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    Just Landed In Triumph Land...

    Is that the model Chris Pratt was riding in the latest Jurassic Park film. It was a really good advert for Triumph and it meant my wife and I both...
    Post by: Junksmith, May 4, 2021 in forum: Newbies Hangout
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    Falling Off It!

    I managed to horizontally park the Tiger last week. It just rolled forward enough to fold the kick stand in and it was suddenly time for look for...
    Post by: Junksmith, May 4, 2021 in forum: Triumph General Discussion
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    Learner Advice

    The best bit of advice I was ever given, many years ago, was to drop my elbows. It sounds odd but, when you go into a corner, don't grip the...
    Post by: Junksmith, Apr 19, 2021 in forum: Newbies Hangout
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    Butt Ugly

    The dear old Germans are first class engineers and the stuff they make is very reliable but they seem to have managed to make something that looks...
    Post by: Junksmith, Apr 19, 2021 in forum: Lounge
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    Hi There From Melbourne

    Welcome to the forum from Adelaide - the next door neighbours.
    Post by: Junksmith, Mar 22, 2021 in forum: Newbies Hangout
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    Speeding

    They don't mess about in South Australia; 45kmh (28mph) over the limit and you are catching the bus to work for six months and that's locked in as...
    Post by: Junksmith, Mar 8, 2021 in forum: Triumph General Discussion
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    E10 Fuel - What Do You Think?

    We had it in Australia for a few years but people quickly worked out the money you save per litre is lost with it burning more per Km. It does...
    Post by: Junksmith, Mar 1, 2021 in forum: Triumph General Discussion
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    Big Bad & Bare Naked ... Ahem !

    I found a bag of about 120 magazines at the town dump in the mid seventies and set about selling them to other teenage enthusiasts but my career...
    Post by: Junksmith, Feb 15, 2021 in forum: Lounge
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    Just Bought My First Triumph

    I have a Tiger 800 so I probably don't meet your requirements but I can say the Tiger is a fine machine that looks good and behaves well with...
    Post by: Junksmith, Feb 15, 2021 in forum: Newbies Hangout
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    I'm Not Loyal To Triumph (yet).

    I have owned my matt silver Tiger 800 XRX for three years now and I still walk into the shed and think, 'That is a beautiful bike'. I am so glad I...
    Post by: Junksmith, Feb 3, 2021 in forum: Newbies Hangout
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    Dry January

    About 25 years ago I discovered I was allergic to hops so that was the beer gone. Then I found Scotch makes me sad and recently I triggered a huge...
    Post by: Junksmith, Jan 4, 2021 in forum: Lounge
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    It Had To Happen Sooner Or Later.

    First day of summer here in South Aus. No salt on the roads, ever, cars and bikes last forever and...no MOT test. Paradise. [ATTACH]
    Post by: Junksmith, Dec 1, 2020 in forum: Triumph General Discussion
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    Heated Grips........

    I fitted Oxford heated grips on my 2018 Tiger and they are very good with a number of heat settings. Much better value than the Triumph ones and...
    Post by: Junksmith, Nov 23, 2020 in forum: Triumph General Discussion
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    It's Nearly Over.....

    I was told to take a year off from running the Lions Bike Show in the Adelaide Hills and I nearly gave up but we did it and thousands of people...
    Post by: Junksmith, Nov 17, 2020 in forum: Lounge
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    Some Guitar Players, Lovers, Addicts?

    I have been bashing away on guitars for years and have managed to reach the giddy heights of 'adequate'. The Vox guitar, Marshall amp and Triumph...
    Post by: Junksmith, Nov 17, 2020 in forum: Triumph General Discussion
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