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General Discussion / Re: Talk me out of it
« Last post by DoubleGuzzi on Today at 06:52:03 PM »
My K100 was a bit of a wreck with the benefit of hindsight.
Good points..
Plenty of room to move around on, so 100+ mile runs were a pleasure (most of the time).
Seriously low down grunt - could pull up a 30mph pretty steep hill in top gear.
Decent fuel economy.
Got us home when a coil connector came loose (provoked by a tipover), 2-up along undulating and twisty terrain, for half of the 50 miles or thereabouts.
Accessories are well thought out. A tail rack came with a fitting template and the underside of the tailpiece has pre-formed areas for bolts to go through. Likewise for the small factory windscreen.

Kinda Bad points..
Make me hanker for a Luftmeister turbo kit - yippee!
Made me hanker for a K100RS 16V - pearlescent paint one.
I used to scrape the rocker cover when keeping up with my buddies on their sporty machines - reputedly quite a sight of little me on big bike.

Bad points..
Got banned for 6 months for doing 128mph on a clear 70mph dual carriageway.  :copcar: :thewife: I had got pissed off being stuck behind some old git for miles, on a peachy twisty road in the glens, with nowhere safe to pass.  :violent1: :embarassed:
The throttle cable overheated in a tourist town in the Highlands and stuck open - that was a fun few moments!
I got stranded one evening on my way home, due to the internal fuel pump hose popping off. Yeah, I now know that it's not that rare a thing to happen.  :wink:
The delightfully thought of lifting handle (to help onto the centrestand) had a great habit of separating from the rubber handle, leaving me holding this item, with the bike laying on its side, like some pushed over cow (that's a 'murican thang, I'm told).
Mine failed an MOT for out of alignment wheels - I tried to explain the deliberate offset due to single-side swingarm and shaft drive. Went to a lot of trouble and expense (for me) to try to rectify with a 'straightened' frame, as well a really poor useless BMW dealer supposed diagnosis. It handled worse after this but passed an MOT test. Go figure. I re-covered the seat, resprayed the bike (in different colours) and sold it back to the dealer that had failed it, who didn't recognise it.  :angel:

I'm sure that there were other features, stories, events etc.

Get yerself a Triumph 955i Sprint ST 2001/2 model onwards (mine was a 1st gen. 1999). Characterful, strong engine and 55+ MPG Imperial. 208kg "dry". (Too large & heavy for me now, otherwise I'd have kept it for another 20 years, if I live that long).
 
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General Discussion / Re: First trip away on the V7 850 Sport
« Last post by Rons on Today at 06:36:48 PM »
Got back on Monday from a solo long weekend in Wales which was my first trip away on the Sport. Bike went perfectly and naturally I enjoyed my 190 mile loop in Snowdonia which included a nice lunch and a hot chocolate to warm up by the 2 reactors at Trawsfyndd  - maybe I would have been warm anyway :grin: Great scenery and freindly people. The day before I did a short loop over to Aberystwyth and over the top to Llanidloes, where I had a bite to eat, bought three books, and talked about ancient Scottish Borders music on bagpipes and harp with a lady harper. Monday just the long slog from Llangurig to Plymouth in the cold, but at least it was dry!

Things I learned;

1. The Sport is a great touring bike - saddle was ok for 5 or 6 hours riding, plenty of power, steady handling.
2. Still have to careful on adverse slopes and wet leaves etc. I was very careful at a loo break in the shadow on Snowdon, but the extra weight was definately felt, especially as there was gravel over the concrete. One slip and she would have gone down.
3. Cruise control is great! Finally worked out how to use it and used it for big stretches on the way home on the M5.
4. Fuel economy was about 65mpg over the whole trip of 690 miles. Not bad.
5. 20mph in villages - you get used to it.

Finally, as I have always believed, Wales is a great short break touring destination. Ive been going for over 25 years there, and it still surprises me. Next year I might see if I can get a week in a hotel in Llanidloes, in a warmer part of the year mind you!

