Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

Helmut and I went on a nice ride to the Baffle Haus https://www.baffleculture.com/bafflehaus and back today - Street Triple and Multistrada. The weather was a bit on the showery side but not too bad; it was just lovely to be out enjoying the bikes after the weather of the past week or so .

 

Added lights to the panniers (running, brake, flashing turn indicator); added a light bar to the top of the license plate (running, brake, progressive amber turn, deceleration sensor, license plate light); added some reflective tape and stickers to the boxes and the wheel rims. Future project will be putting lights behind the reflectors in the top box. This week it goes in for the 600-mile service and will also get the fog lights, heated grips, and quickshifter installed, that weren't available at bike pick up time!


Running lights, light bar currently set at 20%, may up it to 40%


Left turn


Brakes, before adding the light bar


Reflective tape, no flash


Reflective tape with flash, doesn't do it justice - once the sun goes down and car headlights shine on the bike from the side, it looks like Tron wheels and lines!

 

That certainly lights up the rear of the bike. Do you run with the top box and panniers on all the time and do you have plugs so you can take them on and off? Cheers

 

Still in the break-in period and have only really been commuting or running errands, so yes the boxes have stayed on so far. If I'm not carrying my work bag or planning on picking up supplies then the top box will likely come off first. I keep waterproof gear in one side and my tool bag in the other, so they'll likely stay on most of the time. The connectors are 1/4 turn weatherproof bulkheads though, so I can quickly disconnect and remove them.

 

Following my putting the Thruxton in its vacsac over the weekend, I today SORN’d it. Whilst I was looking for the v5 I noticed the MOT has run out on the 17th of October. I have not ridden it for the past few weeks, so lucky me lol.
Won’t bother to MOT it until next year when it comes out of hibernation for the riding season.

 

Wow, @Wessa! What a process. Your bike looks fantastic, like it spent a day at the spa. Which I guess it sort of did. How expensive was it? Whatever they charged, I'd sway from the photos that it's worth it!

 

While from others' posts it sounds like the winterization process is looming for many of you, for those of us in Arizona we are just hoping to be kissing those 100ºF+ temperatures goodbye! Last week Tucson set an all-time record for the latest date in the year that the thermometer hit 100ºF. Fortunately for Steve and me, we were out of town last week in a completely different setting than our Sonoran Desert. We were on the Caribbean island of Cozumel, Mexico for a scuba trip. Also fortunately for Steve and me, now that we're back home the temperatures are much cooler with daytime highs around 80ºF. And today we had a torrential downpour much of the afternoon! Of course that's because I washed my car before we departed on our trip.

That all said, I'm not trying to derail this thread with weather and travel reports. But I just wanted to say that there's nothing like being back home after traveling and still having a couple of days off----to ride! We got home Saturday night and I was back at work today so tthat left me Sunday and Monday to ride. And that's what I did. Laundry can wait.

Yesterday (Monday) I rode my Speed Triple to coffee with a ride buddy and we took the long(ish) way 'round. Speedy was happy to be out and so was I. The high was about 82ºF which feels about 10º cooler here in the dry desert. I did choose to wear my mesh summer riding jacket but I think it's about time to pull out the leather jackets now. Finally!

I don't have any photos to document the day so you'll just have to trust me. However, here's a map of our route. My riding buddy, Russell, along with his wife, Shelly, had accompanied us on our Cozumel trip last week and he was about as antsy as me to get some riding in after having been bike-less on an island for a week. Monday's ride was about 50 miles.



The previous day (Sunday) I rode my Harley Street Glide with Russell and one other riding buddy. Our Cozumel contingent had arrived home from Cozumel the night before around 9pm after quite a long travel day. But even though I was tired, I was very eager to get out for a ride, and so was Russell. I'd not set up our usual Sunday group ride so it was just the three of us this morning for breakfast at the Sunny Side Up Cafe in the town of Catalina. Our buddy had to head home after breakfast for some "honey do's" but Russell and I wanted to ride more so we continued on up to Mammoth where we sat on the patio drinking a soda at Mi Pueblito. Again, no photos but here's a Google map of our route. Sunday's ride was 95 miles.



The rides both days were wonderful -- very temperate and not too windy. I found myself counting my blessings as we rode. On Friday morning I was under the beautiful blue Caribbean sea swimming with the fishies doing my other favorite hobby, diving, And only a couple of days later, here I was, riding through my beloved Sonoran Desert!

 

Am I too old to be adopted, @Sandi T?

Hope you had a wonderful break, btw.

 

Yes, it’s always good to get home, in particular to your own bed @Sandi T . Great that you had an opportunity to ride after your trip, always good therapy.
The treatment was £80 and yes I think great value.

 

You may not be too old to be adopted, Tony, but I'm probably too old to adopt anyone! We had a truly wonderful break, thanks. Being by--and in--the ocean is as good for my soul and flying along the road on a motorcycle. Many of the feelings produced by both are the same.

 

Oh well, if you don’t ask…

 

600-mile break-in service complete, along with QS, fog light kit, and heated grips installed. Love your bike scale now goes to 11!!

 

Helmut and I did a pretty steady few hours out on Sunday as the roads were very wet, muddy and lots of fallen leaves around, both on our Triumphs. Just a local route we know well but I really enjoyed it and we popped into one of our favourite cafes for breakfast along the way. We even got home before the rain started, which is almost unheard of for me .

 

Please to hear you had a great holiday @Sandi T and you didn't waste any time with the post - holiday rides! It is that time of year where my weather envy starts to get the better of me .

 

At Andalucia circuit, trying out slicks for the first time today

 

Only done two laps as the session was stopped due to high winds and a dust storm, which is a first!
Can't say I noticed the wind on the Street but initial impressions are good.
The slicks certainly increase grip out of the corners, I'm not that quick really, but already within 2.5s of my best time just sussing out the slicks and scrubbing them in and being held up on the track, so it bodes well

 

Looks like the slicks work, howling a gale and dust being blown across the track, but still knocked another 6 seconds off in only 2 laps!
All packed up and ready to go now as the track's getting too dusty.

 

Sounds like fun dive trip @Sandi T, bet your happy to be able to travel again With all the rain here, I can relate to get GB weather reports of the team not getting out or getting wet.
We are looking to get some good weather coming for this week, so fingers crossed. Pix from ride last weekend, which was fun

 

Helmut and I gave the Ducati and Street Triple a treat yesterday; a full valet and anti - corrosion treatment from Moto Valet, who did the Street Triple, Tuono and Nightstorm last year https://www.facebook.com/superdetail

I am going to have the Fireblade done when the fairings are removed for painting and the Tuono will be done at the same time too.

I have ridden in such horrible weather this year that he had his work cut out for sure . (Photos taken by Moto Valet).

 

It was a fun dive trip, @Dartplayer! Thanks. Love your photos from your ride weekend. It seems like you really have a great bunch of riding buddies to ride with which I think is awesome.