Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

Looks like a super fun day out, @Mrs Visor! It always fun to come upon a biker event as there's so much to see and such a great buzz in the air. I laughed out loud at your comment about the best bike in the world not making it to the cut to the main parking area.

I suspect you are doing way more than "OK" with your riding from your ride reports and the courses/trainings you're doing. I've found that I still--and will forevermore--work at improving each time I ride. It's one of the things I enjoy about riding motorcycles--we can always improve and hone our skills no matter how many miles under our belts.

 

Picking up your new bike, the most fun you can have with your clothes on!

 

Me too so far; I think it's the sports person's mindset in us, always wanting to see an improvement. Satisfying to build skill.

 

Thanks Sandi,
I bought it new in Dec 2018.

 

That velocette website/shop is pretty popular as all of the bikes were sold!
Oh well, I'll just have to wait then.....

 

He tried a new Honda CB650R. Fell in love instantly

 

@TheBeardedPunk
That’s great! Sometimes, when you know you know.

 

I took the opportunity to switch to soft luggage with this new bike. Mounted a set of mosko moto backcountry panniers to her yesterday, and I think they compliment the bike very well.

These bags are incredibly well designed, and the construction is top notch. Love ‘em.



oh, and I also took off the passenger pegs, as I have no intention of riding two-up on this bike

 

Hi,

Does it make much difference?
I have the older ST675 and wondering if these type of screens are worth a try. TIA.

 

Did you ever have that moment in freezing fog when visibility started getting bad, then you wiped the visor and removed the layer of ice? Suddenly, visibility wasn't that bad.... That was my first experience of it in the 70's...

 

I am obviously not @Jeff Standley @Wfc-james but have fitted a Powerbronze screen to my Street Triple R - it's slightly larger than the Triumph fly screen but not massive. I like the look of it on the bike and it does reduce the wind hitting me on my upper chest and send it up and over my head more. The change is not massive but I do enjoy the difference the screen has made and really like the look of it on the bike. I am shortish at around 167cm (5ft 5 - 6) and have a fairly forward lean on the bike due to my height in relation to the pegs and bars - I would imagine it would feel much different to a tall person who is positioned more upright on the Striple. @Helmut Visor says that he felt it on his lower - mid chest when he rode it before the screen was added and he is about 6ft 1 tall.

 

@Wfc-james, I agree with @Mrs Visor and have the same screen. Powerbronze, on my Speed Triple RS. I really like it. This isn't the greatest photo of it (background noise) but I think you can get the idea. I like how it looks plus, as Mrs Visor said it reduces the wind hitting my on my upper chest and does divert some of it to the sides and over my head. For me the addition of the Powerbronze screen was worth the price. I'm about the same height as Mrs Visor or about an inch or so taller.

 

I have a question for the good members, I have discovered a multi-plug at the back, there appears to be no mating plug, looked in the book of words to no avail, any ideas people

 

Isn't that the plug used for diagnostic purposes?

 

Thanks, hadn't thought of that right enough, restoring one of these machines is certainly a learning curve

 

I like how you assumed you are a "good member"

 

Love that Sporty, yer gotta be a hard-arse or a fat-arse to go very far on a rigid with feet out the front !

 

Last week my right-hand heated grip stopped working and as Triumph only seem to sell them as a pair I had to fork out £210 They arrived today so I proceeded to fit the right one, only to realise as I was about to tighten up all the screws that I'd put the faulty one back on, doh! Then as I was in the middle of correcting this the heavens opened up and I was scrambling to find a plastic bag to stop the insides of the switchgear from getting wet. Finally after fitting them I checked the faulty one to see what had gone wrong, turns out the conductor in one of the wires had broken at the connector end. This is unsurprising as the cable is far too short and you have to pull it taught with long nosed pliers just to connect it up, really crap design...



So, the grip is repairable, unfortunately I failed in getting the pins out the connector so couldn't do this now. What looks like the correct connector is out of stock everywhere (or rather the pins are) and on back order for October, so that's a project for another season.

 

Riding up Mont Ventoux. Among other passes.

 

I spoilt myself today. I had a hospital appointment this morning so took the tiger to avoid the nightmare of trying to park the car. When I got home I had some lunch and then went out on the Thruxton. What is there not to like about triumph bikes and being retired so you can enjoy them.