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~EARL~
gods country wales,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 82,245
Speed Triple 1050


icon16 Jul 2011 14:21
removed it from the garage to get my dads sofa out, put ti back it and covered it up, also covered up the tt600 as well, long term storage
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fatbob
celle,
Germany

Posts: 218
Speed Triple 1050


icon16 Jul 2011 17:50
pulled it outta the garage and spent over a hour cleaning it ready to hopefully be out on it tomorrow :grin:
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PCul
Cumbria,
United Kingdom

Posts: 395
Daytona 955i (02CE, 03)


icon16 Jul 2011 20:31
I'm just up the road, so if yer in the area ... :thumbup:
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Flappytabs
Derbeeeshire,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 16,707
Speed Triple 1050


icon16 Jul 2011 20:34
took it to the garage so a hairy arsed mechanic could blow up a couple of pipes:smile:
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outlaw
denmead,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 489
Enthusiast


icon17 Jul 2011 16:57
One or 2 days late posting changed the rear sprocket to a 45, best mod :smile:
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thegreasynipple
Kent,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 102
Speed Triple T509


icon17 Jul 2011 19:44
Really bloody wet AGAIN :frown: watched loads of moto gp and bsb on eurosport 2, cooked roast, got drunk :tongueout:
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fatbob
celle,
Germany

Posts: 218
Speed Triple 1050


icon17 Jul 2011 20:05
been raining here to day so i got in the garage and polished it:blush:
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rattycrawldaddy
oblivian,
USA

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Posts: 15,813
Daytona T595


icon17 Jul 2011 22:37
gareth77:
Fitted some rather sexy carbon fibre heel guards and chain guide :grin: then stood back and admired her for longer than was necessary :lol:

expensive plastic..:lol:...wait till it grays out!



:lol::thumbup:

yorkybar:
cleaned it


put the bike your talking about in the post or the avatar..you don't have that bike any longer!!:frown::tongueout:
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yorkybar
Quickborn,
Germany

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Posts: 7,445
Tiger 800XC


icon18 Jul 2011 08:51
whats it gotta du with you catweezel, you just look after that junk that you just bought:lol::lol::lol::lol:
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~EARL~
gods country wales,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 82,245
Speed Triple 1050


icon18 Jul 2011 13:35
fitted the proper spacer on the gear shift, checked it over as i have a potential buyer dropping in later this week:thumbup:
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TR
Reading, Berkshire,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 1,248
Speed Triple 1050


icon18 Jul 2011 13:40
Rode the new 'un in the rain for the first time. I do wish the weather woud tdry up. It's fookin'July!

Still, it feel really really confidence inspiring in the rain and I still enjoyed the 140 mile ride. :smile:

Found out the dealer that I traded my Daytona with for the new S3 are selling the 'tona for £1200 more that they gave me for it:frown:

TR
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Andy
Newbury,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 16,394
Sprint RS (00-01)


icon18 Jul 2011 13:55
and you're suprised why, they're hardly gonna sell it at a loss are they ? :tongueout:
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TR
Reading, Berkshire,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 1,248
Speed Triple 1050


icon18 Jul 2011 14:04
No, I don't expect them to make a loss. But they've had to do nothing to it (not even clean it) for a 40% margin....

I'm obviously selling the wrong products........

TR
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~EARL~
gods country wales,
United Kingdom

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Speed Triple 1050


icon18 Jul 2011 14:05
chances are though they wont sell it for that, and they have overheads to cover.
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andreas
east mids,
United Kingdom

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icon18 Jul 2011 14:28
a local bike dealer here reckons it costs him £700 daily to open the shop door - with business rates etc etc I can well believe it :grin:
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TR
Reading, Berkshire,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 1,248
Speed Triple 1050


icon18 Jul 2011 15:12
Triple,

I understand how it works, I'm in sales too (B2B). We'd be jumping for joy if we could make 40% on a £3K order!. We have overheads too; Office, travel to customer site, shipping, import duty, holding stock, warranty support etc

Anyhow, as you say, they've got to sell it first. I could'nt, at £2650. All I got from my MCN adds was people wanting to send me a cheque and arrange a shipper to collect:lol:

TR
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rattycrawldaddy
oblivian,
USA

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Posts: 15,813
Daytona T595


icon18 Jul 2011 16:08
yorkybar:
whats it gotta du with you catweezel, you just look after that junk that you just bought:lol::lol::lol::lol:



thats MR. catwezeel to you , my good man:tongueout:

TR:
Rode the new 'un in the rain for the first time. I do wish the weather woud tdry up. It's fookin'July!

