Just went out for an hour. Holy crap I missed riding. Did about 32 miles its 53 out, if I didnt have to do crap today I would be out all day

 

Jealous. I was at home working all day.

Just adjusted Apex Clip-ons on my Streeple. They are now rised as high as they go (3"), and the bar angles are adjusted so that I can handle the bike in parking spot or jammed traffic without my hands hetting the tank. With this setup, I have pretty much same handling angle as the stock bars while the riding position is still a lot sportier than stock. Ride about 24 miles on freeway with this set up it was was super nice. I think the adjustment today made the busy city ride a little easier.

Thanks for the update. Any issues with the cables when you did the full rise?

 

Just adjusted Apex Clip-ons on my Streeple. They are now rised as high as they go (3"), and the bar angles are adjusted so that I can handle the bike in parking spot or jammed traffic without my hands hetting the tank. With this setup, I have pretty much same handling angle as the stock bars while the riding position is still a lot sportier than stock. Ride about 24 miles on freeway with this set up it was was super nice. I think the adjustment today made the busy city ride a little easier.

 

I moved my right side mirror over about 1/2 inch. Found I was having trouble seeing behind me on the right side so I just moved the assembly over next to the starter switch housing. It's better but not perfect.

I haven't put many miles on her since registering her in November so I'm still getting used to her mannerisms.

I think I'm getting better mileage with slightly higher revs instead of upshifting at 4krpm.

90mph sorta sneaks up on you with this bike.

My chiropractor is telling me that my riding position is not optimal and contributing to the neck pains I'm having. My short arms force me into a bit more lean than most others riding this bike... so I'm going to have to think about options.

 

Since my earlier posting(s) in this thread, I thought I would give an update.

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Du Pont Chain Saver....

Best chain lubricating product I have used to date. The stuff dries to a candle wax like state after a few minutes. Does not fling off, even after the chain heats up. Attracts little to no dirt, the stuff wipes right off.

Really works best when applied promptly after a ride, to a warm chain. You can see it form a protective coating over the O rings, look like mini glazed donuts.

Du Pont Chain Degreaser....

Pretty good stuff as well. Does a great job at breaking up oils and grime. After removing the front sprocket cover, there was a huge "tar ball" of crap in there. Real hard to wipe away. Sprayed it down heavily with the degreaser, the stuff fell apart. O ring safe too.
Combined with a Grunge Brush, it makes the cleaning of even the most soiled chains a breeze.

Tech Spec Tank Pads (snakeskin)....

If only I had known what a difference these made, I would have bought them on day 1! Totally transformed the way the bike "responds" to my input. Can really flick the bike with ease now. Only have to apply 1/3 the pressure that I had to before, to keep myself from sliding forward under breaking. No more mashed nuts!

 

Got the last of my rizoma stuff on today (mirrors)

Going to actually swap them for a different model, dealer ordered wrong ones. These still look great but you can't see anything out of them without being fully tucked in. Upright I see the ground, not even my elbows. lol.

 

Beeglowbot,

Love the Rizoma bling! Big fan myself.
Last pic in B&W outside of NYC Ducati-Triumph is great!
I got a good friend that works there. Alex Lange. He did all the work on my 11 Speed Triple when he used to work at a dealership in New Hampshire. He's the Ducati Tech along with Corey Meister. I should be seeing them at the big show at the Javits Center on the 21st.
Anyway, the bike looks great!!!

 

Beeglowbot,

Love the Rizoma bling! Big fan myself.
Last pic in B&W outside of NYC Ducati-Triumph is great!
I got a good friend that works there. Alex Lange. He did all the work on my 11 Speed Triple when he used to work at a dealership in New Hampshire. He's the Ducati Tech along with Corey Meister. I should be seeing them at the big show at the Javits Center on the 21st.
Anyway, the bike looks great!!!

+1 for Alex. He knows his stuff.
Rizoma stuff looks great. I see you got the fancy engine sliders. Those are puuurdy!

 

nice pics, now you just gotta wash off all the blue paint they used to check everything

 

lol I know ashamed. I keep meaning to do that but keep forgetting.

