Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

We have five, @learningtofly. Steve has a 2021 Road Glide Harley touring bike and the Fat Boy. I have my Street Glide, Low Rider ST, and Speed Triple RS. Four of them fit nicely in one garage space in our two car garage. But that relegates Speedy to the backyard. And that particular bike is there primarily because it's the only one that fits on the concrete slab under the overhang by the kitchen window.

 

Do you ride the ST less than you expected to when you bought it, Sandi, or is it just that you tend to do so many long rides that it’s just not as practicable?

I have to say that I’ve always had a soft spot for the earlier Low Rider S.

 

Rode it!

Went for a short 12 mile ride around a local lake, enjoying the last phase of autumn color. Low 40sF made for cold hands.

I added a neck gaiter and it was good. Torso was warm enough. Legs were cool - I have a pair of new insulated riding pants in mind. Feet were OK.

 

Riding it!

All day ride from 11am to 5pm, great day.

Started low 40sF, grey and a bit of rain. Ended with glorious sun and blue sky and a little 30 mph constant west wind, near 60F. Westbound travel + 30 mph headwind made for some buffeting!

Approx 150 miles today.

Picked up a new pair of Sedici Avventura riding pants (trousers!) Excellent wind protection, warm (insulated) and better protection than heavy canvas jeans I was wearing.

I encountered a wide range of conditions:
- interstate/motorway
- high winds from all directions
- wet gravel/near mud
- cold damp tarmac/asphalt

I used Rain mode early in the day then Road mode after the sun came out and dried things off. Great day on the Tiger Sport 660!

 

@learningtofly

Hi, Tony. I also have a soft spot for Low Riders. My first was the 2017 Low Rider S, the last in the Dyna line of Low Riders and the last year of Dynas, period. Then I had my 2020 Low Rider S which I bought in fairly short order after trading in the Dyna Low Rider plus my 2017 Road Glide for my 2020 Street Glide. Then I took a bit of a detour and bought my lovely 2021 Fat Boy for a mere 5,000 miles or so when I realized I really did have a VERY soft spot for Low Riders and bought my 2023 Low Rider ST "Fast Johnnie" edition. I'll actually get to see my old Fat Boy next weekend because I'm riding with my friend who bought the bike from me!

To answer your question, I don't think I really ride my ST less than I expected because I've had a touring bike the whole time I've owned it so didn't really figure I'd use it for long touring trips. I've only really ridden it one time for a "trip" and that was a 500-miler to Silver City, New Mexico and back shortly after I bought it. It handled that trip beautifully so I figured I'd take that bike for trips that were two or three days. But when we've planned such trips, I always manage to decide on the Street Glide. And as you mentioned, the ST compared to the Street Glide is just not as practicable. I guess those touring bikes are called "touring" bikes for a reason.

I currently have just a bit under 8,000 miles on my ST and I love to ride it as much as ever. In fact, this past four-day weekend, I rode it three of the four days. Today was Speedy's turn but I rode the ST Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It was the Street Glide's turn to lay low in the garage. Even though this is the "What You Been Doing with Your Triumph Today?" thread, here's a photo of Fast Johnnie from a few additional "shopping" miles that he and I did after dropping off the Sunday ride gang. Fortunately the ST has saddlebags just big enough to fit a shoe box with some judicious rearranging. @Mrs Visor would be proud of me.

 

Nice photos, @chassis, and sounds like a great day out. From one USA forum member to another, in what state do you live? I'm trying to guess by weather descriptions and photos (especially trees) but I'm stumped (no pun intended). I'm from Arizona where the saguaro cacti are a dead giveaway.

 

Thanks for such a full response, @Sandi T. I suppose that - for obvious reasons - we just get to see less of the ST. Anyway, glad to hear that it's as much loved as it clearly is.

I've never had to juggle multiple bikes before. but I guess that will change in... well, 8 days. I do slightly fear for the Bonnie!

