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  1. Collinst15

    Collinst15 Well-Known Member

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    #1 Collinst15, Mar 8, 2022
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    Good evening everyone,

    First off I want to thank everyone that gave me advice on the Street Twin model. After searching, I have finally purchased my first Triumph. It's a 2017 Street Twin with 5700 miles. Looking forward to adding some personal touches on it to make it my own! Enjoy the pictures below.

    Tim

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  2. Sandi T

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    #2 Sandi T, Mar 8, 2022
    Congratulations on your new-to-you Street Twin, Tim! It looks great; thanks for sharing the photos. :heart_eyes: Looking forward to hearing all about it and how you like it after you've ridden it a bit. Enjoy! :grinning:
     
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  3. Markus

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    #3 Markus, Mar 8, 2022
    Hi and welcome! Great bike!
     
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  4. Dartplayer

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    #4 Dartplayer, Mar 8, 2022
    Congratulations on your Streettwin Tim, good pix :party: enjoy
     
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  5. Glenn2926

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    #5 Glenn2926, Mar 8, 2022
    Eyup, lovely looking bike.
     
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  6. Biff

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    #6 Biff, Mar 8, 2022
    … and the right colour as well.
     
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  7. Collinst15

    Collinst15 Well-Known Member

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    #7 Collinst15, Mar 8, 2022
    I am pleasantly surprised how good the stock exhaust sounds. It has a nice rumble, but not obnoxious straight pipe loud.

    Tim
     
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  8. Wessa

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    #8 Wessa, Mar 8, 2022
    Hi and welcome…
     
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  9. David Cooper

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    #9 David Cooper, Mar 8, 2022
    Hello Tim.

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  10. Collinst15

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    #10 Collinst15, Mar 9, 2022
    Anyone have any recommendations on a set of bar end mirrors??

    Tim
     
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  11. JACo

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    #11 JACo, Mar 9, 2022
    Looks great, very clean! I had original Triumph bar ends on mine, took them off 'cause every time I moved my left hand to wave it hit the mirror!
     
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  12. Collinst15

    Collinst15 Well-Known Member

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    #12 Collinst15, Mar 12, 2022
    Ordered bar end mirrors from Ebay along with some Triumph bar end finishers. Next to hunt down a rear grab bar/luggage rack. I plan to fabricate a back rest to one as I am unable to find one for a '17 Street Twin.

    Tim
     
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  13. beerkat

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    #13 beerkat, Mar 13, 2022
    Are the ebay mirrors specifically for Triumphs? I fitted Triumph bar end mirrors and finishers to my ST but my brother, being a cheap skate, took the ebay route. He had problems making his bargain mirrors fit with the finishers, especially on the throttle side. He bodged it in the end and it hangs together but he wishes he'd splashed the cash at the start.
    The Triumph mirrors are ridiculously expensive but I'm lazy and always take the easy option.
     
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  14. Baza

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    #14 Baza, Mar 13, 2022
    The trouble with bar end fitments, especially on the throttle side, is getting a rigid fixing without interfering with the throttle action. The expanding fixing really needs something solid to pull against as it is not only expanding but pulling as well.

    When fitting bar ends to my Ducati I encountered this problem. I eventually overcame this difficulty by getting a stout washer who’s internal diameter allowed the screw to pass through but had to reduce the outside diameter to the same as that of the bar (not the twist grip tube). When all tightened up it was perfectly rigid with unimpeded throttle action.
     
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  15. Collinst15

    Collinst15 Well-Known Member

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    #15 Collinst15, Mar 13, 2022
    The bar end mirrors I got are generic for 7/8 bars. They look like the kit TEC sells. I did purchase genuine Triumph bar end finishers so I could clamp mirrors to bars and bolt finisher to end of bar. I'll let everyone know how they fit once they arrive.

    Tim
     
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  16. Geoff Kelly

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    #16 Geoff Kelly, Mar 14, 2022
    Motone make a handrail for the Street Twin.
     
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  17. Golgotha

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    #17 Golgotha, Mar 14, 2022
    Flyscreens make a great ball cap holder!

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  18. Collinst15

    Collinst15 Well-Known Member

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    #18 Collinst15, Mar 14, 2022
    Thanks I'll give it a look. Really wish it was easier to get a backrest for the Street Twin.

    Tim
     
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  19. victor Terry

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    #19 victor Terry, Mar 15, 2022
    Certainly a nice bike, I remember my first Triumph was a blue 1956 Thunderbird I had just upgraded from a 1955 Matchless G9. I was riding along then suddenly the back wheel locked up. I stopped and looked at the engine and saw sunlight poking through, a gudgeon pin had come out and did severe damage to the engine thats why I bought my first Triumph.
     
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  20. IoMTT

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    #20 IoMTT, Mar 16, 2022
    A beautiful looks bike Tim. Here’s to all the wonderful ride outs you have coming your way.

    good luck and safe journeys.
    Paul
     
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