Does this require a special tool or can I muddle through with the usual assortment of wrenches, etc. I have a feeling that tightening up the rear shocks a couple of notches may improve handling noticeably.
Nothing special needed - just use the allen-key thing (or what Triumph laughably calls the toolkit) stashed inside one of the side panels. I tightened mine up a couple of clicks and it did make a noticeable difference. Cheers
Thanks man - off topic but since you're a black T120 guy I was at the Triumph dealer last week and spied a black T120 with a brown leather bench seat which was stunning...that brown seat with a nice aged leather look really popped, best looking ride in the whole place IMO!
My previously-owned Street Cup was set on the second softest setting when I got it. It was a little to stiff for me at 180 lbs so I put them on the softest setting. They're probably different (better) from what's used on any other 900 HT powered model. They even seem to work better than every other dual shock setup I've had in the past. I should add that I always (try to) set up my bikes with about 1/4" - 3/4" of unladen sag. Hopefully, the laden sag falls within my desired 1/4 to 1/3 of the total travel range after that adjustment. If it doesn't, I know the spring is wrong.
gonna experiment a bit with the settings - fortunately the adjustment is way easier than I feared it might be...simply clicked it over a couple settings with a snub nosed philips s/d. Definitely don't like the way the bike sometimes gets mushy and drifts out halfway thru a turn, in fact it's downright dangerous - can't blame it all on the Pirellis so we'll see if this helps.
When new the Pirellis were terrible - with a few thousand miles on them they were better. Helps to over inflate a bit.
The front on my Street Cup was just about worn out after a few thousand miles. I didn't get to experience them new since I bought it used with about 3500 miles. I can't imagine them any being worse.
Bought my T100 with 2K on the Phantoms and got scared to death a couple times due to poor handling, specifically a nasty habit of jumping sideways and unexpectedly on normal highway grooves... Long story short the problem lessened as the tires wore down and I increased the inflation above factory specs. Bottom line the Pirellis are indeed 'rubbish' as our British friends point out - very much looking forward to Avon Spirits or the like someday soon!
And binning the stock rear shocks should be the second thing. Plenty of options out there. I went for TEC but Hagon or YSS are both improvements on the underdamped originals.
Yes, I went for the Tec on my Speed Twin, back and front. First 200 odd miles were great, then everything felt flat and I could feel every bump. Any suggestions out there? Thanks.
I've heard good things about Bitubos as well - might be worthwhile to do a poll of sorts on what people consider to be the best shock upgrade...
Yes, I went for the Tec on my Speed Twin, back and front. First 200 odd miles were great, then everything felt flat and I could feel every bump. Any suggestions out there? Thanks.
Can't help you I'm afraid, I've not had a problem with the TEC shocks on my Street Twin. What you've described could be down to a flat tyre, but I'm sure you would have noticed that
I would have, thanks. Tyres all good. Perhaps they have loosened up too much and need tightening. I contacted TEC, they adVised to check the movement in the spring loaded and without load, which I will do. Anyway Happy New Year to all on Triumph Forum.
