Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

Fitted Evotech radiator guard and engine guard to my Speed Twin 900. Evotech is top notch kit.

 

It's an absolute devil to get pheasant fat and guts out of though . That said, an Evotech radiator guard means that I still had a radiator post pheasant incident and they do look good!!

 

Changes. My T120 had the Triumph bar end mirrors added by the previous owner. Initially, thought that they didn't exactly fit with my vision of the bike. He had sold the standard mirrors, but I found a pair on ebay for $75. I ordered the mounting hardware and end caps. While waiting on the parts to arrive, the bar end mirrors began to grow on me. The function is so much better than the Oberon bar end mirrors on my R9T, which I have found practically useless. Anyway, after installing my heated grips, I decided to install the lollipops. It really is a simple swap and takes about 10 minutes.

I like the looks of both. I took the bike out riding afterward and found the upright mirrors functional, easy to adjust. I think both sets work great for me. The bar end sets give a slightly wider few and can be angled more directly behind me, but do require a more side/downward glance to use. The lollipops, with less width, provides a slightly higher position, so easy glance to use, but can't see as well directly behind me.

So, will give these a go and now that I have both sets, can easily swap at any time.

Levis or Wranglers? English muffin or toast? Crunchy vs. smooth?


WTF?



When I purchased the bike, I was skeptical about the bar end mirrors because of my disappointment with the Oberon's on my R9T. However, these Triumph mirrors function really well. No vibration and good visibility.
I think they are perfect for the Thruxton, but maybe don't match the esthetics of the T120.



I sourced these used on ebay and just needed a bit of cleaning up. A few bits of hardware to fit them and... voila.

 

Levis, toast, crunchy

 

Levis, English muffin. And definitely crunchy (especially on an English muffin).

 

Great weather for our weekend ride meant big turn out

 

You certainly do seem to get a regular group who turn out, for what I can only imagin, as some great riding.

 

It is interesting Sandi because I think the US are the only people who eat English muffins

 

Yesterday I set out earIy and did about 200 miles getting some stamps in my Bike and Brew Passport, meaning that I finally visited Gilks for the first time, having been meaning to for ages. I only had a coffee but it was very nice and the place seemed very friendly....you do have to negotiate a roundabout near there which does its level best to get everyone onto the M40 but thankfully managed not to get drawn in . I was blessed with the weather because I rode through a lot of standing water but managed to miss the rain.

After my ride I went to a friend's BBQ at their business premises which was also lovely and then went home and watched the Moto GP .

 

Usually get 8-10 members @Bikerman , but if nice weather we get 12-14.
This ride we had 14 and then met 14 Waikato guys and 2 more at lunch great Triumph Riders Motorcycle Club

 

All of the bikes, all of the time.

I rode Bend to Portland and back today and checked out the Royal Enfield Classic 350 today. The weather could not have been much better. I left Bend in sunny weather, mid 40's F and over Santiam Pass in dry and beautiful conditions. Yes... riding weather is finally here in central Oregon. I took the Silverton exit to avoid I-5 from Salem to Portland. What a ride across that farm land, past the Oregon Gardens and gorgeous ride into Oregon City. Made it to Portland mid-day and met the fine folks at Sabatino Motorcycles. Signed the usual forms and got the Classic 350 out for a test ride.

Classic 350 in Halcyon Gray. RE certainly tics the heritage boxes.


Stepping back in time, yet with modern touches



These colors! The Halcyon Gray is actually a very pale blue. The darker paint stripe is really a brown, The off white center has a yellowish tint and the the RE print is in a deep red. I could not have envisioned this, but it is indeed classic.





Mudguards galore! And, that headlamp cap is a stunner.




I dig the looks of the fork covers, the mudguard paint scheme and those small running lights at the 11 o'clock, 1 o'clock positions around the headlight.




Stopping for a coffee at Rosie's this morning on Paws.


I'm heading to Eugene next weekend to talk with them about their BSA 650 Goldstar. I may get another small bike in my garage yet!

 

Today I had a very enjoyable fly around on my Striple and collected another few stamps in the Bike and Brew Passport.

I stopped at Herbie's Cafe in Bishop's Castle for a very nice coffee and met a few other bikers getting their stamps in, I'd go there again and the road out towards Newtown from there is a good one.


Next stop was Season's Cafe, where I have been before and again is always a good stop:


Stop number three was the Riverside Cafe - the staff were really friendly, but it wasn't really my thing because it was a truckstop in a busy lay-by and the final stop was somewhere I have passed loads of times but never stopped at which was The Old Railway Line garden centre, which seems popular with the local constabulary too.

 

@Sandi T. Having lived and ridden in Europe for many years I couldn't imagine where cruise control would be very useful except rare occasions - much rather have heated grips! Also a light nimble bike is much preferred for the curvy mountain roads with one switchback after another. When we rode the Italian Dolomites, Slovenia, and Croatia a few years ago I was very happy to have rented a naked sportbike instead of a touring bike.

 

Went to the Barton Heliport bike meet tonight on the Tiger with Mrs Boothman. It was the first time this year and there were a fair few there, but noticed the actual veterans building has gone

 

I took advantage of a window in the weather and just did an 80 mile ish round trip to Midwest Moto for a nose at the lovely bikes and kit and to get a coffee and another stamp in the passport. I like coming here because you always get a companion or three when you sit down ....

 

Ever since I got the new Moto Guzzi few weeks ago the Speed Triple R was being neglected. So, on Saturday I changed oil and filter for the 6,000 mile service and took it for a little ride today. What a wonderful machine, and I'm glad there's not very much overlap between it and the Moto Guzzi - I almost always have more than one bike in the garage and they're always very different machines.

 

Went for a ride out into Yorkshire, called off at Dent, it has been a long while since I last visited, so thought I would call on the way to other Yorkshire delights.

 

Good morning!
I had a great, exciting but also exhausting offroad-tour with my mate.
The Tiger is so capable, it‘s amazing. In the end the positive terminal rattled off which gave me a bit of shit for the end of the ride but the rest was absolutely amazing. Riding offroad in South Africa is just great!
And: the INSTA360 X5 which I just got new really is an amazing camera.

 

Me sitting here waiting for some tyres to be delivered. You know its right the more you watch the clock the slower it gets.

 

Thunderbird passed its MOT with flying colours early this morning followed by nice early morning cool but sunny ride