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anyone go for a ride today? Pics?
- Thread starter trevor
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I like the going around the gate shot.
Lol....there is a gate back there that someone painted on it "F this effing gate"! but spelled out properly
It's a keeper!
Bought new brake pads front and rear, oil and filter....going to have my BMW/Triumph dealer doe a valve inspection later in the month.
When a I rode up to the dealership yesterday a half a dozen employees came outside to see it as the "heard me coming on the highway"...lol...
Not first ride of the month. For first ride of the month yesterday, I had seen salt dust on road so took the Shadow500 (you dont wanna see pics of that).
But today was first Morning Coffee Ride of the year !
42degF, had rained some overnight (washing roads), so took GK out. Had little ride around town to some scenes, and stopp at coffee shop (in record store) and then 50 degF and ride out of town and around for a while. Was nice to just be cruising, enjoying what curves that could be found, enjoying being out and not feeling like in a struggle against the cold, just enjpoying the ride.
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Nice ride, not much traffic, cloudy but just over 60?. Stopped at the top of the dam, took a couple boring photos like this one.
Figured to move back down from the dam, head east, and get some good photos when the sun came out.
Just a couple minutes from the dam, the engine quit, started, quit, started, and quit for good.
Did not want to pull over on the two lane with no shoulder, in the middle of the woods.
Since I was moving pretty good, and it was all down hill I coasted a full mile down to the bottom, where there are parking lots and people.
Rolled into Clinch River Brewing, but they weren't open.
Anyway, called wife, wife came and got me, I hooked up trailer and went back to get the bike.
Loaded it myself (not smart) And almost dropped it.
But she is home, and I know what happened.
I ran out of gas
The low full light never lite. The collective at triuimphrat.net told me how to check the bulb (OK).
Which means the thermistor (low level sensor) failed. See the arrow below in the photo.
New part is $218.99 from Triumph.....Ha.
Anywho, Sunday was so nice, I had to get out. A quick pre-flight check on the GS informed me that the brake light was not working, for front nor rear controls. Hmm. thought I had that licked, but at least it wasn't blowing a fuse anymore. So whacha gonna do? Start in on a electrical diagnoses on a beautiful Sunday afternoon? Certainly not. I would stick to back roads, then onto the forest roads. Forest roads proved to be more slimy than I would have preferred, so stopped at a picnic area to enjoy some coffee and a sandwich I had packed. Headed home feeling all was right with the world until I rolled back into town. Two blocks before the first red light in town, of course there's a cop behind me. I had one block in which to make an engine brake slow down to make a tight right turn so the cop wouldn't see that I had no brake light. It worked, made the turn, cop didn't follow. Whew! Then I remembered that I also has taken the GS off of my insurance policy in October because I was going to have it down for a number of months to rebuild the top end. I never put it back on my policy. I don't know what the fine would have been for no brake light and no insurance, and I hope I don't find out. Guess I either need to get the GS re-insured, and fix the brake light, or finish up the Tiger and get it back on the road. Well, actually I need to do all of that. Sorry. no pics.
Stopped here for a moment and pondered this hill...
I don't know... maybe when everything dries out in a month or so... so tempting.
Good to hear that you are getting out.
Congrats on the rescue and diagnosis and dissasembly.
You were a menace to society, could have got a ticket or two by county police.
ANd we should issue you a citation for no pics. Har Har
Appers tht a 4 wheeler went up there recently.
I suspect that later in the season we will see another pic with the bike up there with you.
Took the RT to see if could notice the effects of the 24k service , and did start quicker and run smoother.
(24K includes valve check, throttle body balance, the 4 spark plugs, brake-clutch fluid change, alternator belt change.)
(I dont want to talk about how much that cost)
ROde out of town on some country roads, and township park, stopped to watch water in stream for a bit, cant say why, but I like to do that. Was surprised to see water strider bugs zipping around.
ANd again, I found that "Road Closed Ahead" means that will be about no traffic, and when do get to actaull road closed will be something to see (and maybe a portapotty).
ANd into town, and to beach area.
Was out for about hour and half.
Glad to be able to do this.
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Hit Norris Dam, bottom side this time. Hit 61 towards Big Ridge state park and beyond.
Spent some time looking for a spot to get a Dogwood photo. Finally did.
And this bike.....What fun....
407 miles to end of break-in.
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Yes, you did.
And some of your other pics shows how nice it is that they have those motorcycle parking spaces available there on upper part of the dam.
Good that you are enjoying the new bike.
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So some things on my to-do-list got moved to the can-do-on-cold-rainy-day-list.
Took heated gloves wiring harness out of the jacket.
Out for about 3 hours, including lunch stop.
SHould have taken liner out of jacket, almost 65 by time got home.
So glad and thankfull to be able and available to do this.
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yes, . . . . . yes.
Took the backroads to Douglas Dam. Took about an hour to get there.
Hung out a bit, headed back, stopped for lunch on the way home, got back to the garage about 2pm
Only took a couple decent photos, due to camera troubles.
And - 329 miles to the end of break-in....
