Happy New Year alll and a Cheerful Greetings , I have read an article in a magazine about the 10% alcohol gas that is used to stretch the fuel suply saying...
... That's the best kind of problem . . . one for which the solution is riding. Kind of reminds me of one of the doctors in my hometown whose diagnosis for a...
I'd throw some STA-BIL in the tank if you're not using it much. But put some good fuel treatment in the tank and give it a hard ride first to clear the crud...
... I do that before I put the bikes away for the Winter. Then, in the Spring, I aim a small space heater at the sump for about 15 minutes before I crank it...
I'm looking to buy an outer shell for a TBS solo seat. Color unimportant, condition can be fair to middling as it will be repainted. Anybody have a spare...
I need a source for Metzler MEZ4 for my t-bird. Anyone dealt successfully with mail-order places for these? Internet isn't too helpful, or I'm looking in the...
I've always purchased them through my dealer who installs them as well. Gary 98 Thunderbird Sport 00 Tiger 02 Mini Cooper Oahu, Hawaii [Non-text portions of...
The MeZ4 is discontinued. I chose the Avon Azaro and love them. I think the Azaro has beeb changed to the Storm in some sizes. Great wet and dry tire though!...
Greetings all, Spring is around the corner in this new global warming enviroment, so it is time for me to get chain and sprockets, as well as other upgrades. ...
Has anyone tried the Dunstall mufflers? I'm hunting for some mufflers that are not obnoxiously loud to me or the neighbors. I've yet to hear anything on the...
I have run Dunstall megaphone pipes on a Thruxton. The pipes are the long type with the 7 tube exit detail. On the Thruxton they are not much louder than...
Mecatwin reverse-cones are sweeeeeet! Slightly louder than Triumph off-roads, but with a very satisfying tone. Rumble at tickover and howl at 3/4 throttle. ...
Alec Gore
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Jan 16, 2007 4:35 pm
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If you're looking for something that's not obnoxiously loud, you also might want to consider taking a 3/4" hole saw to the baffles on your stock silencers....
Thanks guys! Now if I could find a dealer for Mecatwin in the states. Mr.Holmes... From the inlet or outlet of the pipes? It is a ' 99... Make a difference? ...
Hey, y'all get the "New" Triumph magazine, the one for winter 2006? I only wish their marketing people would get out in the "field" to see what the life of a...
Why not have a go at oil changes yourself? If not, you don't need a "Triumph" dealer for one, any COMPETENT bike shop could do it for you. Likewise with tyre...
Alec Gore
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Jan 18, 2007 7:17 am
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It is for reasons such as those detailed below that I do ALL my own bike maintenance. A friend of mine spent a couple of weeks in hospital after a tyre fitter...
I live in upstate New York. When I bought my first Hinckley Triumph in 1999, my Triumph dealer was about 15 miles away. When he folded they replaced him with...
Hi, I have ONE stock (Muffler Drive side I believe)...from my 2000 TBS...It was on the bike for about a 2 weeks before I converted to the off roads...if there...
I hope TNA are monitoring this site. We were just discussing last night their strange decision to not be at motorcycle shows - just when the brand was really...
I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Have no experience with the local dealers other than buying parts. Would be interested in any feedback about any...
... So why on earth use the official dealer? Any back-street bike shop can deal with routine servicing and tyres! And at a much better price. Even a car garage...
Wow! I saw an 07 Tiger at my dealers today. (white) I never thought a white motorcycle could look that good. If you haven't seen them in person they are...
Motorcycle Magazine seemed to like it a lot. Todd ... "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft...
They are a little louder than stock but not obnoxiously so. They sound fine to me, but then I did spend two years in an Artillary Battary in my younger days. -...
