Shame

1500 miles between MoTs I found out on Friday.
That's shameful. Seems the Tenere has taken over all the duties.
I decided to put some more on the Triumph over a 24 hour run to the Fens and back to catch up with friends. 450 more as it turned out, thanks to some navigation errors on my part.
Despite heavy rain and crappy conditions, the 17 year old bike didn't miss a beat.
Just need to get used to the new rear tyre now.

Triumph Love

Feeling the love for the Speed Triple. Appearances on Rocket Garage and on Bubble Visor have reminded me that I shouldn't sell it.

Also all that bare oiled alloy would be a magnet to the salt that's out on the road at the moment, so in the shed it will stay.

Some show pics

Long day.

Triumph Live

Is on this Saturday 18th at Mallory Park, Leics. My Speed Turnip was shortlisted and invited to appear in the custom show, if you see me about, come say hi.

Triumph Live site

Again

I love my Speed Triple, I really do. Yet there are times when it drives me mad. Heading off to look at a couple of potential projects a month ago it died on me. Refused to start despite my best efforts so back home on a trailer. This canned the ideas of the projects, as the Triumph had become one again.

After trying the usual suspects on the T300 series; CDI, pick up coil, sidestand switch/relay and still drawing a blank and no spark I was getting a little frustrated. Checking through the loom for earth continuity for the 3rd/4th time I happened to brush a loop wire in the unused factory alarm connector.

It moved.

Broken wire.

Fucker.

Wire spliced, spark from the plugs. Bike running.

Some would think the story ends there, but being a Triumph it doesn't. Whilst parked up I noticed some fluid on the rear rim. The seals had gone on one of the pistons. That's fixed now as well.

This kinda brings me on to my next moan.

Done

After a busy day the old trumpet has fresh oil and filter, fresh coolant, and I cut and buffed the £20 rattle can paint. Come up nice.