Still, it feel really really confidence inspiring in the rain and I still enjoyed the 140 mile ride. :smile:

Found out the dealer that I traded my Daytona with for the new S3 are selling the 'tona for £1200 more that they gave me for it:frown:

TR


thats how thay make money my friend...I traded my gold 1997 Tona for the aprilia...i paid $2500 for it , they gave me $1700 against the aprilia...then put $3500 on it...with 36k on the clook...:lol::lol:
good luck to them!!!!! they still have it 7 months later....:kiss:

p.s. the check and shipper thing is a well known SCAM... don't even respond to those people..:thumbdown:
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TR
Reading, Berkshire,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 1,248
Speed Triple 1050


icon18 Jul 2011 16:16
Raty,

I didn't......

TR
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Blizzard
Coventry,
United Kingdom

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icon18 Jul 2011 18:02
Quote:
But they've had to do nothing to it (not even clean it) for a 40% margin....



They've got to store it, advertise it, check it over and then provide a warranty once it does sell. And all that's before you pay the staff so that £1200 is not all profit
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Prilliant03
Plymouth,
United Kingdom

Posts: 352
Daytona T595


icon19 Jul 2011 04:40
Decided I'm going to get the rest of the "summer" out of it then sell it and buy something comfier.

Time I faced the facts that I am not, and never will be Casey Stoner, and that my knackered old bones need to be less cramped.

It's a real shame as I love the bike, but if I can't even do 50 miles before the aches set in then it's a bit pointless :sad:
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Lou Jones
Morro Bay, CA,
USA

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Posts: 3,049
Speed Triple 955i (02-04)


icon19 Jul 2011 13:05
Prilliant03:
my knackered old bones need to be less cramped.

It's a real shame as I love the bike, but if I can't even do 50 miles before the aches set in then it's a bit pointless :sad:


Hence, the selling of my trusty CBR900RR and the recent purchase of the Speed Triple...
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~EARL~
gods country wales,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 82,245
Speed Triple 1050


icon19 Jul 2011 13:09
well i tried changing the clip ons, then converted it to a speed triple, now looking for a tiger to ease the ride,

after that its a kit car :smirk:
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Prilliant03
Plymouth,
United Kingdom

Posts: 352
Daytona T595


icon19 Jul 2011 13:55
Sprint ST or an Aprilia Futura for me. Both hugely underated bikes.


I like doing big miles but need something that still handles the twisties well. Hard luggage would be nice too. And it must not have a Honda badge on the tank. :thumbdown:
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TR
Reading, Berkshire,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 1,248
Speed Triple 1050


icon19 Jul 2011 17:07
Rode the bike to work, so I could park it in the rain:frown:

TR
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yorkybar
Quickborn,
Germany

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Posts: 7,445
Tiger 800XC


icon19 Jul 2011 17:18
rattycrawldaddy:
yorkybar:
whats it gotta du with you catweezel, you just look after that junk that you just bought:lol::lol::lol::lol:



thats MR. catwezeel to you , my good man:tongueout:


Hey you old fart, Mr youre too old fa mister ya old cantageras Bast--d
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Lou Jones
Morro Bay, CA,
USA

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Posts: 3,049
Speed Triple 955i (02-04)


icon19 Jul 2011 19:36
Triple595:
well i tried changing the clip ons, then converted it to a speed triple, now looking for a tiger to ease the ride,

after that its a kit car :smirk:


as long as you don't need to call the local transit/shuttle company for a ride to the store and back, you're OK...
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rattycrawldaddy
oblivian,
USA

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Posts: 15,813
Daytona T595


icon20 Jul 2011 00:30
Prilliant03:
Decided I'm going to get the rest of the "summer" out of it then sell it and buy something comfier.

