Seems a good way to go. I used, Tiger seal on mine. But don't hang around when applying it, it starts to go hard ( Cures ) in a short amount of time
Had this delivered yesterday, my old black T509 was written off just before the New Year by a car driver ignoring a Give Way sign. His insurance company admitted liability so I got a quick settlement which just covered the price of this baby, the photo makes it look a little woozy, hopefully it doesn't ride like that. Still gotta wait for my compo for helmet, jacket and bike recovery but it is what it is, I'm mobile again.....when the rain stops. Ride safe folks.
Had one just like it, same colour, (Roulette Green) way back in 1999. Great bike and my first of many Speed Triples.
Roulette green was always and still is my favourite colour for the 2nd gen Speed Triples, just never worked out before, wrong place, wrong time.
List some stuff here and you never know we may help you acquire space? ..... not that I need anymore.
I've had them on my Thunderbird for donkeys years, I've always stuck with Avon, as I've never had a problem with them.
Ensure you leave some wheel well empty space i.e. don't fully fill it, or you will struggle getting tyres on and off. That would be a real pain. I would make a stepped scraper the internal width of the rim leaving say a 3mm thickness above the nipples Plastic, aluminium, wood etc whatever you have to hand. I could make an excuse of " it's a quick sketch" but reality is I'm crap at art
Yep, mines got at least 3 ml of depth all round. Was a bit sceptical at first, but since doing this nearly 4 years ago, with no problems, it's good to know that if I do get a puncture at 60 mph, at least I'll get some warning, rather than instant deflation. I know that you can buy this Green slime that you can put into the inner tube, and they say that if you get a puncture, it will seal it immediately. I can't for the life of me see how that could work, the tube gets a spilt in it, and this stuff seals it, I'm not convinced, just think that's 42 psi in the rear tyre, that's a lot of force, plus me on the bike, heading it's way to the exit. But I'm no expert.
42 psi in the rear for most riders is too much and seems to be the standard adopted by many manufacturers. My two machines have exactly the same wheel diameters and rim widths. Yet the slightly heavier machine by 20 kg, the Ducati at 188 kg dry has manufacturer recommended tyre pressures of 32 front and 33.5 rear. Whereas the Triumph has manufacturer recommended tyre pressures of 34 front and 42 rear. I contacted the tyre tech at Dunlop because their recommended tyre pressures for exactly the same tyre on each bike replicated what the bike manufacturers had in their handbooks. Whether the bike manufacturers followed Dunlop’s recommendations or Dunlop followed the bike manufacturers he couldn’t tell me. He also couldn’t tell me why the discrepancy for the same tyre on the same wheels for the two different bikes with the only difference being the weight which I would have expected that the heavier machine to have the higher pressure but no it’s the lighter one with the higher pressures. I only go 66kg in normal clothing and as I had been riding the Duke for 18 years before I got the Striple without a problem I now use 33 front 36 rear in both machines as not even the manufacturers can advise a what would seem to be a logical answer. Dave Moss is a recognised expert on motorcycle suspensions. Have a look at this YouTube video of his.
Thanks everyone, I was lucky I guess, only a few bruises and a burn on my leg from the exhaust. I was riding at normal pace, not speeding thank God, the road was dry, it was dull so my headlights were on. I was on the main road and there was a small road to my left with Give Way signs and as I approached it, a car pulled out across my lane, I braked but there was no way I could stop in time, I tried to soften the blow by aiming the bike more to the right, expecting him to notice me and stop but he kept coming and we had a slowish coming together. Unfortunately my bike came off worst, the speedo console was smashed, headlight gone, front mudguard, rear brake lever bent, ignition key broke off in the switch, throttle jammed so had to kill the engine and the assessors said the frame was u/s too but I wouldn't have known that at the time. Luckily for me his insurance company, Direct Line accepted that he was fully at fault so that speeded things up. I have since bought a new AGV helmet as my old one was scraped down one side, and a new jacket, waiting for my compensation to come through for those and the recovery of my bike which was £250. Stay safe out there
From what you have said you were really lucky not to have been seriously injured. A great shame about the bike, I would be devastated if I were to loose either of mine.
