When/Where/Pics was the last time you rode your bike ?

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I was out on the Street Triple earlier,the ride got cut short when the drizzle came in.I'm still not sure if I should SORN the bike at the end of the week or give it another month.

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I'm thinking of fitting a new rear shock over the winter,either Maxton or a Nitron anyone had experience of either?
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Bustaspoke wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 4:43 pm I was out on the Street Triple earlier,the ride got cut short when the drizzle came in.I'm still not sure if I should SORN the bike at the end of the week or give it another month.

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I'm thinking of fitting a new rear shock over the winter,either Maxton or a Nitron anyone had experience of either?
I've got Nitrons on the Rockster. So far very happy with them.
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When for a ride out with my younger brother. Met at Buntingford and went for a bacon bap and a coffee at Finchingfield as he's not been for ages. The back roads were 20% wet, 40% damp so it was a fairly mild one. Glad my bike was already dirty but he's was clean when we left. It wasn't at the end!

Some nice bikes at Finchingfield.

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We left there and headed for Goldtop leathers shop near Bishops Stortford, been a couple of times now and really like the shop. The jackets are really nice and it's a decent place to stop for a coffee and a chat.

The 2 dull UJMs...like fuck. Both awesome bikes :obscene-birdiedoublered:

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I think if I'd have known how damp/wet/dirty the roads were I doubt I'd have gone out. But once out I bloody loved it. I keep thinking this is the last ride of the year but been thinking that for a month now so you never know. I'm definitely not washing the bike yet though!

The geezer in the Hertford Esso is gonna think I fancy him soon as every ride I'm brimming the tank before I go home in case that's the end of the season. Annoyingly I'm on 7954 miles and I'd really like to hit 8k cos of my OCD and seems a nice round number to end on
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Bustaspoke wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 4:43 pm I'm thinking of fitting a new rear shock over the winter,either Maxton or a Nitron anyone had experience of either?
Not tried either but thinking of a Nitron for mine.
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Bustaspoke wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 4:43 pm I was out on the Street Triple earlier,the ride got cut short when the drizzle came in.I'm still not sure if I should SORN the bike at the end of the week or give it another month.

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I'm thinking of fitting a new rear shock over the winter,either Maxton or a Nitron anyone had experience of either?

You could sorn it, then if you want to ride it, tax it. 👍
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£117.

About £10 a month.

That's a half decent cocktail or a couple of pints.

Not worth the faff to not just keep it running, but then I am fabulously wealthy.
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I've also got a couple of SV650's for winter so the Streety's getting SORN'd
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Bustaspoke wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 4:43 pm I was out on the Street Triple earlier,the ride got cut short when the drizzle came in.I'm still not sure if I should SORN the bike at the end of the week or give it another month.

I'm thinking of fitting a new rear shock over the winter,either Maxton or a Nitron anyone had experience of either?
Why sorn it, you might hit a nice November, December, January day ;)

I had a Nitron on my 636B1H kwak. It transformed the bike from a hard as nails rear end with very little damping to a lovely handling little sports bike :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Bigyin wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 8:58 pm

Why sorn it, you might hit a nice November, December, January day ;)

I had a Nitron on my 636B1H kwak. It transformed the bike from a hard as nails rear end with very little damping to a lovely handling little sports bike :thumbup: :thumbup:
I plan on overhauling the rear suspension & I enjoy the SV650's so I'll take the Streety of the road for the winter months.I've also got to get around to finishing off my XT600 project so I've plenty of 2 wheel stuff to get on with along with the non biking stuff.
Thanks for the recommendation on the Nitron :thumbup:
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Bustaspoke wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 4:43 pm I was out on the Street Triple earlier,the ride got cut short when the drizzle came in.I'm still not sure if I should SORN the bike at the end of the week or give it another month.

I'm thinking of fitting a new rear shock over the winter,either Maxton or a Nitron anyone had experience of either?
I've got a Nitron on my Speed Triple, it was fine as supplied and even better when it was tweaked a bit
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I had a Maxton shock and revalved forks on my old ZZR11 years ago.A world of difference to the bike. I've used Ohlins in the past 3 bikes,but any aftermarket shock is gonna be a positive step up. Nitron get a good report.
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I'd be tempted to see what this chap recommends. :thumbup:

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Another angle from the other day:

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Took the littlun’s Fazer out for a ride after changing all 4 plug caps, goes like a goodun now although the idle still sounds a little lumpy.

That Black Widow exhaust is a bit flippin loud.
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Gregor wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 3:21 pm Image

Took the littlun’s Fazer out for a ride after changing all 4 plug caps, goes like a goodun now although the idle still sounds a little lumpy.

That Black Widow exhaust is a bit flippin loud.
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Skub wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:55 pm
Gregor wrote: Wed Oct 30, 2024 3:21 pm
Took the littlun’s Fazer out for a ride after changing all 4 plug caps, goes like a goodun now although the idle still sounds a little lumpy.

That Black Widow exhaust is a bit flippin loud.
Carb balance time?
It’s on my to do list,I even got the gauges out last month and hung them by the back door :P
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Funny old weather the past week. It's been mostly dry and calm,but an annoying mizzle coming and going,especially early in the day.

Anyway,it was the turn of Mr.Orange today. A good enough way to start November.

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Skub wrote: Fri Nov 01, 2024 3:31 pm Funny old weather the past week. It's been mostly dry and calm,but an annoying mizzle coming and going,especially early in the day.

Anyway,it was the turn of Mr.Orange today. A good enough way to start November.

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Well we're into November & it's stopped raining so I've kept the Street Triple on the road for another month.
Today's local spin consisted of a GT250,Bandit,Himalayan & my Street Triple.

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Dryish roads & still wearing my summer gloves,that's a result for November :thumbup:
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The mizzle finally pissed off today and although some roads were damp in places,it was pleasant enough. It does no harm to occasionally remind myself I am free to fuck about on bikes because of others who fought for their country.
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