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@Eldon: I don't understand the price difference either. The service package price also differs in favor of the 1200 TIGER.

 

Really?

What service includes a clutch strip, potentially without selling you something i.e. strip due to a fault?

 

How much was the 1200 + 900 service pack/kit?

I have a 765rs amongst others and bought a 12000 mile service kit only the other week from a UK Triumph main dealer £120 ish.

 

Decided to fit bar end mirrors on my 675R..... umm

With 765 bars already in place the bar end mirrors needed the throttle moving outwards to look right
Problem is on right turns the cables had no slack
Another £54 later from Venhill I have +50mm throttle cables

 

Throttle bodies had to come out just to fit the "pull back" cable as visibility or even finger contact was impossible.

 

E10 petrol, wow this fuel is a load of shite.....

The hose in the picture below is an SAE30 R6 variant and less than 4 years old.





Might be worth you guys giving your fuel lines a once over with a torch

 

Gas torch?

 

@Eldon:
The 1200 Kit was €180 and the 900 Kit was €208.

 

@Eldon:
This was a special friendship service of my dealer.

 

Nowt, but at least got it out in the sunshine Still for sale too if anyone interested? See what offers i get as its not getting used.

 

Nice ride today,found a photo spot opposite Bournemouth Airport.

 

Serves a purpose and solves one problem....

Alternatively you could try a battery torch

 

Sounds expensive compared to the UK price assuming the kits are similar but obviously different models.
My kit was a factory boxed unit for the 12000m service just add oil, and shims if required.

 

So I’d intended today for some jobs on the house, however the builders were coming back to work on the ongoing extension.
Not wanting to get in their way thought I’d leave my jobs till another time and get out on the bike.
Rode over to Seaways cafe in Yorkshire, a popular bikers stop and worth a visit.
From there North to Pickering and on the A169 over the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. That high road over the moors wasn’t too busy and is a cracking ride.
End of this road is near Whitby but turning left avoids Whitby (no offence but this was a biking trip not a seaside trip) and headed over the moors to Stokesley and the start of a road sometimes known as the Helmsley TT.
From Helmsley went East to Leyburn and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Narrow roads and slower progress to Muker and the start of the Buttertubs Pass, another great piece of road, this one taking me over to Hawes.
Late afternoon by now so not much traffic and the best way to experience these roads. Down to Ribblehead Viaduct, quick bite to eat at Settle and back home to Cheshire.
Mostly sunny; had one heavy shower, just under 400miles and definitely preferable to decorating the new bedroom
A couple of pictures; one the North Yorkshire Moors and one on the Buttertubs pass

 

Great photos, @Dawsy! How's that new Speedy doing??

 

You ought to offer up those photos to Triumph to use in their brochures, @FellZebra! Gorgeous.

 

I finally got Speedy out on the road yesterday for the first time in a couple of weeks--the first time he's been out since we returned from our big 8-day June trip last Sunday (trip report to follow soon, I promise!)

Steve's brother and sister-in-law were here from Ohio for a visit and stayed with us from Tuesday until this morning. His brother rides--a 1981 Yamaha XS650 Special--and our buddy, Russell, loaned us his 2018 H-D Heritage Classic so that Matt could ride it. Matt wasn't too keen on riding any of the bikes we have but the Heritage seemed a good fit.

The three of us rode up to the Oracle Patio Cafe the day after they arrived with Matt's wife, Debbie, following in their car behind us. We thought that simple route would be a good one for Matt to get used to a significantly different bike than his Yamaha back in Ohio. A couple of days later we opted to ride up Mt. Lemmon so they could see one of our favorite places (and rides) in Tucson. The weather was perfect and traffic was minimal even for a Friday and it felt like we had the road to ourselves!

Typically our ride group makes a stop around Milepost 12 at "Middle Bear" but Mr. Sandi and I agreed that Matt and Debbie would be amazed by the views from "Windy Point" a mile or so higher. They were. And as I motored along behind Mr. Sandi and Matt with Debbie behind me, I saw Mt. Lemmon anew, as if seeing it for the first time like Matt and Debbie were. You can just see my bike on the overhang parking area.




This is looking south at the Santa Rita Mountains which are about 70 miles away. I'm not sure what the distance would be "as the crow flies".






After soaking in the big views we mounted back up and rode to the summit and the Iron Door restaurant for more views and some refreshments. When we arrived it was quiet but it got quite busy by the time we left.


Some of the hummingbirds were out this morning feeding at the hummingbird feeders hanging on the restaurant deck near where we were sitting which delighted Debbie in particular.


The deck is right across the road from one of the ski runs at Ski Valley which is (as I've mentioned before) the southernmost snow ski facility in the contiguous United States. On the weekends in the summer you can get passes at the restaurant to ride the ski lifts.




On the ride down the mountain we made our usual stop around Milepost 9 at "Seven Cataracts" to soak our bandanas in anticipation of the hot temperatures we were about to ride into. The temperature when we left the garage this morning around 9:00am was about 80ºF. The temperatures from when we left "Windy Point" to the summit dropped down into the high 60º's--quite brisk and refreshing in contrast. By the time we arrived home my bike's display read 96ºF.


It was so fun to introduce Mt. Lemmon to Matt and Debbie who live in the flatlands of Ohio. And they loved it! it was particularly fun to arrange it so that Matt could ride it. By the time we arrived home after our 85-mile ride he had really come to like the Heritage. Time will tell whether he liked it enough to retire his 41-year-old Yamaha and go with something different. According to Mr. Sandi, "not a chance".

 

@Sandi T: Great report and wonderful pictures.

 

Very nice, and some of the best roads in the area - but as I live in Stokesley I'm probably biased!

 

Loved it on the few times I’ve been to that area and will definitely be back again soon. You’ve got some good biking on your doorstep