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I thought I'd ask here as this forum seems a little more active than TriumphRat. I've recently had a minor electrical issue on my Sprint 1050st, that boils down to one of the fuse holders in the box being loose. As a very temporary fix, I've ended up wedging the fuse in from the back, like...

So, this year I've been working in Denmark. I've done eleven weeks so far, with five more to go. Fortunately, I managed to wangle a ferry ticket on expenses from work (apparently it saved them money over the price of the flights they've been booking). While I've bought a new (to me) Triumph...

Ahoy! I've recently come in to some money, and I'm considering a purchase. I love my FZ6. It's done me really well. I've worked her hard, and she's proves herself time and time again. She'll be staying as a workhorse...... BUT: I want something a little special for sunny days only, and a...

Does anyone have a definitive answer for sizes on these? I want to replace them with shiny gold ones when I replace the gasket (had a little weep), and want to get them ordered. I would take them out and measure them, but I'm riding the bike daily and don't want to risk disturbing the gasket and...

I got a short test ride on the 800RR today at Motorcycle Live. It was very restricted, we had outriders and were on best behaviour, so I can't really comment on performance outside of very sensible road riding. Looks: It's gorgeous. Straight up, no quibbles, gorgeous. I'm not accepting any...

First pair of PR4s are on, and well run in. The front is at ~2000 miles old, the rear ~5700. The good news: they run great wet or dry. Loads of confidence, good cornering, loads of "feel". At this age the rear looks roughly at half its lifespan, so that looks good. Slightly squared off, but...

Mental Mad Motorcycle Mileage Mayhem Mile-o-Meter of the Month for the Mental Mad Motorcycle Mileage Month of Mayhem is now complete! 2643.8 miles in one month. Five crossings of the Humber Bridge, one crossing of the Severn Bridge, both in one day. Five passes of the Triumph factory in...

Yamaha stop selling Fazer8, FZ1 and XJ models in the UK

Just got back. Left a day early, but after the heat this weekend, too much beer and missing my boy I couldn't do another night, especially if it had been even busier than Friday night. Had a cracking ride both ways, and a good weekend all round. Put in some ok times on the drag strip. All...

Hello! I'm on an 06, with the old style, box section swingarm. Riding all year I have an issue with an accumulation of "goo" in the chain adjusters, causing everything to bind up for chain adjustments. At the minute I have to take the end caps off the swing arm, swill the goo out, have a good...

Recently I've done two minor maintenance/tuning tasks and I seem to have cured issues I didn't know I had. The first was a new battery. It let me down at work last week, I assumed because I'd been teaching my 2 year old to start the bike, flatted the battery and killed off that crucial last...

Background: I ride all year, any weather. Settled snow is a judgement call, but anything else is fair game. I love my winter gloves, but below about 5 Celsius I need a pair of cheap woolen gloves underneath to "take the edge off" and below zero, it hurts, a lot. So I've decided to upgrade to...

Anyone spot my FZ6 in there this week? It's a cheeky little spot due to photo editing.

I've got a family holiday next week to Orlando (not sure exactly where we're staying, it was all booked by the inlaws). I'm thinking of hiring a big fat harley hog for a day or two, just to say I have. Anything I should know in general about riding in Florida? Thanks for your help. Sent from...

Anyone done it? Doing it? Thinking about it? I'm half trying to get a few old Navy mates together for it this year, but wouldn't mind some more general info from anyone who's been. Where's good to stay etc? About RTTW - Ride To The Wall Sent from my D5503 using Tapatalk

Me and the Mrs just had our first weekender, it was brilliant. The only thing we struggle with is getting her on the bike, especially with all the luggage on. The way I was taught, was for the front seat rider to get on, put the stand up, take the weight on the left leg, both brakes on. Then...

Continental Road Attack vs RA2 vs RA2 EVO My front tyre is up for renewal at the 18k service, next week. I've been loving the Conti Road Attacks that came on the bike: fantastic in the dry, good in the wet. But the new rear that was put on in November has squared off pretty quick. Another few...

How far can you take the F Trip? How far have you taken it? Occasionally it'll come on for me and give me about 3-4 miles after my second shift. Due to the nice weather recently, my riding has become quite.......spirited. This morning I got this: I was starting to panic around the 7 mile...

It was bound to happen: http://m.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11063795.Four_vehicle_crash_closes_North_Yorkshire_road/ Go careful if you've not ridden in a while.

I've got tickets for that ^ for me and the Mrs. Anyone else going? It's going to be the first time I take the Mrs (or anyone else for that matter) as pillion. Does anyone have any advice? We're going to drop the kit off in the car and then ride up together on the bike, so it'll just be us on...