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@natehate:

oh and thanks graeme for putting hedon on my radar, trying to figure out if theyre legal here now

Are you in Ontario? Apparently ECE lids are legal there since 2012.

http://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/view.do?postingId=8502

look at this guy, better at finding stuff about my country's laws then me

Graeme

My Google Fu is strong!

So are you going to order up a Hedon then @natehate ? If it's any help, they felt as though they had a long oval fit, similar to a Davida lid.

natehate

sent you a pm @Graeme

Graeme

Just how fast are modern bikes? :o

summ3rhays

Pretty cool. I watched that yesterday.

Bluegrass

That was off the hook! Wow…..... It takes serious BALLS to ride a motorcycle that fast.

Graeme

The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride in London. If you watch it, you can spot Mark Eley of Eley Kashimoto (in the zig zag suit), and Scott of Dawson Denim.

I'd have gone along, only I thought that my Beemer was too modern to fit in with the prevailing vibe.

Bluegrass

You should have jumped in! Looks like it was a good event. Very cool.

Graeme

I subsequently heard that there were a few non-Kosher bikes present, so I probably could have got away with it. Maybe next year…

harley dave

whats your thoughts gents on the triumph scrambler (once the horrible std pipes are ditched for a proper set ) as a town bike .

live your steve mcqueen dream

summ3rhays

I have a friend who owns one. He feels it's a bit under powered, but prefers it that way. Casual riding for sure. Personally I'd go with a Bonne if you're ditching the pipes anyway.

harley dave

they are underpowered did think about the bonneville as well would have to be the t100 though as i hate mag wheels

natehate

i'd go with the thruxton if i was going new triumph. thats a sexy looking machine
however i did hear a few years back when they went from carb to efi they were having some throttle issues and that the english made bikes that are a few years older again are better
but thats just what i hear
could be bullshit

Graeme

There seem to be a bunch of scramblers around right now. The Ducati is the other obvious choice, though it's a bit less retro than the Triumph.

Not wanting to be left out, Moto Guzzi have produced a conversion kit for the V7 with 70Tre.

The Guzzi has a couple of advantages over the Triumph: Shaft drive, so no chain to adjust, and ABS is now available as an option.

Speaking of bikes, took my Beemer in to get serviced today. It wasn't a cheap experience, as I needed to get the fuel gauge repaired. Again. The last generation of Boxers have a really rubbish fuel strip that is renowned for failing, and mine was a few months out of guarantee.

Even worse was that there was a small oil leak. A washer needed replacing, but it needed about an hour's work to actually get access to the part of the engine that had the problem. So it was about 60p for a new washer, and £60 for fitting it…

Still, it's running an awful lot better now than it was.

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