After 5 long months since deposit was paid my Street Twin should be ready to ride away next Friday. Feel a bit like a kid at Christmas , registration form signed just need to take in the Speedmaster in px and pay the dosh to ride away.
Congratulations SpeedM, the very best wishes to you on your new ride - you know we'll need pictures, right???
Cheers Biglad and fear not as soon as I have it and given it a bit of a run I will be digging out the box brownie for a snap or two.
IT'S HERE! - Picked it up Friday and well worth the wait. So far it has rained every day including riding it back home so that's got the christening out of the way. Only clocked up about 80 miles so far mostly in rain so needs drying and cleaning of New Forest pony sh1t before the ACF 50 goes on. Managed a couple of pics between showers. .
Crispey, what an eagle eye you have, it could have been whilst I was caressing it or it may have been water spots from the oak tree that it is parked under. The matte black is nearer satin than matte and does show up marks but tis the colour I desired, knee pads will be following soon to help avoid scuffing.
Apart from the tank knee pads which are on way I thought that I would put some miles on it in standard trim to see how it works for me. Having said that I think that a fender extender is on the cards, barrel grips and sump guard possibly. I did think that the first thing to go would be the round mirrors in favour of a teardrop version but I am sort of getting used to the standard ones.
Cheers Reggie you must be run in now I'm looking forward to when I get there. I was giving bike a bit of a rub down and ACF50 when I starting thinking about maintenance and chain cleaning/lubing. I have a simple cruiser lift which is basically an oblong frame with extended handle but couldn't see how I could use it on the Street Twin without possibly doing some damage. What do you use to get the back wheel up on yours? I see that there is a lug for a centre stand but have not seen one in the Triumph accessories list yet.
Yes bikes nicely run in now. Constantly getting over 70 mph as I don't go much over 70 mph on it, it was bought to cruise around on rather than full scale touring. Still can't get over £10 worth of petrol in it when I refuel...... amazing !! I bought this gadget to lift the back wheel one inch of the ground - http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/291692 Seems to do the trick. Hope you have many happy miles on yours
These peeps have videos of new ideas/farkles for the ST on YouTube if you're keen to get modding - http://shop.tecbikeparts.com/t/street-twin I saw one show a clever idea to fit bobbins to the rear swing arm so you can lift the back end normally with a paddock stand.
Thanks for the links, the portable jack looks a handy bit of kit, I have also e-mailed George at TEC to see if they produce a centre stand for the ST. From what I read TEC produce decent quality bits and at sensible prices, will see what comes back, not sure how it would affect the warranty though.
Hi SpeedM, if your new bike has the same twin tube frame as the previous model, then you should be able to use the lift you currently own directly under the engine, lifting the twin rails of the frame. Just have a care to avoid the oil filter.
Thanks BigLad I noticed that the oil filter is below the frame cradle but also that the catalytic converter or its shield is pretty tight also. I did get a reply back from George at TEC and they are in production on centre stands for the Street Twin now and should be ready by the end of October for a price of around £90 for the full kit should be worth a look when ready.
Had my Street Twin just over a month, clocked 500 miles and first service, very pleased so far, only problem is the standard mirrors, however I adjusted them I could only see my elbows, maybe part of the problem is that I wear a fabric jacket and the sleeves tend to flatten and obstruct the view. Had bar ends fitted at the service (£150) and transformed the rear view.
Thanks for the pic OM15 they look very good, much neater than the Mickey Mouse ear standard mirrors, strangely enough I find that the LH standard mirror view is fine but the RH (and most important) side I mainly get my right elbow. They also are too close to the rider for me but maybe I am not sitting straight on the bike. Before getting the bike I thought that I would bin the standard ones for the teardrop option but as you have an improved field of vision and the uncluttered look of your bike I may review this, like you I will probably make my changes at the 500 mile service after getting to know the bike better. Cheers
SpeedM, I found the same as you regarding the lh mirror which seemed ok, but the rh was no good. I had looked at replacing these myself, priced on line at £85 each, plus either buying or making the end caps as they don't come with the mirrors. 3X gave me a price of £150 for supplying and fitting, and they used some stock end caps, see below. I found 3X pretty good to deal with and was pleased with the overall service of buying the bike from them and the follow up with the mirrors deal. The oval bar ends are quite small and unobtrusive, but do give excellent all round vision.