 

Very proud indeed - shoes and a trip on the bikes......perfection .

 

It's a marvellous problem to have, I consider myself a pro at bike juggling .

 

Cleaned it up a little, and rode it!

Cleaned both sides of the windscreen

Wiped the painted graphite and black bits, and the inside of the fairing.

Wiped the luggage, exposed engine parts, fork, swing arm and lights.

Adjusted the clutch cable. I had it adjusted too tight and it felt like it was slipping at WOT and high rpm. Slipping feeling is gone.

Lubricated the luggage lock cylinders.

Went for a one hour ride. 60F, sunny and dry today!

 

Trying to find where my 97 T300 Trophy 900 has developed a coolant leak thee is a wet patch under the front of the belly pan but even with a torch (flash light) cannot see and leaks and feeling around all the hoses/pipes/casings that I can without removing fairings have not found any wet/damp spots. Coolant level has dropped for Max to below Min marks. She has not been used in over 6 weeks, not been able to ride since Sept 22nd due to an accident when riding the Ducati 620ie Monster and it will be some time before I can ride again so at least we have time to find this leak and get it sorted.

Plezier

 

Sorry to hear about your accident. Hope you are ok. The trophy can wait too you are back firing on all cylinders.

 

Thank you for the kind comment.

As for the Trophy waiting it's going to have too before the accident I found the weight a challenge and need to get fitter and regain my strength the Ducati actually felt like lightweight after the Trophy much to my nephews annoyance I am going to need a lighter bike again to get back into the swing of things again but we have time as I no longer ride in the cold and bad weather it's not like I have to anymore now just ride for the enjoyment of it . Will not be getting rid of the Trophy as I really like the way it handles just need to get fitter again.

Plezier

 

Leak sorted just needed to tighten a hose clip







Once the belly pans was removed the leak could be seen and the worm drive clip tightened and the leak stopped.

Plezier

 

Gawd, wouldn't it be great if all the problems were that simple ?

Big ride yesterday for another mate succumbed to the rust, heaps there as he was known all over .. funnily enough, loud Harley's don't seem to have it over a 1200 Bonnie with nothing else but straight pipes !
Went to many off his old haunts .. didn't even know about some of the little, hidden away bars .... he got about alright ?

He was a collector of, (everything really?) hundred's, maybe thousands of bikes and cars of the sorta old 'Matchbox' style.. amazing ?
Well his missus had the lid to the coffin machined out and many of the favourites were with him ... brilliantly done !

 

Will be going on mine to watch The Mighty Spurs thrash Man Utd.






(Don't quote me.)

 

Good luck on that one. Have never been a fan of footie was force to play it at school oh I tried going to real matches friends dad took us to Crystal Palace to watch them play Sheffield don't ask if it was td or Wednesday that was over 50 years ago now. Have been to the "real" Wembley to see England play was it twice or three times? Anyway England lost each time once to Italy the other was France that I do recall this was in the early 1970's school trip and a Sunday school trip. Then the team still Had Moore, Charlton, Stiles and with Banks in goal of course.

 

Pleased you found your problems and that it was an easy fix.

 

Thanks I was really glad it was an easy fix already have too many "projects" on the go that need finishing but cannot do them for now. Must admit though was a bit worried as this is the first liquid cooled bike that I have had and replacing the coolant and flushing the system last June was my first experience with one will have to keep her running as it took three attempts to start up and boy there was an awful lot of condensation out of the exhaust will have to fire her up every week or fortnight in future.

One of the projects is an engine swap in my MGF and being mid engine it's not quite so straight forwards of a job.

Plezier

 

I run my bike up every few weeks during the winter if I haven’t been riding it. I like to keep it on the road waiting for decent riding days.

Your MGF project sounds like fun. Always liked them, but with a young family it wasn’t a practical choice for me at the time they were readily available. And now I would struggle to get in or out of one.