Time I faced the facts that I am not, and never will be Casey Stoner, and that my knackered old bones need to be less cramped.

It's a real shame as I love the bike, but if I can't even do 50 miles before the aches set in then it's a bit pointless :sad:



So your off for a Harley ?????/....with a side car???????:lol::lol:

buy a can am and stop crying...31313131

030303030303030303030303
hell I 'm an old geezer and i just bought an Aprilia...
catch up at the back..27

if your in pain...go to the doc's and get some bloody drugs...:sick:



it's got a Rotex for christ sake!!!!49...they make aircraft motors...Triumph does not07


and you cnput a $sit load of Triumph deacls on so you feel....included...
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Prilliant03
Plymouth,
United Kingdom

Posts: 352
Daytona T595


icon20 Jul 2011 14:03
rattycrawldaddy:
Prilliant03:
Decided I'm going to get the rest of the "summer" out of it then sell it and buy something comfier.

Time I faced the facts that I am not, and never will be Casey Stoner, and that my knackered old bones need to be less cramped.

It's a real shame as I love the bike, but if I can't even do 50 miles before the aches set in then it's a bit pointless :sad:



So your off for a Harley ?????/....with a side car???????:lol::lol:

buy a can am and stop crying...31313131

030303030303030303030303
hell I 'm an old geezer and i just bought an Aprilia...
catch up at the back..27

if your in pain...go to the doc's and get some bloody drugs...:sick:



it's got a Rotex for christ sake!!!!49...they make aircraft motors...Triumph does not07


and you cnput a $sit load of Triumph deacls on so you feel....included...


Are you insane man??? I'm not giving up bikes, and certainly not buying a Hardly Ableson :tongueout:

I had an Aprilia until a few months ago when some thieving cnut decided to help himself to it :angry:

As already posted above, I will be replacing the Daytona with a Sprint ST or an Aprilia Futura. Most likely the Priller.

Same RotAx :smirk: engine and ally frame as the RSV with different injection system and a SSS. Hard bags and a seat to make GoldWing owners green with envy.

No pain killers. No trikes. No sidecars. :thumbup:
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duke63
Staffordshire,
United Kingdom

Premier Member
Posts: 629
Speed Triple 1050


icon20 Jul 2011 20:33
I had an Aprilia (Tuono).2008.

It had a Rotax motor.

I was told it was bullet proof.

It blew up after only 6500 miles.

Conrod let go and destroyed the barrel and piston and head.

Aprilia were appalling at supplying spares.(4 months).

Read the forums and this is not uncommon with the 990 Rotax motor.
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thegreasynipple
Kent,
United Kingdom

Premier Member
Posts: 102
Speed Triple T509


icon21 Jul 2011 20:47
Started work on an Ark today, had a sign from above, rain, rain and more bloody rain, no animals were harmed in the making of this thread :smile:
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rattycrawldaddy
oblivian,
USA

Premier Member
Posts: 15,813
Daytona T595


icon21 Jul 2011 21:13
put petrol in it and rode it to work....first time in a month.....1919

and the new battery is doing well.....so far.:blush:
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speed3racer
Hemel Hempstead,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 1,468
Sprint ST (02-04)


icon22 Jul 2011 12:58
AAAAARRRRRGH
Media File
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Lou Jones
Morro Bay, CA,
USA

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Posts: 3,049
Speed Triple 955i (02-04)


icon22 Jul 2011 16:30
Wash, wax and polish the Speed Triple today, in preparation for the MotoGP this weekend....can't wait to ride it thru the dirt and sand to park...:thumbdown:
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speed3racer
Hemel Hempstead,
United Kingdom

Premier Member
Posts: 1,468
Sprint ST (02-04)


icon22 Jul 2011 17:06
Ooooh
Media File
:thumbup:
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Phill
Pig Hill,
United Kingdom

Posts: 20,112
Daytona T595


icon22 Jul 2011 17:44
Rode it to the barbers, got my hair cut, rode it home whilst eyeing up all the office fanny emptying out of thier respective offices :smirk:
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Keninsussex
West Sussex,
United Kingdom

Posts: 61
Daytona 955i (04-06)


icon23 Jul 2011 00:13
Took it for its first proper run since buying it and getting it fettled.

