Motorcycles
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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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every thing above is right but the bikes dont say TRIUMPH ,your right natehate i would want an early carb model definatley not an efi model .
the thruxton is not the right seating position for me .
graeme is your final drive still holding up
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actually ive had 13 new generatipn bmws and to be honest ive never had a problem with a final drive but i know tons who have .
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I'm a little biased, but damn. How do they make a video of a engine sexy? The new engine looks intriguing. I've been surprised at how good the fuel consumption is on my bike. It looks like they claim to add power and increase fuel efficiency. Pretty cool
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only the italians can make something as simple as a rearfootrest casting look sexy
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This would've been a cool event to attend…
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This smile is one of the main reason I traded my cafe racer for an upright passenger friendly ride.
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^love this!
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I got to drive my uncles Ural for a couple days, it's a fun bike. My girlfriend was kind of scared of the side car at first, but once riding in it was good. Hoping I can find a good priced used one next spring.
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The side car is actually really comfortable too, I'm pushing 6'3" and I could fully stretch out my legs in it. I also went on some really rutted out dirt trails and it handled good.
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the ural is a great bike the later ones have better parts and bearings etc ,japanese and german parts we in the uk do not get the 3rd driven wheel model (sidecar wheel)but i beleive they all have reverse.
i have been out with dave angel (yes thats his real name)from f2 motorcycles who is the importer of ural.
i have had several sidecars and they are great fun ,once your used to them you can shift them along at a fair old pace .
just one thing with sidecars is never ever ever go out without some weight in the chair ,the chair can lift easily and then you have no control ,you may end up mounting the sidewalk/pavement running down a fence and ending up in a field …..............not that this has ever happened to me you understand -
I guess it's informative, but mostly I just find it disconcerting
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@harley dave this Ural was a 2008 gear up, had disc brakes,but no damper on the front wheel which gave a serious speed wobble above 45mph, and no fuel injection. It also came from California and still had the emissions from there and made it suck air and lose some torque. I know what you mean about the side car getting away from you, I raised it a couple times and my uncle started doing circles in the drive way with it balancing in the air and said " don't ever do this".
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with the speed wobble (or not speed) you just power through that and normally it goes away but i think with the ural 55-60 would be your max comfortable speed .
i loved my sidecars and would love one of the new urals unfortunatly in live in england where there is no where to ride off road and its way to crowded .cool factor is 10/10 for that one though
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Happy Halloween. This is my friends Ural. Pretty cool guy and a hell of an illustrator.
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love the ural must admit ive started to look at these again
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Picked up a cheap high mileage ex Police Force bike via an auction. The K1300s has not been changed since it's release in 2009, so an older high mileage model made financial sense, saved myself a lot compared to a 2014 showroom model.
All my previous road bikes have been of a higher value and have been loved and cleaned more than they were used. Having a cheap bike where all the depreciation has been taken care of is the cure. I have been out on it every day for the last week and not felt guilty about not cleaning it!
The photos were taken yesterday from the top of "Clee Hill" in sunny Shropshire, not bad for November UK riding!
