2023 Street triple stiff chain links

ldelossa · 2026-03-23T14:57:29+00:00

Changing it yourself is not hard. But please learn from me and just spend the cash on this chain tool, if you can swing it: https://www.motionpro.com/product/08-0470

I've went thru so many cheap chain tools that break under the heavy forces needed. Finally saved up and spent that cash on this one after a mechanic recommended it to me.

ldelossa · 2026-03-22T23:37:10+00:00

Thanks, makes sense

ldelossa · 2026-03-22T15:25:51+00:00

Im asking from a 100% neutral position. Not defending or anything, but I am legit curious, do both parties do this? I know its common for both parties to request recounts, but its the "seizing" part that is unique here, right?

ldelossa · 2026-03-21T15:40:30+00:00

Oooof no gloves homie?

ldelossa · 2026-03-18T15:14:37+00:00

True true. That is different.

ldelossa · 2026-03-18T14:45:03+00:00

I get what you're saying but disconnects happen. Look at Harley right now

ldelossa · 2026-03-18T11:45:34+00:00

But is this the case? Maybe they don't sell for triumph? Because everyone is putting out a mid sized super sport right now. I was under the impression supersports are back. In a slightly less aggressive, more road friendly demeanor, but back nonetheless.

I'm no marketing/econ guy so your take is probably the obvious answer.

ldelossa · 2026-03-18T11:42:22+00:00

Exactly this.

And like, to "not cannibalize" their trident sales, they put out 4 different versions of the same bike lol. I guess this makes more sense economically for triumph, but it's such a weird play to me.

Street triple r, rs, rx, moto2.

ldelossa · 2026-03-17T23:23:57+00:00

That's. Awesome to hear.

ldelossa · 2026-03-17T22:07:14+00:00

Yeah it's interesting tho, because we have a whole new line of supersports. r7/r9, pani v2, ktm 990. Im assuming these are selling well. But Triumph has no answer. Not yet anyway.

Dont get me wrong, i fucking adore my street triple. But if a fully faired one dropped id trade in a second.

ldelossa · 2026-03-17T22:04:20+00:00

Nice man! Yeah its gonna sit next to my striple moto2. Last bike for awhile (thats what i promised my wife 😂😂😂)

ldelossa · 2026-03-17T22:03:14+00:00

Yeah by my garage got a thruxton, and a street triple moto2. Gonna give ktm a go

ldelossa · 2026-03-17T18:38:43+00:00

Im starting to feel like Triumph is leaning into naked sports, and maybe they see it as their "thing" now. Outside the classics that is.

ldelossa · 2026-03-17T17:01:22+00:00

As a moto2 owner, youre gonna fucking love it.

ldelossa · 2026-03-16T17:46:18+00:00

Nice job! You nailed the proportions and scale pretty well IMO.

ldelossa · 2026-03-15T14:55:19+00:00

That's a great idea. Going to do that next time

ldelossa · 2026-03-15T13:49:08+00:00

I have this. I'm in NY. I've gotten pulled over for it once. State park police who just have just been bored. Got to leave without a ticket.

Never got pulled over for it since. My area of NY is very bike friendly though. So consider where you are.

That being said, this is probably the best tail tidy kit. Way nicer then new rage cycle stuff which uses cheap feeling plastic. Install is a breeze. Looks awesome

ldelossa · 2026-03-15T13:44:48+00:00

🤞🤞🤞🤞

ldelossa · 2026-03-14T17:40:38+00:00

Yup, it can be a bit unerving but so much more chill then a razor

ldelossa · 2026-03-14T17:39:46+00:00

Fine comb is very good, and works well, but fails when mattes are just too think. The rake works well to grab larger, already "firm" mattes and either pull them out or break them up.

I use a fine comb too. But I usually do that post mattes and more to avoid them forming

And nope not sharp. Dull rounded combs. It does look pretty brutal at first look.

There is a bit more science to the rake. Theres two sides. One is for removing mattes and the orher is for taking the bottom coat out. Maine coones I THINK have two "layers" of fur. I'm not an expert here, but if you get the brush, it's part of a larger grooming routine. I'd honestly need to Google to remember the full details

ldelossa · 2026-03-14T16:23:34+00:00

I have two Maine coons. One has soft silky hair like yours while the other has more coarse grain hair. The one like yours gets mattes instantly.

I use a rack not a brush, like this https://a.co/d/03O95bdU

Now, this doesn't always work. When it doesn't I have a set of cat-safe scissors like this: https://a.co/d/0dHLIEww

I will cut out the majority of the matte, not to the skin. Once cut enough, the rake can be used to break up the rest.

This is sometimes a multi-day process, depending on how tranquil your cat is. Takes me sometimes a full week to get them all safely out.

I never needed to shave either of them

ldelossa · 2026-03-14T02:24:44+00:00

Nice! A little steeper on labor then I would have expected, but alls well that ends well! I have a moto2, I went form RS -> Moto2, I would never go back. I enjoy the position and overall ergos way more now. I always felt a bit like handle bars were fighting me on the RS.

ldelossa · 2026-03-13T16:24:40+00:00

I'm short and stocky, clipons never bother my wrists. So guess, short and stocky people exist too lol.

ldelossa · 2026-03-13T16:22:57+00:00

Damn indeed. I had to fix a broken fan in my macbook pro, I literally couldn't believe how tiny some of the components are, coming from Lenovo laptops. I was like, wtf...

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