I have a 79 T140E which I have owned for 31 years. I've made quite a few mods but have tried to keep the original looks. By the way your bike was made with electronic ignition, Lucas Rita system, but it wasn't the most reliable so most have been replaced with modern electronics. Great bikes to ride and your videos are great also.
Had some loose wires from the previous owner that I wanted gone. (the positive was disconnected, but the negative was still attached, and it didn't look good having an old, rusty connector hanging out from behind the cover) I, and presumably my neighbours, were quite surprised by the blast of sound when I uncoupled the negative pole. I managed to get the useless stuff out the way and reconnect everything, but this video would have saved my ears some trouble. Good to know for next time though.
Nice & clean now. Thank you for sharing. Just washed my adventure gear from KLIM. Getting ready to tackle Cape Town to Victoria Falls on moto. Cheers from USA 🍺
hi...sorry if I take the liberty of giving you some "practical" advice...the closure of the bag should be much closer to the corner...preventing the wind from lifting the left corner of the bag. Ah...but the bag was already like this! It's very annoying when you go. Standing still it's perfect.
Definitely need to do this so thank you for the video. Both my front and rear calipers are not releasing. Rear doesn’t feel like it’s applying or releasing 😢
Fillingham had a bad experience with his air cooled Bonneville and is so incredibly biased against anything Triumph now it’s laughable , it says more about him than the Triumph brand I’m afraid. I test rode a 1200 scrambler X last week, it’s utterly brilliant, I’ve owned over 70 bikes and currently own 9 , for me the scrambler 1200 is there most enjoyable bike I’ve ever ridden, in fact I should be taking ownership of a very nice 1200 XC on the 8th of July, one of my current bikes is a 1200 Thruxton, it’s terrific but the scrambler, at least for me, beats it hands down, well done Triumph 👍
They don't need to "ban" them, they will just make them so expensive to own, ride, fuel, insure and tax, that only the ultra rich will be able to afford to use them on private land.
We're not in the European Union, they can shove their ban where the sun dont shine. As for repairs people will still get them repaired, they just won't take them to the garage, and find someone who will fix it on the QT for cash in hand ,who's to know ? The garages will lose out, jobs will be lost and the tax man won't get his vat .
im washing my klim jacket and pants 4 cups of this nikwax from the bottle and 4 cups of waterproofing all u need Don rinse after waterproofing stop the washer and take it out outside let it dry and drip its best way to do it trust me on that
Buell should've been continued all this time in partnership with hd. Horrible mistake. Hd could've very easily upgraded their roadster sportster with Buell internals. They choose the minimalist approach of doing only what necessary to get by thank God for Polaris challenging hd sales with Indian line up
Seems like a weird design with that dowdy washer on the inside of the fork. How do you know it's in place when you put the bolt back in? I've got a minor leak around that allen head and I figured I'd take it out, maybe put a new dowdy washer on. Looks like in order to do that I'll have to pull the fork off. I was hoping I could just take off the bottom fork cap, remove the wheel, unscrew that allen bolt and replace the washer.
The motorcycle looks great the display for odometer, speed and gear looks too small for my aging eyes. They need a larger screen or traditional gauges with larger text on it.
I wear full face no matter what,I understand both full face and open face would protect well but I always get insects on my rides some are pretty big and my visor always needs a clean after a ride
good evening, love the scrambler and love the videos. its made me want to try making a few videos. I took 6 of us to Wales last weekend and got some footage. if you get chance take a look at them and give me some feed back. cheer buddy
Hands down buell Ulysses is the best motorcycle I’ve ever ridden. Owned numerous jap bikes, triumph, 69 fl for 35 years, Ducati multistrada,currently 4 guzzis and 2 buell Ulysses. The Ulysses is the best
I have the Klim Badlands Pro just like yours but in Large. The venting is superb. That rear zip takes some practice to do up. I sometimes just zip them together before putting the pants on if I know I’m heading out all day. The Badlands Pro pants by the way are superb for venting and fit. I wish the lower cuffs were easier on/off over my bigger boots. You missed several more pockets btw 😅
Just bought a caburg jet open face after years of full face. Went for a ride and immediately noticed how much more Vision I had, Then went back to back with the full face the difference is massive. For backroad and green lanes the open face with visor will do for me..
That’s very true. We have to make the bikes our own first. Half of the path is concluded. Then we embrace the less positive points and deal with them on a satisfying perspective. No wind shield can be a good thing to ware better protective gear, better helmet, better jacket and better boots, just to give an example. Not having a big windshield can be a blessing, on a hot summer day! Not having a windshield can give a more accurate notion of the speed, which is relevant when riding a bike👌🏻
What is perfection and how do we recognise it? Discuss. Whilst you're discussing it' I'll just ride one of my classic Guzzi's and enjoy an old, imperfect machine built by enthusiasts.
Motorcycles, like life, are fraught with problems. The work arounds are part of the journey. Indeed, the solutions contribute significantly to the satisfaction.
