. I have been two up on mine for a week 40-50kg overloaded and it shrugs it off.

 

Very tempting, Andy. But it's an 18 hour ferry ride from Cherbourg to Rosslare...

 

@Aaron Brown
I'm certain I'll like whatever photos and report you post, Aaron. It will be fun to see how someone who is more spontaneous than me "lives dangerously". I admire that you are able to do a trip that is mostly unplanned and about being an explorer. I do have to say that when ones ride group has seven people in it, it's can be rather challenging to be spontaneous. Just make me think of a new word--"exploretaneous". Yes, the seven of us could have all connected our Sena units but...NO! That's not something that ANY of us wanted to do. I'll be especially interested in your rides of the high passes around the Ouray and Million Dollar Highway area since we were just there but on street/road-only motorcycles. Have a fantastic time!! Stay safe and keep the shiny side up and the rubber side down.

 

Seems very efficient and tidy, @Vulpes. How do you attach this luggage rig to your bike?

 

It hooks on to straps which you affix to the subframe underneath the seat @Sandi T . So when you take it off all you see are 4 little loops. The side packs hook on to the main bag the same way. Very clever.

 

I will be interested in a report on what you think of the tent. Have one myself but have only gotten to use it a couple times. So far I am pleased with it.

 

Sounds like a sweet system, @Vulpes. If you get a chance at some point, could you take post some photos for us? Thanks!

 

Just got them in, actually
As soon as I have the straps in place I'll post some pics

 

Hiya @Vulpes !
I got the speed triple versions for mounting but there's also a street triple version too and I can thoroughly recommend them for fixing to the bike.
https://kriega.com/sports/touring/streettriple
or
https://kriega.com/sports/touring/speedtriple

 

Cheers for that, @Ducatitotriumph ! I'll give it a go on my speed with the straps provided first - they should just loop around the subframe. It might be an idea for mrs. Vulpes' Street though - stick a US10 on the back to bring her beauty case...

 

That very reason is why I travel solo far more often than I do with groups of any size. I very much prefer to just be able to wander where and when I want. To me, that's what's relaxing about a road trip vacation

 

That's exactly what I'm planning to do on my trip in September - I've got a rough idea of where I want to go, but will just play it by ear on a day to day basis.

 

Today I did the washing-up...



That's 3 calipers cleaned and new pads fitted, and two wheels removed and cleaned. Just waiting for another inner-tube to be delivered then they're off to have new tyres fitted.

 

Ride it to work. I’ll hopefully be doing that more starting next week. Leaving my corporate America job and going to be working at a local high end liquor store as a semi-retirement. A few days a week, open schedule, so I should be able to ride in any day weather allows! I’ll just have to watch the free samples!