Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

Went for a mid afternoon jaunt from Malvern round Brecon and circled back….and got back in time to miss the rain. Next time I shall leave earlier in the day to enjoy the twisties and views and ride through the middle taking in the scenery.

 

I've been naughty in France last week, apparently.... received a €45 speeding ticket in the post today...

 

Absolutely disgraceful, bringing shame on the forum and the whole Triumph name into disrepute like that.
Admin, this member should be banned and sentenced to 3 years on a Harley forum immediately!

 

That seems a bit harsh mate... Only 10 miles over the limit, m'lud....

 

Apology accepted. So what's the situation with your licence? Do you get any sort of endorsement?
Us lot here in the UK don't get licence points for offences in the EU but we're expected to pay fines or appeal. I guess not doing either could get Interpol knocking on your door!

 

I thought the sharing of our info went with brexit so it's not easy for eu countries to get our details and send speeding fines through the post anymore. I think there is still a way but it's nowhere near as automated as before. Here's an article I read about it https://www.driving.co.uk/news/roads/brits-will-escape-speeding-fines-eu-due-brexit/

 

Good news! After filling up at the Shell Garage (my prefered blend) in Davenham, I thought I’d take the longer ride home West on the A556 towards Chester to see if the Shell Garage at the crossroads with the A49 had reopened (it looked nearly finished last week): It has !

Bad news. It's about 3p/ltr more expensive than just down the A556 at Davenham, or just up the A49 at the Esso Garage in Weaverham. I guess they’ve got to fund the refurb somehow.

Anyway just thought I’d let those who ride this area know you can get fuel more easily again. Enjoy the ride.

 

Yikes @Mrs Visor! It sounds like today's ride was quite a "growth experience". Glad you stayed safe.

 

We don't have licence points here, so no worries there.

 

Bad luck mate.

 

Maybe last ride for the season but hope for some god late summer days in October!

 

One of those things, Steve - just take it on the chin. Can't blame anyone but me...

 

That's all you can do really and the best way to look at it. A friend of mine got a speeding ticket last year, caught by a camera he didn't even see and has only ridden his bike twice since as he's now paranoid about getting caught again and potentially losing his licence. If we thought too deeply about speed traps and all the hazards that go with motorcycle riding I reckon we'd never get on them!

 

@Helmut Visor and I both went to a local bike meet on out Triumphs (Helmut's is filthy because he went to Ride To The Wall yesterday!). To cut a long story short it used to be primarily a bike meet, turned into a car / bike meet where the bikes got pushed into a separate car park out of the way, the atmosphere went downhill and very few bikes came. For various reasons, the person who used to organise the "car" side has taken that elsewhere so this is back to being mainly bikes, with cars welcome - but car owners who dislike the "car scene". It was great - lovely atmosphere, music, a pizza oven man making mini pizzas, lots of interesting bikes and Zoe Cano https://www.zoecano.com/ there chatting to people and selling some of her books. I bought her latest book and a copy for my stepdaughter (Helmut's daughter) who has just passed her test; both signed.

There were some great bikes there - my favourites were the rather lovely blue and white Daytona (I have a real soft spot for them) and the Indian FTR which had been heavily styled / modified, it just looked fun (as did the Grom in Reposl colours, ridden by a 17 year old lad who had come with his Dad on his Tracer). Helmut was rather taken by the Aprilia Tuono Nero and the Indian too.

@Sandi T - photos .

 

That "Gypsy" bike looks a proper oddball.
Fuel tap at the front of the tank and a regulator on the cylinder head next to all the heat.... umm......does look well though.

 

It's a CCM, the bar hides the logo.

 

Not Me And Not Today . But recently



My Cousin Alistair here in Australia on holidays from England.
Testing out the new Centre Stand on his 1998 Triumph Adventurer !

Seems to be working fine!

Beach sand is not the Forte of this model .

He's having a great time up the coast in Geraldton WA at my brother's.

cheers capt

 

Looks like a fun event with a nice assortment of bikes, @Mrs Visor! I love that Grom. Every time I see one I think they would be so fun to zip around on. If only we had just a wee bit more space in our garage but alas… I've test ridden those Indian FTR's twice and liked that model pretty well. I have to say I'm not keen on the mods on the one in your photos, however. I think of those in your pictures the Gypsy is my favorite. I love the welding on the headers. Do you happen to have a picture of the other side of it? I'll have to check out Zoe Cano's website and her books. Thanks for taking the time to post a report!

 

No photo of the other side I am afraid - I also have to admit I didn't like it at all! The Grom does look brilliant; the lad had got himself an apprenticeship and was spending his money on bits for it, including a carbon fibre exhaust his Dad said he was really proud of .

 

Commute today for me. A chilly 4c when I set off with the sun not coming up until I was well on my way to work - it was a lovely sunrise, but also a reminder that it won't be too long until I am taking advantage of the buttock - warming properties of the heated seats in my car as the route to work is a twisty, unlit, flooding and debris - prone one in the main so doing it in darkness would not offer much in the way of fun. Lovely mild, dry return journey .