This post is primarily for the Triumph forums. One mod I have been waiting on just due to time was fabricating a 3/8" spacer on the rear rack that would let me move the rear top case forward a few … Continued
Electric Chaps…
So … didnt think I would every say I bought a set of chaps… but I did, electric ones at that. These aren’t the typical leather items that are used by Harley riders, or various adult films… These are heated … Continued
Upcoming Ride Planning
Next week I am planning to hit the road Fri – Monday on a nice little 4 day trip down to Nathrop, Telluride, Cortez, Durango, Silverton, and back through Glenwood Springs home. Staying over night in Nathrop, Telluride, somewhere … Continued
Installed the new LiFe based motorcycle battery. Weighs 2lbs, is ½ the size of the old one, and has 150% more energy capacity. This is a Ballistic Evo 2 12 Cell battery. The battery is made in Plymouth, Wisconsin, … Continued
New exhaust installed on the bike today – a Triumph Off-Road “TOR" "exhaust. more open, no cat, lighter, and a bit more open of a power band. The bigger part was recoding the ECU for the new exhaust backpressure and profile. … Continued
Indeed! Took some damn fun roads today around the foothills up Golden Gate Canyon road, 119, 72, then down Lefthand Canyon Road. Golden Gate and Lefthand were awesome rides. Left hand had almost 0 traffic, but lots of bikes. Very … Continued
Next tweaks for the bike
So while the bike is awesome in its rebuilt form, there is some pending tweaks to be done to alleviate some longer term issues with the bike that I want to just address. Ride height – going to lower the … Continued
First two pics show that in ~ 3 weeks, what has transformed from a chassis with an engine to a bike that is better than its ever been before. Also some other pics that I didn’t post earlier. I had … Continued
Last bolts and screws were put in tonight, last body work was put on, all the control screws were thread locked and torqued, the grips were glued on. The bike was fired up and ridden around a little bit in … Continued
These are pics for a Triumph forum for some folks interested in the mirror swap I am doing. THe mirrors are from a 2000 Honda Interceptor VFR800, with some delrin spacers under. They are lighter, more solid, and have better … Continued
Low-ri-der…
As I am closing in on the work I planned to do on the bike I am building another list of stuff to do… Mainly based off of stuff I discovered yesterday and stuff pending on parts that are still … Continued
99% done, and done for the night. Cracked open a New Glarus Moon Man Pale Ale to relax. Only things I have left to do are some minor things on the bars ( new riser coming in next week, different … Continued