Whats The Last Thing You Bought?

Yep I spy belly pan, frame sliders, seat cowl. Very nice! I think the belly pan really "finishes" these bikes well. The Ducati is an absolute beauty too.

 

The paddock stand is probably 20 years old, bought for the Duke but now modified from the swing arm cradles to bobbins. Now have to somehow fit bobbins on the Duke. @darkman and @Mrs Visor spotted the seat cowl which now makes my bike legal again (in the UK you need both pillion seat and footrests or neither)

 

Eagle eyes may have also twigged the Evotech rad guard, wheel spindle protectors and the Chinese dark fly screen which have been on the machine for a while now.

Many thanks for your kind comments and the humorous quips.

Whilst the Street Triple is a tremendous machine it will always struggle to compete with the Ducati for my affections which I bought new in 2001 thus ending my 30 year break from riding and during the last 20+ years have tweaked/modified in so many ways. Aesthetics and audible output also come into play.

This is totally functional.



This is outstanding in my humble opinion.

 

Well, when you put it like that......

I do have to say, @Baza, that aspect of your Ducati in the photo is outstanding. To my eye it's rather "steam punk", which I love!

 

From a slightly different angle, taken shortly after I polished the entire exhaust system. In a way it’s a shame that much of it is covered up by the plastic.

 

Picked up a 2023 Monkey 125. Been wanting one for years. Glad I held out and got the updated motor.

 

I love it!!

 

Recently I bought Oberon clutch and brake levers for my H-D Street Glide Special. I like them so much that I bought this set to put on "El Gordo", my H-D Fat Boy. I got them from a riding buddy who had planned to put them on his Harley Heritage Classic. He had the clutch lever installed then decided he didn't want the bike. So he took the clutch lever off and sold the set to me for a very fair price. They're even the right finish--chrome. They're going on tomorrow. Or as El Gorgo would say, "mañana".

 

I read that first part and thought "that was very generous of you" . Joking aside, they'll look very smart I am sure and if they're more comfortable for you to use it's a win - win.

 

Oops! Edit completed. OBERON

 

Nothing special. Just ordered me some old school goggles. While riding around this spring, I am having trouble with my eyes. Must be the air quality [smog]. They keep watering so bad it is hard to see where I am going. Should be here in a day or two. ...J.D.

 

Sounds like hay fever, the pollen count has been pretty high lately

 

Yeh...I have had some issues that way for years....The weeds are gigantic here this year. ...J.D.

 

Today I have worked from home, but Helmut and I are hoping to get out tomorrow for the day on the bikes. I have been spending my birthday pennies on some headlight protectors for the Blade from Powerbronze and some adjustable levers too for it (the stock are adjustable, but the ones I have ordered come in closer to the grips, so will be more comfortable for my small hands).

I took ages playing with the configurator for the colour combo .

 

I like those new levers, @Mrs Visor! Let us know what you think of them when you start using them. I'm really liking the Oberon adjustable levers that I put on my Street Glide and my Fat Boy.

 

Will do! I was partly prompted to start looking for some after your posts actually - mine are fine, but at the limit of my hand span, so why not make the bike fit me a little better if I can?

 

My recent purchases are both for traveling. I got a Nelson-Riggs 3/4 cover for my touring bike. I learned my lesson on a previous trip where the bikes got rained on multiple nights leading to a rather damp bottom! (Mine, not the bike's)

My other purchase was a Tour Master bag. It holds more than the bag I've been using and the configuration means I don't have to dig around as much to get my hands on what I need.

 

Looks like you could fit a huge amount in that bag.

 

Yep, I can! And I'm still using (and loving!) my Eagle Creek rip-stop nylon packing cubes so I can not only pack quite a lot but also keep it pretty organized. I'm very impressed with the quality of Tour Master products which I've never had before this bag.

I would like to find a rack that will fit low over my seat pillion (which is already pretty low profile) so the bag can sit flat on a metal surface rather than on the seat. But after much research, so far no such item is to be found. The solo racks are all designed to be used with solo seats where the rack sits over the bare fender. and I have no interest in buying another motorcycle seat. But I did have a bit of an "aha" experience this morning! One of my brothers is a mechanical engineer so I talked to him about some ideas. If we can't make it happen, the bag does work well and I'd be ok with keeping the install as is. It would just be a bit simpler and more solid with a flat metal surface for the bag to rest on.

 

Fingers crossed your brother solves the problem.