What Have You Being Doing With Your Non-triumph Today?

Discussion in 'Triumph General Discussion' started by MrOrange, Sep 16, 2019.

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  1. Aaron Brown

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    #2221 Aaron Brown, Jul 31, 2022
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    I traded in my victory cross country for something a bit faster :)

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    2013 ninja 1000. It's pretty zippy.

    I decided I didn't need two touring bikes. If I'm going to go on a long ride, I'm going to take the tiger. I wanted something a bit more nimble than the 900 pound victory for shorter rides, and such. This should fit the bill nicely.
     
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  2. Dartplayer

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    Those footboards are special Sandi. :heart_eyes:They look so comfortable for multiple foot positions :party:
     
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  3. Dougie D

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    i was going to have a day off the bike and watch the MotoGP but at the end of Moto 3 my brother in law phoned and asked if i wanted a run up to Braemar, it was a lovely day so it would have been rude to say no! once we got up to Braemar we decided to keep going we turned onto the south Deeside Rd at Ballater and then took the Cairn O Mount Rd then onto Montrose for a chippie T before heading home
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  4. Vulpes

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    Those retro Z's look fantastic.
     
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  5. Wessa

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    Yep @andypandy would agree with that:)
     
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  6. Vulpes

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    I'm sure he would! :laughing: am I going to see it next month, or will he bring the Tracer?
     
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  7. Wattie

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    Just got back from a 2-up tour from home->Plymouth->Ferry to Santander->Santiago de Compostela->Lon->Pamplona->Marmande->Le Blanc->Caen->Ferry to Portsmouth->Home on my new Royal Enfield meteor 350. Total around 2000 miles.
    There were some low times, lots of heat, some rain but also some great roads. The bike never missed a beat and I was so glad I chose to take it instead of my Trophy 1200/4, especially when my navigation app decided that a steep cart track was a road or when villagers had decided to dig up their road and it was now a gravel hill....

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  8. andypandy

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    It'll be the Tracer Wim. That's the one I use for touring with it's panniers. If I came on the Kwacker I'd have to wear the same clothes all the time. :eek:
     
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  9. MoreT

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    Took Shank's Pony for 10k over the common.
     
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  10. Dougie D

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    #2230 Dougie D, Aug 10, 2022
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    Took a run through to Glasgow as infinity have a sale on, so i bought myself a new pair of textile trousers for the winter. I'd made up a route home from Great western Rd where infinity motorcycles are located. Less than 3 miles and your out of Glasgow and on some good roads and it's only about 11 miles to Lennoxtown where the crow Rd starts. i stopped off at the big car park and decided to walk a bit up the hill opposite as there was a little building and i wanted to see what it was, it's just a brick building with a tiny room about 4ft by 4ft I've no idea what it was for,you can see the car park below where i parked my bike.

    i decided to climb up to the top of the hill but as anyone who does hill walking will know what you think is the top isn't actually the top! it took me well over an hour to get to the top

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    i stopped about half way up, in the photo below you can just make out the car park to the right of middle (if you zoom in!), from the top you weren't able to see the car park. i was knackered by the time i got to the top, luckily i just had my combat trousers and riding shirt on although i should have left my shirt in the panniers but i wasn't expecting to walk to the top of the hill!


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    some views from the top
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    bike parked up before my hike!
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    i then headed down the Crow Rd which was great fun on the GS, i then made my way to Callander
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    i didn't stop in Callander but headed on to Stathyre where i stopped off for lunch at the Broch Cafe
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    i wasn't sure whether to go home via Loch Tay or Loch Earn but as i'd been up loch Tay the other day i took the Loch Earn Rd (turned the bike around for photo as Loch earn is on your right when going down it)
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    i wasn't going to bother stopping again, but when i got to Dunkeld i couldn't resist having a weak shandy
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  11. Dougie D

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    I'd heard that the there would be serving burgers outside the church in Braemar so me and Mrs D had a run up after i got back from a bike meet in Kirriemuir, Pulled pork on really tasty sourdough rolls
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  12. Helmut Visor

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    @Dougie D That water looks so inviting right now ;)
     
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  13. Sandi T

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    Thanks, @Dartplayer! I'd only seen them in photos so was hoping I'd like them as much "in person" as on paper or screen. I really like how they look on my Fat Boy and, yes, they are very comfortable. :cool::grinning:
     
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  14. Sandi T

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    #2234 Sandi T, Aug 14, 2022
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    What a fantastic rideout, @Dougie D! And such rich, deep blue skies. Good for you for doing that hike. It was probably good that you didn't know what it was like when you started out, eh? ;):joy: But I'm sure those views made it worthwhile. :heart_eyes:
     
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  15. Sandi T

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    Another gorgeous day, Dougie. :heart_eyes: You certainly have some beautiful routes to ride! And pulled pork, too? Life is good. :grinning:
     
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  16. Markus

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    After my duties in the office I will ride in the "Waldviertel" for a meeting with my tyre-dealer. My HONDA NT-1100 will receive new Continental Road Attack 4 today.
     
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  17. Bolosun

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    Had new tyres fitted to the Blunder Bus (K1600GT). Cleaned and checked the brakes. Will change the final drive oil when the oil turns up. It's in for a service on Saturday.
     
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  18. Markus

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    It is done. After a small 160 km tour to the "Waldviertel" I got at a friend, a dealer and mechanic, my new tires mounted on the Honda. The return trip had it then in itself!!! After 25 km driving distance has developed within a few minutes a storm and I had to find shelter for an hour at a gas station because of the onset of the storm with hail and heavy rain. After that I could test the new tires away from dry ground also on all possible conditions of wet on roads unplanned. In addition, my responsiveness and driving experience was also required due to the partly completely with bushes, leaves and branches, as well as with mud devastated roads. Unbelievable how the landscape has changed within this storm!!!
    Conclusion on the tires after 160 km distance on country roads and a highway:
    The newly mounted Continental Road Attack 4 is much more "curvy" when driving compared to the original tire, Metzeler Road-Tec 01. The Honda now rides even better and responds to the slightest weight shift, or small steering movements, without becoming "nervous". I have the impression that her "hiking boots" had been removed and "ultra-light running shoes" mounted. I hope you can understand what I mean. ;) It is also noticeable how the Honda is now much easier and, above all, more "extreme" to bring into a lean position without having to worry as a rider about a "loss of control" of the bike. The whole but already with barely "approached" tires and the previously described conditions. I'm curious how the tires still develop and how it looks with the mileage. The Metzeler I have due to the suffered tire damage on the rear wheel after 8,500 km mileage exchanged. But they would certainly have been usable at least for further 3,000-5,000 km. I will describe you the development. Next week it goes from Wednesday again on tour in the Western Balkans, but this time beyond Bosnia and Herzegovina further south to Montenegro.

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    The tyre profile of the Continental Road Attack 4
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  19. Mrs Visor

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    @Markus that sounds like a rather extreme way to test your new tyres :laughing:. It is remarkable as you say how conditions can completely change so markedly so fast.
     
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  20. Markus

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    #2240 Markus, Aug 19, 2022
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    @Mrs Visor: This storm front has unfortunately led to 5 fatalities in Austria. 3 of them in my province.:eek::(:scream:
     
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