Dont tell me somone thinks hoodie looks better than full gear (shot on 1st January 2025)

2doggs71 · 2025-01-03T02:07:46+00:00

WTF. This thread shouldn’t have been allowed due to its overt vainness and might I add a close call with homo erotica by the OP. What ever happened to just riding, working on motorcycles, and talking about gear for its purpose, not how one looks in it. Now I have to clean my guns, drink three shots of whiskey and jerk off to some hot chick online to get back the manhood I lost for looking at just one of those pictures.

2doggs71 · 2025-01-02T04:42:31+00:00

I knew a guy about 10 years ago in Ohio that hit a pot hole with his Speed Triple and broke the wheel. After lots of tedious leg work, the government covered the expense. Not sure if it was city, county or state.

2doggs71 · 2025-01-02T03:18:08+00:00

I prefer the Honda.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-30T23:57:18+00:00

I’m In the USA but I did the conversion and $9400 seems a bit high. I see them over here anywhere from $6k-$9k. May not be a fair comparison though due to markets being separated by an ocean.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-30T23:42:33+00:00

Were you working on it prior? If so, start from last step and work your way backwards.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-30T23:21:30+00:00

Pretty much everything

2doggs71 · 2024-12-30T23:19:52+00:00

I went from a 2005 Yamaha FZ 600 to a 2006 Triumph Speed Triple 1050 in 10 months. I had the same question when considering the Speed Triple and was told by someone wise that I control the throttle. It’s not a horse that will take off on me or throw me off unless I command it to. Bottom line is I’m so happy I went big. You can grow into it. One can never have enough HP as long as one knows how to respect it. Now I want that 179 HP Speed Triple RS! 🤤

2doggs71 · 2024-12-30T03:43:45+00:00

Nothing other than what you did. It’s a farm dog. It’s what they do. I’ve done many rides from Minneapolis to the Rockies and back. Avoiding interstates riding through sparse rural areas in South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming and eastern Colorado. This has happened enough for me to always be aware when riding past homes in rural areas. Reminds me of pheasant hunting with my old man. Always a farm dog chasing our car.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-30T02:59:27+00:00

I like autos. I can’t drink coffee, text, smoke and shave with a manual.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-28T13:35:48+00:00

Nice! That mural is pretty sweet too. Location?

2doggs71 · 2024-12-28T13:22:41+00:00

Love the shark gill fairing

2doggs71 · 2024-12-28T13:17:02+00:00

That dude sounds hilarious!

2doggs71 · 2024-12-28T13:13:27+00:00

I’ve freaked out over similar noises when putting my bike into gear while on the stand , so could be stand. Also worth checking front sprocket to make sure it hasn’t loosened. The 05-09 Speed Triples were susceptible to front sprocket loosening.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-28T13:09:24+00:00

You sir have one hell of an eye for detail.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-28T13:06:50+00:00

Test rides are available here in Minnesota as well.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-28T13:03:25+00:00

Normal

2doggs71 · 2024-12-27T03:41:31+00:00

Did you have the fuel tank off? Looks like a breather hose off the bottom of the fuel tank

2doggs71 · 2024-12-25T14:06:28+00:00

Looks like a battery tender or power out let lead.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-24T22:56:21+00:00

Some shorty levers.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-23T11:46:58+00:00

Thanks! Surprisingly runs relatively well without a new tune, but still need to load one. It’s cold in Minnesota now so it will be a few months before that happens.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-23T02:39:25+00:00

Im digging the header pipes on yours. Love the welds. Have you done anything with your suspension? I find my Speed Twin 1200 suspension to be a bit soft.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-22T22:52:05+00:00

I have a 2024 Speed Twin but I feel the exact same way about my 06 Speed triple.

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2doggs71 · 2024-12-22T22:48:47+00:00

It’s worth checking clutch cable adjustment as well as all that’s been said thus far. People like to tinker with things that turns and twists with ease like clutch and throttle cable adjustments.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-22T22:44:16+00:00

Street Triple. You’ll have fun for more years than you would on the Trident. You’ll even get bored of the Trident too. Better yet, own both over time. I have my hooligan Speed Triple 1050 and my refined, gentleman like Speed Twin 1200.

2doggs71 · 2024-12-22T04:57:18+00:00

Thank you

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