Archive for July, 2008
RHS footpeg/rear brake lever hanger
Mileage: 4624 Mine keeps coming loose – alarmingly quicky, and a quick scan of the forums will reveal that most do. This is because Triumph forgot to put locking nuts on the bolts.
Fit accessory socket to dashboard
I don’t know why bike manufacturers always fit the external power socket down on the side of the bike rather than in the dashboard, but they do – so we have to fit our own.
Move screen out from cockpit
Mileage: Irrelevant A lot of folk reckon that the reason many bikes exhibit ‘buffeting’ at speed is because a vacuum forms behind the screen, and the vortex creates the buffeting. The way round this is to lose the vacuum by moving the screen away from the cockpit, allowing air to flow into the space. Some [...]
Annual service
Mileage: 4466 As title. I think they changed the oils, adjusted and lubed the chain. I’m only getting the dealer to do these while it’s still under warrantee. Quite like Carl Rosners though. Met the main tech a few times now and he seems like a decent bloke.