What did you do to your bike today?
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Visited my mate in Northampton at the weekend, met up with his mates on Sunday and was taken around the East Midlands Loop, ended up at Wellesbourne Airfield for brekkie and a look at this..
Some great roads up there, plenty of fast sweepers and not too bad traffic considering how sunny it was out yesterday.
Some great roads up there, plenty of fast sweepers and not too bad traffic considering how sunny it was out yesterday.
Added some Gia Moto rearsets that I got 2nd hand off ebay - they're made with a 3 axis CNC machine and the quality of them is exquisite - doesn't really pick up very well in the photos but there's nice ripples miles into some of the surfaces. Didn't think they'd make so much of a difference, but gear changes are butter-smooth now and they've stopped me accidentally switching to neutral when going from 1st to 2nd, and the rear brake feels more progressive and smoother.
Also swapped out the rear shock for a Wilbers Q43 one with high and low speed compression and changed to progressive link plates to less progressive ones to help make the rear more compliant and help with the potholes and bumps and the street triple r trying to buck me out of the seat.
And finally, swapped out the indicators for Traf-X 02 ones I think. The Triumph LEDs are their 01 models I think. Look nice and very bright.
Isn't one of the key points of the r over the standard the upgraded suspension?
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I believe it's 'upgraded' in that fact you get compression/rebound adjustment front and rear, but otherwise it's the same make of fork, not a proper upgrade like the Speed triple which gets Ohlins frotn and rear over the Showa on the standard model.
It's a shame triumph don't do a Street triple RR model, with the Ohlins and Brembo monoblocks from the Speed triple R/675R, and some added carbon stuff. It'd probably sell extremely well.
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Took a test ride on a Z1000sx. It may be a sports tourer but the focus is definitely on sport. Overtaking on my bike is simple enough but on this sx overtaking was so quick I'm pretty sure opening the throttle took me out of phase and I just passed through the other vehicles.
Will it be my next bike? Not sure as the seating position is very sporty and my legs are too long and old.
Will it be my next bike? Not sure as the seating position is very sporty and my legs are too long and old.
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It's definitely more of a supernaked like the S1000R than a sports tourer - it doesn't have panniers or any fixing points for them for starters.
The sx isn't a naked bike and the touring version comes with panniers.
http://www.kawasaki.co.uk/en/produc...23UVpeUVoJW1sKDFoNXA0MWwkNW1AMWloOWVkKUA0MUQ4
http://www.kawasaki.co.uk/en/produc...23UVpeUVoJW1sKDFoNXA0MWwkNW1AMWloOWVkKUA0MUQ4
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My boss has one, black and silver 62 plate.
It's a very fast, responsive machine and the brakes are immense.
It's a lot more responsive compared to my mates fz1.
It's a very fast, responsive machine and the brakes are immense.
It's a lot more responsive compared to my mates fz1.
looks lovely!
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Ahh didn't know did a touring version, the reviews I'd seen said it couldn't fit panniers.
Although lets face it, the S1000r isn't really a full naked bike either, still has a lot of bodywork for a naked bike.
Edit: it was the GSX-S100F I was thinking of. Looks like a sports tourer, but isn't.
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Swapped out front indicators...what a pain in the behind! Ebay gave me the wrong spacers...so I bodged it.
automotive parts shop gave me the wrong size female bullet connectors...so I flattened them together.
Either side is held in with one screw due to spacer issue.
Apart from that I'm happy with them and in no rush to revisit the setup. Apart from fitting the rear ones.
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automotive parts shop gave me the wrong size female bullet connectors...so I flattened them together.
Either side is held in with one screw due to spacer issue.
Apart from that I'm happy with them and in no rush to revisit the setup. Apart from fitting the rear ones.
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New horn, beep beep! The old one was rusted to buggery and didn't work at all really.
Also finally got around to doing the exhaust port gaskets, taking the exhaust off was nice and easy, and it turns out that there were no copper rings in there at all! So god knows how long that's been blowing with no gaskets. But anyway it's sorted now and the bike sounds 10x better for it.
Also finally got around to doing the exhaust port gaskets, taking the exhaust off was nice and easy, and it turns out that there were no copper rings in there at all! So god knows how long that's been blowing with no gaskets. But anyway it's sorted now and the bike sounds 10x better for it.
