Finished the jobs needed to get my T595 back on the road and the bike is now ready for a new MOT and some drier British biking weather.
Right I have no idea if the link below will work but assuming it does its my first attempt to start the bike since October 12th. I'd sprayed the bike with fs365 in the video I say fs65 https://photos.app.goo.gl/1bevWtdo19Nngd5L9
well the link seems to work after stopping the vid I cut the choke right off and she ticked over just fine. i polished up the wheels with some solvol sorry cant spell, they didn't come up to bad but will require more effort come summer. in the mean time I've made up a mix of grease, oil and wd40 and wiped it over the wheels. see if that works any better. ive also just remembered i did clean and polish the bike before using the fs365 the dirty marks are mould from the fs365 the rubber gaiters are very bad don't think ill be using that again.
It's hitting the mid-60's today. I'm getting out and running a couple errands on her. Pic or two to follow.
Popped into one of the usuals w/the Mrs. for a quick refreshing sparkling mineral water with organic lemon wedge and spring water ice. Had to hit the pet store today to get the specific high-end cans of cat food that the new edition will only accept. Spoiled little prick. Near perfect riding weather. That'll be about it weather-wise for this entire week. The bike behind me is a hand-built “FrankenHarley” made out of 3 or 4 different types of Hogs. Really cool cat too. There was another group of older HD dudes that were kind of douchey. I could tell they had a bit of Triumph hate. I've gotten that at this joint from time to time. Last time I was there the FrankenHarley guy got into this other Harley dude's face who was talking shit about Triumphs behind my back. Basically told him he didn't know what he was talking about and to shut his yap or pay the price. I caught the tail end of it when I came in from the back patio to order another refreshing beverage. FrankenHarley guy's in his 70's too, and hasn't owned a car in over 10 years. Still works and rides everywhere rain, sleet, snow or shine. The guy he jacked up was in his 40's, relatively fit, and had 40 or 50 lbs on him. Dude's hard-fuckin'-core. No fucks given.
Got this in the mail. At $37 shipped these guys are certainly making an absolute killing of these little bits of plastic. At any rate, today's the day… double feature- Get these two things installed and FINALLY get my tail tidy on. General consensus online is that each install is easily accomplished in minutes, so they'll probably take me 2 hours each. First I'm going to swing by a buddy's shop real quick to see about getting these spacers 3-D printed for shit's and gigs. Always good to have a back up or two.
Despite the sometimes very low temperatures, I have already covered several hundred kilometers on my "Siberian Tiger" in 2022. Today I gave him a "cat wash", which was accompanied by an intensive "oil care".
I saw a glimpse of the picture, then read about very low temps and Siberian tiger and thought it was ice…
Took my Tiger to the dealer for the 10,000 kms service, should be ready later today. EDIT: picked it up , all A OK
Not sure if this is the right room for this but- Ordered a retractible gas cap from NewBonneville.com 4 days ago and they just got around to telling me yesterday they're not in stock and won't be for another month so I'm going to have to wait. No offer to refund the sale… just a "you'll get it after we get it." Upon doing discovery it was revealed that this is pretty much their MO. They take people's money for items they don't have, despite their website claiming the contrary. Then they take weeks, sometimes months to sort things out. So the month that they said I'm going to have to wait will probably turn out to be 2 months, or more. There's people out there complaining that they've been waiting since AUG. Also- they do not respond to calls or emails. Their outgoing message claims they're "on the other line supplying other customers with overly wordy assistance." Serves me right for not checking their online reviews beforehand. There's quite a few bad reviews. They suck. We should actually add a dedicated "Hall of Shame" room to the forum to out dishonest venders, buyers, and sellers like this. That would probably get unscrupulous outfits' attention. They're out of Texas. US buyers beware. https://newbonneville.com
In the uk, if you pay via credit card, you can start a process of getting your money returned? Is that an avenue available to you by any chance? Either way, thats a bad way to treat customers.
Doesn't it have to be above £100? I always buy large electrical items like TVs etc that way to ensure my guarantee is honoured.
I took the opportunity today to ride exclusively in temperatures above 5 degrees Celsius (41 F) to the office and back home for my 130 km (80.7 mi) total commute. This means I have already ridden my first 500 km (310,7 mi) of 2022.
The good news is that I rode my T595 for the first time in 5+ years today, having completed lots of work to get her back on the road and she still rides like a dream. The not so good news is that the journey was to get a fresh MOT and she failed. The top yoke conversion and Renthal 758 combo allows the switch gear to gently nudge the fairing on full lock and that’s a fail. Who knew!
Bought it. That’s what I did with my Triumph today. Tiger 900 Rally Pro. To be collected on or after 1st March. Bring it on.