Met a mate of mine at Destination Triumph at Washington Sussex, then up to Billingshurst, A281 towards Guildford, over Hog's Back to Farnham, N. Warnborough, Basingstoke then Kingsclere. Left me mate who was going to Oxford, turned round and came home again.

All in the dry and the Roadsmarts now nicely scubbed in. :grin:
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Prilliant03
Plymouth,
United Kingdom

Posts: 352
Daytona T595


icon23 Jul 2011 11:03
duke63:
I had an Aprilia (Tuono).2008.

It had a Rotax motor.

I was told it was bullet proof.

It blew up after only 6500 miles.

Conrod let go and destroyed the barrel and piston and head.

Aprilia were appalling at supplying spares.(4 months).

Read the forums and this is not uncommon with the 990 Rotax motor.


Sounds like you were incredibly unlucky. I don't personally know of anybody else who has had a catastrophic failure like that. The 990 Rotax engine is famously reliable. Only sprag clutches seem prone to failing but that doesn't take the entire engine out.

I've had 2 Falcos and 2 RSVs. Did big mileages on all of them and the only part that ever broke was a (japanese) plug cap.

You're very right about the parts supply issues. I was just lucky I never needed any. Having a good dealer nearby makes a massive difference. I guess Triumphs are a bit like that too.
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Sir TT
Church of 3 Saints,
United Kingdom

Premier Member
Posts: 37,096
Enthusiast


icon23 Jul 2011 17:01
Oil change and new filter :thumbup:
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Salty
Hungerford,
United Kingdom

Premier Member
Tiger Explorer


icon23 Jul 2011 17:22
went to Calne bike day:thumbup:
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The Dutch Porridgewog
Gelderland,
Netherlands

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Posts: 16,341
Speed Triple 1050


icon23 Jul 2011 18:13
Re-fitted my repaired Carbon headlight:thumbup:
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Fretmeister
Moaning about bikes,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 61,569
Daytona Super III


icon24 Jul 2011 10:28
Sat 23rd.
Moved the Tiger to gain access to the Super III

Took the Super III for an MOT, which, unsurprisingly, passed. Now done 2600 miles, 900 of which in the 3 times I have ridden it since Triumph-Fest last September.
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andreas
east mids,
United Kingdom

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Enthusiast


icon24 Jul 2011 14:19
Rode it to the Staffordshire Bike Show at the Britannia Stadium - (and back)! :grin:
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Anthony Lovell
North Wales,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 1,459
Daytona 955i (99-01)


icon24 Jul 2011 18:51
Went to Holmfirth for a beef and horseradish sandwich and a latte
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Fretmeister
Moaning about bikes,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 61,569
Daytona Super III


icon24 Jul 2011 19:07
Poof:kiss:
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Anthony Lovell
North Wales,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 1,459
Daytona 955i (99-01)


icon24 Jul 2011 21:28
it was a stop off on todays 180ml ride out
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Blizzard
Coventry,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 51,831
Enthusiast


icon24 Jul 2011 21:46
Took the RHS headlight off so I can swap it for an uncracked one tomorrow
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TTrider
South East,
United Kingdom

Posts: 481
TT600 (00-01)


icon24 Jul 2011 22:02
At 6.30am I adjusted the chain as it was somewhat slack.
Then went for a 150 mile ride round as many b roads as possible, stopped off at DT Bramley bought some gloves at half price and late cleaned the bike:smile:
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Peppe
Oxfordshire,
United Kingdom

Posts: 244
Speed Triple 1050


icon25 Jul 2011 13:42
Blizzard:
Took the RHS headlight off so I can swap it for an uncracked one tomorrow


Hi Blizzard, did you get them replaced on warranty?
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Blizzard
Coventry,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 51,831
Enthusiast


icon25 Jul 2011 15:15
Yep. The dealer said that there should be no problems getting them replaced. I assume that's only if there isn't an obvious reason for it cracking

Also saw my old STR today as well.
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~EARL~
gods country wales,
United Kingdom

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Posts: 82,245
Speed Triple 1050


icon25 Jul 2011 16:22
bet the headlights were ok on that one :smirk:
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