65 MPG that’s excellent. I just got mine. Almost 300 miles and average 47 MPG so far. Obviously, still got a ways to go to get broken in.
What are you using for luggage? How do you like the windscreen? Does it make a big difference in comfort on a longer ride?
Best of luck with your new machine.
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General Discussion / Re: Quickshifter for V85?
« Last post by Huzo on Today at 06:28:42 PM »
“Get off my lawn you Dam kids!!”   
I don’t want any dam electronic ignition, all it’s going to do is break!”

Sometimes we all need to take a moment and relax.
You have no idea what my point actually was.
 Quoting from a Clint Eastwood movie does nothing to support an argument opposing my point of view.
If you want to engage me with a factual based argument I’ll respond, but to enter with a banal comment like that does nothing, other than to reinforce an existing point of view.
Electronic ignition, disc brakes, better tyres, superior lights and all that stuff, is a welcome addition to our quality of existence and does nothing to the detriment of the machine.
A quick shifter on the other hand does, it’s only pandering to the fantasy that most riders have, that they are good enough to benefit from such a feature.
Please tell me why getting your gear through half a second faster to the detriment of gearbox longevity, holds any perceived advantage.
Then tell me where my reasoning is flawed, regarding the damage that will be cumulatively inflicted on the gearbox innards, without resorting to any lame analogies or misapplied anecdotal points of view.
Also by the way…
It’s “damned kids…”
not “Dam kids…”
Dam kids are kids that exist in a dam.
“Damned kids” are kids that are destined to be damned.
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 I tore into the transmission last week to check how things were, since I can't trust anything the previous owners did. All the proper spacing worked out pretty go, except the layshaft is .011" short, if I can leave it I'll leave it. The two shift forks show some wear, like .010" (Striker fork 1-2-3-4 gear forks) 14230501. I found one for sale but I'm not paying $300 for one fork....or even two....KMA! I may have the welded and re-ground, I have people that can do that. Is .010" in tolerance? I couldn't fond a spec on minimum thickness.
 Installed the rebuilt from forks on Saturday...YAY! Finally! The forks were bent a little but the triple tree was also bent, nothing lined up. Thanks to Charlie for offering up a straight lower tree but we got it straightened. So I installed new progressive would springs from MGCycle, along with damper inserts. Had to buy a tap/die set for the two top fork plugs and had to straighten some other parts from improper installation by the cavemen.
 Also installed the rebuilt front caliper and master cylinder but need a 90 degree banjo coming off the master cylinder, didn't like how it was originally routing the brake line, so I have that coming. Later guys! I'll get pictures once I sync my phone to my PC.
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General Discussion / Re: Quickshifter for V85?
« Last post by bad Chad on Today at 05:43:48 PM »
Not me and I never will. It’s torture on the mechanicals and will quietly go about the business of damaging the gear dogs .
It slams the next gear in before the motor has the chance to drop the required revs to suit the new ratio and the spinning flywheel is forced to drop 1,000 or so rpm in half a second without the cushioning effect of the clutch disengaging.

“Get off my lawn you Dam kids!!”   
I don’t want any dam electronic ignition, all it’s going to do is break!”

Sometimes we all need to take a moment and relax.
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General Discussion / Re: 850T Mufflers
« Last post by Mr Revhead on Today at 05:29:17 PM »
It's a simple thing to get an exhaust shop to stretch the ends out to match up. But you probably shouldn't do that with borrowed mufflers  :wink:

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I think the photograph makes it seem brighter than it is in real life, but that is the stock headlight on the V7 850. It may be the best factory single headlight I've had on a motorcycle. That also looks like high-albedo pavement, most roads that I encounter in Colorado seem to be low-albedo pavement where they are an abyss that consume any light shone on them.
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General Discussion / Re: 850T Mufflers
« Last post by Antietam Classic Cycle on Today at 04:16:55 PM »
Possibly this one? However, the inlet is still only 1 5/8"/41.275 mm.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&q=80-84051
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General Discussion / 850T Mufflers
« Last post by GuzziNZ on Today at 03:45:36 PM »
Looking for a Dunstall style muffler for my T.
Can only get 700mm long with 41mm inlet in NZ and the H pipe is 42mm OD. Apparently i will also have issues clearing the foot brake shaft and axle but the attached picture shows
A long tapered muffler that looks like it clears
Anyone know the brand?

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