@SalisburyGuy & @Talus: Thanks! Yea I love their stuff. Definitely more than I should've spent but I just had to, especially the grips and cup edition sliders. Oh cool yea, Alex was there that day. He was the only tech on hand too and they were busy as hell. Sounds like he gets around

@matlok: Ahh, I'll have to look into that. Thanks!

 

Put on the glossy Triumph paint protection kit. It went on much easier than I expected, no wrinkles or bubbles at all. It looks great because unless the light hits the edges just right, you can't see it.

On a small side note: I rode over to a friend's house so he could help me install the protection kit, and discovered that his neighbor has a beautiful Norton Commando 750! His neighbor is a really neat older guy with 40+ yrs of riding behind him, made for a good afternoon conversation.

 

My Streety was filthy so I gave her a good bath, cleaned and lubed her chain and rubbed her down with Pledge. :nod:

 

Sweet mirrors. Any more pics of the whole bike or from a distant? I'm trying to decide if i want to go with those style or bar-ends.

 

thanks. not yet, probably won't be able to until next week.

I would def get bar ends for clip-ons.

 

Getting ready to put her away for the season...in January. Awesome. Changed the oil and put this on:

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anyone have that link to those knockoff levers errbody has been raving about?

 

Here's where I got mine:

http://shop.the2wheels.com/CNC-Adjustable-Clutch-Brake-Levers-Set-for-Triumph-Lever-Set-Triumph.htm

 

yep, thats it. How long have you had yours/how have they held up?

 

I've had mine for almost two and a half months now and I couldn't be happier. I haven't noticed any fading of color, and I have absolutely no complaints about the fit and finish. I don't part with my money easily, but if I ever went down and these things bent or broke, I'd buy another pair in a heartbeat.

The shorty brake/regular clutch combo that I got looks a little asymmetrical, but it feels absolutely brilliant riding.

 

hmm, i think i'm going to grab a pair while i mull over whether to do barend mirrors or not. For that price its hard to say no.

 

I love my bar end mirrors too. :laugh:

I'd have loved knowing that Cycle Gear had a knock off pair of the lanesplitter folding ones like CRG for about half the price.

 

i like the triumph ones like

 

I'm a fan of bar-end mirrors. I have them (CRG copy) on both Bonnie and Streeple. They work well with M-bar/Clip-on setup as well. Originally had Triumph pair, but the view was extremely narrow compared to convex mirrors on CRG style ones.

 

word, your bike looks fantastic.

 

I almost had the Triumph ones as well. They do look great, and the quality is fantastic. But after playing around with them at the dealership when I was picking up the bike, I didn't really like the view offered that much. The convex mirrors like the CRG ones, on the other hand, are straight up panoramic. I practically only need one mirror with these.

 

so many choices, lol. I think a rear hugger, levers, and mirrors are going to be my next batch of goodies.

 

Oh ya, if I had or were going with clip ons I'd do bar ends for sure. I'm keeping the stock bar for now though so I'm a bit undecided.

 

Levers are awesome:

 

I fitted a Ventura grab rail and a Rego tube to the arse end of my STR.
May post a pic when I get one of the back end.
For the international members outside OZ and NZ, a Ventura rack fits around the back end of the seat and supports 1 or 2 travel bags. Heaps of bikes have them here because we tend to travel a lot all year round.
The Rego tube carries our legal registration sticker in a nice neat little tube that hangs under the rear number plate.

 

Which levers are those Tronix? I ordered the Pazzo levers in 'Gold', but they have a decidedly orange cast to them.

 

I believe those are the '2wheels' knockoffs that eveyone loves. I'ma get me a set also. I think i'm going to go black levers with gold adjuster (to pick up on the brakes) or black levers with red adjuster (to pick up on the red R).

http://shop.the2wheels.com/CNC-Adjustable-Clutch-Brake-Levers-Set-for-Triumph-Lever-Set-Triumph.htm

 

Just be aware that the knock off levers in black will turn gray in short order. Cheap anodizing is one way they keep the price down

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Just be aware that the knock off levers in black will turn gray in short order. Cheap anodizing is one way they keep the price down

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According to Pazzo, gold is the hardest color to anodize. I'd like my levers to match; would it be possible to paint just the lever itself?

 

Even if the bike lives in a garage?