Whats The Last Thing You Bought?

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  1. speedrattle

    speedrattle Senior Member

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    well, i ve had a chance to use the laser monkey chain aligning ing tool on three machines.

    i t requires a clear access to a sprocket, which means that it doesnt work well on drum brake machines. on a 2007 kawasaki ninja 250 with a bolt on rear sprocket opposite a disc brake, it works fine. clamps securely to the flat sprocket mettal, centers itself accurately, and shines a red light right down the chain. works just like the mechanical motion pro tool with the indicating rod. no problems with the light or the battery.

    on a 1965 triumph with a 46-tooth detachanble sprocket ring bolted to the brake drum, there is barely enough room betyween the lower edge of the running chain sideplates and the brake backing plate to clamp the tool. the motion pro was the same way, until i ground off some metal to make it fit. so the laser monkey works on the 46 sprocket, and will probably also work on the 43 sprocket that is cast integrally with the brake drum.

    im at the land speed races in maine USA, and we just tried to fit it onto an early 70s triumph triple race machine fitted with the rear conical brake. that would be 71 and 72, if its stock, no way to tell. anyway, the conical brake drum has a narrow flat rim upon which to bolt the sprocket ring, so narrow that there is insufficient space between th elower running edge of the chain and the expanding conical brake drum to attatch th elaser monkey. so it clamps at an angle and cannot point directly down the chain. does not work.

    so my expeperience with this tool is that the one i got worked okay electrically, with decent batteries, but it requires an unobstructed flat portion of a sprocket perhaps an inch wide inside the chain as it runs on the sprocket teeth. if your machine has a clear flat section of sprocket about an inch wide below the chain, i think it will work. if your machine is running a rear drum brake, then maybe it will and maybe it wont.
     
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  2. learningtofly

    learningtofly He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy!
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    #582 learningtofly, Aug 31, 2023
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    Well, the Legend Gear side bag that bore some of the brunt of my accident has now pretty much fallen apart. I'd originally opted for the smaller size, but instead of going for a single straight replacement I actually bought a couple of the larger 13.5l bags instead.

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    My thoughts are I can then use the remaining smaller bag as a tail bag, which would give me 37 ltrs of storage in total.
     
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  3. Sandi T

    Sandi T It's ride o'clock somewhere!
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    Nice choice, Tony! Maybe it was all for the best that your Legend Gear side bag "retired" itself. No use bearing those scars if you don't have to. ;):heart:
     
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  4. MoreT

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    Haggis and Black Pudding Sausage rolls at the Meadows Park Edinburgh. Washed down with decent coffee from the two vans parked there. All gone now, so too late to photograph! :p
     
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  5. Geoff Butler

    Geoff Butler Never too old for Biking!

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    I picked up some used part bargains at the Destination Triumph Dorset sale today.

    I may have bumped in to @Koko55 there because he looked like a familiar face? I didn't realise until after I left!
     
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  6. ivenoidea

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    Hi all,an update regarding my Street twin exhausts.Some may recall my earlier posts as i wanted my standard pipes to sound deeper more like a 900cc twin Bonneville as i remember them,never going to be the same exactly but nearer.I have had a pair of TEC Rebel slip on’s that were/are to me a great improvement over standard,a deep richer, more powerful sound especially under power and great on the over run changing down.After watching a you tube video that shows a chap that had drilled the baffles from his standard pipes and how it has improved the sound to his liking and mine.Yesterday a very good fella (a diamond driller ) cut the baffles from my set with great success.Today i put them back on the bike and took it out for a good run and WOW exactly what i had hoped for,feels as it should in my opinion,a 900cc powerful twin Bonneville,now i have the looks i fell for originally along with the sound that suits the bike and myself.Happy days.Yes i know there are folk that are content with how the bike sounds as is and that’s great so please resist the urge to point it out to me,thanks.OApete.UK 1 Image of very small baffle.

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  7. ivenoidea

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    Hi all,the header pipe end of the pipes are around 36mm,the tiny baffle tube is 20mm small wonder its muted but regulations must be followed by manufacturers.Well i found a chap that offered to drill the baffles out if possible and with some effort he managed it.what i was after is a deep throaty powerful beat on tick over and A Bonneville sound under power and thats exactly what i have.Has bought another level of enjoyment to riding the Street Twin.Pipes look perfectly standard keeping the rear of the pipes still having the inner tube,and that tube size is all through now.I have had a pair of TEC Rebel slip ons fitted and they sounded great but i wanted the original pipes on the bike because thats what drew me to the bike originally,now is aural and visual bliss.Ride safe.Pete.Essex.

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  8. littleade

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    I bought the wife a drink tonight after some batting this afternoon. Half a pint of soda and blackcurrent with ice. Do you think this was too extravagant? (I did get 10% off using my batting club members card)
     
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  9. Iron

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    It's very black but it runs

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  10. andypandy

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    Think the ice was a bit much to be honest.
     
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  11. speedrattle

    speedrattle Senior Member

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    the last thing i bought was a rope with which to strangle spammers.
     
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  12. Sandi T

    Sandi T It's ride o'clock somewhere!
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    Ummm, this....... I think I may need to join Bikeaholics Anonymous.

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  13. learningtofly

    learningtofly He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy!
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    #593 learningtofly, Sep 13, 2023
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    Bloody hell, Sandi - now I really AM jealous.

    Huge congratulations - what a wonderful bike. Is it an addition, or a replacement?
     
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  14. Wessa

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    Congratulations @Sandi T , always good on a new bike day. Or are you just teasing us :)
     
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  15. Traveler

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    And that one has the fairly new 117 engine as I recall?
     
  16. FezUSA

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    Thanks for this, they're currently on sale for $20 off on Amz!! So only $49, difference will cover the cost of the case and then some!!
     
  17. speedrattle

    speedrattle Senior Member

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    117?

    i remember when 80 came out and was monstrous

    things change
     
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  18. andyc1

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  19. Eldon

    Eldon Crème de la Crème

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    Took a mortgage out today for fuel in Hull (uk). :(

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  20. Sandi T

    Sandi T It's ride o'clock somewhere!
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    Thanks, Tony! It is a wonderful bike and I think I'm in love already. :heart: It's definitely a replacement since we can't squeeze even a scooter in the garage with the four bikes and a car. I sold my Fat Boy privately to a good home. My boss, who is also a friend and riding buddy, bought it! So it's a win-win. :grinning: And, about you being jealous...you did say you were looking at this bike, too. Hmmm, just sayin'... ;)
     
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