Great that you’re getting used to the new one Dawsy. They are the perfect road bike in my humble opinion. Funnily enough I am going to road test a 2011 Speed Triple for my brother today . He has been off bikes for a few years and wants to get back into it now. I’ve sold the Speed Triple to him and he’s found this one near to him but as he’s had a knee op he can’t ride it yet. If he gets it he will be on the forum as well…. I showed him the Forum the other day and he was very impressed by the wit and knowledge shown here. ( he is easily pleased…)
Wit? Was he reading something else? Yeah was good to have a spin on it. Didn't dare try Sport mode, jeez it pulls! Your brother will love that Speedy, as we all do
Well not today but yesterday, valve clearances and fuel filter. When I bought the 2012 T100 a year ago it had 8,000 miles on it and 9 stamps in the book, so it had been looked after but I couldn't establish whether any of those had included valve check or fuel filter so at 13,000 thought I'd do both. Fuel filter came off e Bay, genuine triumph £20, but I'd definitely go pattern next time. Clearances were well within so I'm guessing someone has been in there already either that or I'm lucky. Bike is going to be laid up for 2 months from next week as I'm under the knife next Friday and not allowed to drive or ride for 60 days so I'm doing the routine stuff now so bike is ready to rock come June 28th. Tomorrow is fork oil, I did it earlier last year when i changed springs but I'm trying a different blend and air gap this time.
Today fast motorway for the Sprint ST 1050. Invited ti a radio broadcast for a musical project, no possibilities to have a day off, so extended lunch time and 150 km at illegal speed. That bike is ridiculously fast.. Enjoyed every kilometer.
@Dawsy it's good to hear you're loving the new bike! @RevPaul I have found a few bits with the Beeline - if I want to do a loop I programme in extra waypoints to get it to go the way I prefer BUT it does want to take you to the centre of wherever you plan as a waypoint - I realised this when I wanted to go via Kidderminster and then on to another destination but it wants to take you to the centre of the town and THEN onwards to the next way point if that makes sense rather than just adapting as other satnavs do when you ignore a direction? So although you can then go on yourself to the next place it will keep trying to reroute you back to the centre (so often back the way you came) constantly. I twigged after the not - too - pleasant and time - consuming Tour De Kidderminster so stopped and then restarted just to the next destination.
Thanks @Mrs Visor a new bike always inspires I agree with your comments about the Beeline. I went round a roundabout in Scotland and took each turning at least once trying to bypass the town
I’m sure our paths will cross sometime. Were the police still there when you got there? There were about five or six enjoying a Fourways breakfast when we were there.
That’s interesting and would fit with some of the behaviour I experienced. I tried to programme the route with Ruthin as the start, and an end point nearly at Ruthin. But to stick to the route in the book it required too many “way points”, this was caused because Beeline’s ideas of fast or fun rarely coincided with the book. My mate Paul who usually leads, plans loop routes by setting a series of A to B rides on the “fun” setting and not worrying too much about what roads it takes you on; although that has resulted in the entertaining challenge of greenlaning a Bobber, a Guzzi California and a Street Cup! This was a couple of years ago when the Beeline was new to him (and my Street Cup was new to me). I kept reminding myself that my bike was basically a Street Scrambler with drop bars, but the absence of knobbly tyres and too narrow bars putting too much weight on the front wheel did make it fun. I’m sure I’ll get used to making it work sensibly. If not there’s always a hammer. Stay safe.
So me and my Triumph buddy set out for a ride, both on 675R's Calimoto doing its thing via a Quadlock mount worked well A quick petrol stop then onto the .....
Interesting info about the Beeline, @Mrs Visor. It sounds like one of the reasons I'm not particularly keen on GPS type systems. I've tried some in my car but when they tell me I have to turn around or go a different way (and keep on telling me that!) when it's actually a route I know like the back of my hand, that's usually the last time I use it. Perhaps one of these days I'll give on a try again but I'm in no rush. I'm old school about a lot of stuff but in the case of navigating I still prefer an old fashioned map.
Morning. He surely is…! He hasn’t ridden it yet due to his knee surgery but hopes to get out on it as soon as possible. It rode ok and seems a genuine bike. Fingers crossed. Gearbox is a bit notchy but from what I’ve read they are all like that. It’s a 2011 with only 3800 miles on it.
Congratulations to him on his new bike and hope his recovery is swift Hopefully he will get some summer riding.
