Isn't it wonderful...

....when you go to watch the TT expecting rain and come back slightly
sunburnt, having had 7 days glorious sunshine?

The only thing better than the weather is the attitude of the
white-helmeted police. Fantastic week, made all the better by the bike
being mostly[1] on song, BT014s being excellent and crowds cheering at
creg-nee-ba for mild showboating.

Anyone got a copy of the PS2 TT game they've got bored with?

[1] I think the clutch is slipping when wound right on, but not every
time and not consistently. Two Triumph dealers have sworn they've
hardly ever replaced a clutch and never heard of one doing what mine is.

 

Haven't taken mine out of the plastic yet.

Don't start that, you ****.

 

That's what mine was doing sometimes appearing to slip, sometimes feeling
OK- I put that down to the clutch just starting to go. When it went in in
Feb for a service I asked them to look at it and the report back was "We
can't see anything wrong". Took it out and, next time I tried to wind it on
at 12xxxxxx 69mph the revs rose and speed was not commensurate with revs.

Took it back and said "It needs a new clutch". They charged me through the
nose for a new set of plates & springs etc. Bike now pulls properly with no
slip.

Dave

PS. Mine had done a massive 15000 miles when it went. That's 1000 miles
more than when I had to have new front brake discs..... Kate's R6 has done
more miles and has had no problems from either clutch or discs.
PPS. Nothing else had better go wrong on the 955 as my nearest dealer is in
Toulouse now and that's fucking miles(or should that be kilometres) away!

 

Was this your first TT? Magical place, isn't it?

Glad you enjoyed it.

 

Doesnotcompute wrote

Are you sure?

There is another cylinder wot turns on at about 8k on mine. Which I did
at first think was the beginnings of a slippy clutch. Having ridden it
for a bit I now assume it is a carburation thing and it is just trying
to go a bit faster a bit faster.

Even better when the can starts singing, imho.

 

It was, and it is. I didn't really know what to expect but the place
was better than anything I could imagine. The atmosphere, the roads -
everything was great. Obviously, there was a few dampners on
proceedings, but it's hard to stay melancholy there. Some of the best
biking roads dropped into breathtaking scenery. Some pics may follow
this evening when I get home.

A lap before breakfast just about every day saw to that. Over the last
week I've fallen in love with the daytona all over again. The way it
handles, goes and stops suits me fine and the noise is like music to me.

The racers have my utmost respect for riding around that course. It's
barking at what I thought was cracking on a bit. How that lot manage
to do more than 2 laps is impressive, but 6 laps is outstanding.

 

WavyDavy wrote:

<snip>

Sounds similar. It's slipping by 500 - 1000 revs from about 8k in 5th
and 6th. It's not a lot, but it doesn't feel right and it's made me
wonder how much "go" I'm missing out on. Saying that, it's gone up
through the gears a few times and been fine.

Balls. I was rather hoping it wasn't going to be expensive. Looks
like I'd best start looking up how to go about it. Thanks for the
advice.

 

That good is it?

Curiously, that's pretty close to what I was thinking.

 

I did wonder if it was just where things get interesting, but the
increase in revs is sudden whereas the increase in mph isn't. It also
doesn't feel like it's pulling as hard as it should be, so I'm
confident it's clutch slip. I don't think it'll be much of a problem
back in blighty though.

 

I think he's just referring to the point at which the power comes in,
but ICBW.
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\`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3
`\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2
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It's a lack-of-time issue for me.

You've caught up with UKRM already then?

 

"Me too"
Mine and SWMBOs first time also
An Ab Fab week - completely fallen in love with the place and the people
and the bikes and...

When we came down the hill and pulled off there on Mad Sunday, we were
the only bike in sight as everyone else got held up by an accident where
some friends of ours (nurses) assisted. Injured biker lucky to be alive
and relatively intact - although if he was the same goon who had blatted
through the middle of everyone else a few moments (and bends) before
then I hope he sees it as a warning!

Overall though, that was only one of two idiots (the other was a BMW
rider who treated his mirrors as ornaments only
We were incredibly impressed with everyone elses riding and cameraderie [1]

Chris D
[1] Just don't expect me to express a public opinion about the
Germans [2] on our campsite at Glenlough...
[2] 'stereotypes-r-us'

 

Ace wrote

For once you are right on the target.


At a needle's width over 8k with the throttle open and the engine
already breathing there is a distinct change of tone and it starts
pulling noticeably harder. Good it is. It doesn't happen at low values
of beanage for the same revs though. Very noticeable in 3rd and 4th.

As it comes on rather slowly I thought at first it might be a slippy
clutch and was really pleasantly surprised to finds it wasn't.

 

No, but after this post I'll take it as read there have been a few
protesting clutches in the past week.

 

You got it.

 

It's a piece of piss, and, while I don't know about Triumph, a full
set of Kawasaki plates (friction and steel) is only about 50 quid.

 

Chris Deuchar (UKRM) wrote:

Glen Lough campsite is good, isn't it.

--
Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

<misty water coloured memories>
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| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \
_/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C
|_\_____/_| ..75830../..18846.../..3214./.19406
(>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5
|__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG*
\ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4
\|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4
'^' RBR Landmarks: 24 Pts: 400 Miles: 1589

 

He was telling you to give it bollocks.

Eww.

 

Bit of a shame that - I wanted to say hello. Some better planning next
time.

The ones in purple thongs? They put me off momentarily, I can tell you.