I was on my way home when I noticed this. Pulled onto a really long offramp on the south side of town and leaned back to stretch (no lectures, please ;). As...
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Charlie
greenforest56
Nov 29, 2003 6:09 am
... lube. I just spray it every couple of gas tanks and that is all. It never even seems to need adjusting. What more can you ask for in a drive line? ... ...
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Charlie
greenforest56
Nov 29, 2003 6:13 am
... about 16,000 miles on it. > Dave ... Do you recall which gold chain you bought? DID makes several of them. Charlie...
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waleao@...
waleao
Nov 29, 2003 9:39 am
In a message dated 11/28/2003 9:40:45 PM Pacific Standard Time, jtown@... writes: I'm going to experiment with air pressure tomorrow and see what that ...
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Charlie
greenforest56
Nov 29, 2003 11:27 am
Any way to move the stock handlebars (which are essentially clip-ons) rearward? Seems the only way to do this is to replace it with a traditional single piece...
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trumpettriple
Nov 29, 2003 12:01 pm
... I noticed a shimmy in the bars. Passing through 35-45 in ... Jamie, Your slightly cupped front tyre is causing the shakes, I'd bet. I've had the same...
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STEVEN
stevenjcote
Nov 29, 2003 1:12 pm
Having had a 97 BMW R1100RS that I bought as a wreck and fixed up and now riding a 98 Sprint EXC I agree with Mike. I would like to ad BMW always some how...
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barry schmidt
smitttry
Nov 29, 2003 3:00 pm
I bought a wrecked 02 1200 with about 900 miles on it and it does the same thing only when I loosen my grip. My front wheel has a little skuff mark on the...
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apsllp@...
triumphtrophy12
Nov 29, 2003 3:20 pm
Remove the tail light lens, and hold the nut with a long flat blade screw driver till you get the bolt started. Works every time, there is no doubt if you have...
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apsllp@...
triumphtrophy12
Nov 29, 2003 3:31 pm
Mine stopped the shimmy when I put a new tire on the front last week. Now I'm dead smooth. The origianl tire was cupped. I went to the Avon 45/46's with 8000...
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mike benzon
mikebenzon
Nov 29, 2003 3:55 pm
... BMW gear boxes are not very user friendly. BMW builds their boxes to withstand many miles of use at the price of smoothness in shifting. When I get on my...
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wildrider49
Nov 29, 2003 4:01 pm
All, My 98 Trophy 1200 has been giving me fits. It would stall at almost every stop sign and occasionally in turns. The gas mileage has been what I consider...
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mike benzon
mikebenzon
Nov 29, 2003 4:04 pm
... Jamie, I too experienced this same problem on my bike. Exact same circumstances, slowing down with my hands off the bars, at the same speed bracket. For me...
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ropes1200
Nov 29, 2003 7:06 pm
... ons) ... the ... and ... I live in a different world... I´m planning to increase seat hight! I want three things: 1. My head reaches the non-turbulent...
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Dean Barger
dawg_76_2002
Nov 29, 2003 8:01 pm
I dont think its a cupped tire - mine does this but more severely. I replaced the front tire and the shakes are still there - enough to scare the k r a p...
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taylorrguk
Nov 29, 2003 9:16 pm
... Any ideas before I stop by the shop on Monday? ... Jamie, Absolutely, definitely, headstock bearings! The speed & other circumstances are typical of this. ...
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jim schisler
jimschisler
Nov 29, 2003 10:51 pm
Nice debug session Tony. Glad to hear the bike is running like it should be. I consider my most important tools to be my vaccuum and compression...
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DAVID DAVENPORT
daverider2000
Nov 30, 2003 12:46 am
On My invoice it is listed as "DID 530VMX120 XRING GOLD". Hope this helps. It is a great product. Dave [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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paulchicoine
Nov 30, 2003 1:27 am
... except for the ... removing the ... Triumph. , MD I too liked the look of my Trophy but not the look of the black wheels. About 3000 miles ago I had the...
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waleao@...
waleao
Nov 30, 2003 1:41 am
In a message dated 11/29/2003 8:09:56 AM Pacific Standard Time, wildrider49@... writes: WOW! This must be how it's supposed to feel! It ran...
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waleao@...
waleao
Nov 30, 2003 1:41 am
In a message dated 11/29/2003 1:19:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, richard@... writes: A soft front tyre will ruin the handling in general, a...
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Tony D.
td02460
Nov 30, 2003 3:33 am
... Jamie, I agree with Richard Taylor, definately snug up the head stock bearings. Like others, I temporarily fixed the problem when I changed my tires but...
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Charlie
greenforest56
Nov 30, 2003 10:41 am
Well, got busted for speeding.... but the cop let me off with a warning! Yahoo! Now I can speed some more before I get my next ticket.... I'm afraid I'm a...
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soonbefishing
Nov 30, 2003 4:18 pm
I have the same problem if I take my hands off the bars, I get quite a violent shake though and I was begining to suspect the bike may have had a front end...
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jackharjes
Nov 30, 2003 8:06 pm
... ons) ... the ... and ... I was wondering how the work on the seat modification was comming along. any advice would be appreciated, thanks jack...
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wildrider49
Nov 30, 2003 9:44 pm
... out of an ... level of do it ... Ed, If I had to pay a Dealer to do all that work, I would have done traded it off! I sure do miss my Hayabusa ;( --Tony ...
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Denny
mousetrap46
Dec 1, 2003 12:00 am
Mik, The sag on my Trophy is 51MM. Is that normal or high? I weigh about 265. Denny ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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waleao@...
waleao
Dec 1, 2003 12:24 am
In a message dated 11/30/2003 1:46:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, wildrider49@... writes: Ed, If I had to pay a Dealer to do all that work, I would have...
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DAVID DAVENPORT
daverider2000
Dec 1, 2003 12:27 am
I find it interesting that you all have black rims on your Trophy's. Mine has silver colored ones. They look okay when shinned up but I would sure like to...
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Francesco
fmarradi
Dec 1, 2003 3:19 am
Hi All, this is Francesco here. I'm italian but living in Derby, Kansas, USA for a long term job. I ride a '02 Azul Blue BBBB that share the garage with a...
