What Have You Being Doing With Your Non-triumph Today?

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  1. Pedro1340

    Pedro1340 Senior Member

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    #2381 Pedro1340, Jan 27, 2023
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    IMG-20230127-WA0000.jpeg Sold the moto morini, it's been sat in the garage for over a year now, being pampered but not ridden. It sold on the morini forum within a couple of hours, sad to see it go but it's better to be used not stored. I then dropped the triumph off the sidestand and the money from the morini will come in handy grrrrrr
     
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  2. Sandi T

    Sandi T It's ride o'clock somewhere!
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    Good to hear about the quick sale :) but not the drop and damage. :(I have learned over the years with motorcycles is that it’s “money in, money out”. Sometimes I cal it the “replacement theory”. But it is a shame that the “money in“ replacement this time is just for the “money out” of repairs, @Pedro1340. :sob:
     
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  3. Pedro1340

    Pedro1340 Senior Member

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    It's bad enough with the damage, but in trying to put the bike down as gently as possible, I've damaged my back and my left forearm tendon,,it was completely my fault, cleaning chain and wheel and not paying attention. At my age I should know better :)
     
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  4. Sandi T

    Sandi T It's ride o'clock somewhere!
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    Yikes, Pedro. :( I’m sorry to hear that. That is really adding insult to injury. Or in this case, adding injury to insult.
     
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  5. Koko55

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    #2385 Koko55, Jan 27, 2023
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    20230127_140321.jpg 20230127_140519.jpg 20230127_140620.jpg Fitted new Conti Escape tyres, to my Kwacka W650 Street Scrambler
     
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  6. Armando Morales

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    replacement for my old bicycle which is 28 yrs old
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  7. surlyone2

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    :grinning::grinning: Sorry to laugh Pedro, but it is comforting to know there are others of similar ilk. We could possibly be related as forebears, (Kinleys) came from up your way. Do you bang your head into all sorts of things too ?
     
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  8. Mrs Visor

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    I have a day off work today, so this morning while Helmut was at work I took out the Fireblade for the first time :party:.

    I did a mixture of slow speed round town stuff to get used to how it handled and a few A - roads, although on a new - to - me bike, with new tyres and the roads round us (rural) greasy and with lots of mud I was very conservative.

    It was brilliant. Easy to ride at slow speed, no stalls, no wobbles, no dramas apart from one of those heart - stopping moments when I stopped for fuel and the floor of the petrol station was like ice :eek:. Just pleased I didn’t drop my new bike.

    I stopped for coffee; the photos aren’t exactly scenic as the place I went to is having extensive building work and there was a car parked in front of the only decent place for a photo opportunity.

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  9. Dawsy

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    Hooray! Been a long wait Mrs V, glad it was worth it:grinning:
     
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  10. Mrs Visor

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    Two weeks!
     
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  11. Sandi T

    Sandi T It's ride o'clock somewhere!
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    What a gorgeous bike, @Mrs Visor! The model name "Fireblade" certainly suits the look and lines of the bike. Thanks for sharing a few photos and an initial ride report. How does the Fireblade feel compared to your Street Triple??
     
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  12. Markus

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    @Mrs Visor: The grafic in your windshield looks great! Looks similar to a target optic. :cool:
     
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  13. Mrs Visor

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    #2393 Mrs Visor, Feb 7, 2023
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    Thank you, Helmut Visor isn't a fan of it :laughing:. But then it's not his bike :p. It's a "Helm of Awe".
     
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  14. Mrs Visor

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    It's hard to know for sure as I have just had the one very conservative ride on it as it's cold and icy again here with greasy roads (roll on Spring). First impressions are that it is going to be a LOT of fun but doesn't have the high - revving, chirping whistling hooligan - type character of the Street Triple (I love the induction howl once you get higher into the rev range). It feels very smooth, very well - balanced, very (!) fast and very quiet at speed as the wind noise in my helmet is absent - strange being in a bubble of still air; because of this it didn't feel as if I was going as fast as I was so it's just something I need to watch until I get used to the engine note.

    I did go up a quiet road before I went out onto a really busy one and did a few full lock u - turns etc to see what it felt like as I have never ridden anything with clip - ons and it's fine at slow speed (with the turning circle of an artic lorry as you'd expect though!). The feedback is great from the bike and it's very precise. I think the previous owner was likely a fair bit larger and heavier than me from the suspension settings, although it's by no means bad to ride so I am going to put a good amount of mileage on to get a good feel and then have it set up by the same person that did the Street Triple I think as that transformed the bike.
     
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  15. Iceman

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    The fireblade's are a lovely machine and very rider friendly, similar in many ways to the GSXR 750s, but the Honda has the edge in build quality, the electronic steering damper really aids stability when you push on a bit over rougher roads, they are real easy to service and repair (apart from the latest generation), it looks like you have a pair of new 23s on, they are a good all weather tyre and last fairly well, a great looking machine Mrs V and hope you have hours of endless fun riding it (I say it, but really a name like Calixta best describes the fireblade, although for some reason not many Greeks ride blade's). I can see you trading up to an RR SP in the future.
     
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  16. Mrs Visor

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    Thank you, I can't wait to get to know it better!
     
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  17. Markus

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    Today it just had to be.
    After the temperatures rise above freezing to about + 2-6 degrees Celsius from noon, I used my Honda to get to the office today. 60 km at -5 to arrive at -3 degrees Celsius are not tingly, but after the roads are dry almost everywhere, it was no problem. The return trip in the afternoon will then again really pleasant.
    I love my heated grips!

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  18. Markus

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    Another extremely hypothermic ride to the office at - 7 degrees Celsius. The afternoon then becomes glorious again. Sunshine and moderate temperatures of + 7 degrees are forecast.
     
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    Weather situation on the way to the office: -3 degrees Celsius and extremely humid fog - fun factor: moderate : unamused:
    Weather forcast for the way home: +12 degrees, sun, dry roads - fun factor: high :):sun:
     
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  20. Mrs Visor

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    #2400 Mrs Visor, Feb 20, 2023
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    First commute of 2023 today - chose to take my Fireblade so I can get to know it better (this was only my second time out on it and first proper run), great ride there and back :).
     
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