I'm not at all desperate to sell it, but I'm not going to sweat a couple hundred bucks either. I keep the bike under a tarp at my office in Orange - right where the 22 meets the 55 (very close to the 5, the 57, and not far from the 91 or the 405). Honestly, that About me:I'm rapidly responsive to texts. Look closely at the final few photos to get a sense of what I mean. Essentially the rear lift stand pegs have some scratches fro normal use, there's some nearly unnoticeable scratches on the tank, and the chain has some minor corrosion. I've never had any police issues or close calls, but bottom line I'm 36 and I need to do myself a favor and just put around on my Yamaha XT 225.List of Extras:- SW-MOTECH Crash Bars Engine Guards For Triumph Street with foot pegs (so new the plastic is still on the SW-Motech badging) ~ original price $200- ACERBIS 2140450001 DUAL ROAD HANDGUARDS, COLOR: GRAY~ original price $115- Upgraded adjustable brake and clutch levers ~ original price $70- SW-MOTECH 12V Cigarette Socket With Wiring Harness And In-Line Fuse ~ original price $35- Newer Tires ~ original price $400 - More.Wear and Tear:There is an unusually low amount of blemishes on this bike. Doing the speed limit is very hard on a Triple because it does 65 in first gear and is nimble enough to slide a knee at practically any speed. Japanese bikes are great don't get me wrong, but there is a unique pride of ownership that I feel with having this English Beast. Why I'm selling it:This is the most beautiful object that I've ever owned. ( Not that this in itself will help with the splitting problem it won't ) With regards to the splitting I have put some cable ties around mine, and pulled them as tight as I could giving the steams a bit more support.Less than 7100 miles on this bike. I always put a bit of copper grease into the screw threads to help removal at a latter stage. The only other problem that you'll have to keep an eye on is the 4 lugs that hold the chrome side covers on they can split, and if that happens you'll have one hell of a job to get your side covers off. ( To be honest as this is such a crap job I'd replace them while you have it all off, that way you know your good for another 25000+ miles ) So whatever you do check these whilst you have the air box off, or you'll kick yourself a few miles down the road when you find out they're not up too much, and you have to go through all the hassle again.Ī tip for you when you attempt this job, have the kettle on stand by for a cup of tea, and walk away from it when the air turns blue, and it will. If you do attempt this, before you just replace the air box, check your carb rubbers from the air box to the carbs and from the carbs to the engine, as I found that 2 of mine had perished. My idea was to replace the air filter inside with a K & N filter, but I was about a week from going to Austria, and at the time living in spain and it was touch and go as to whether or not the filter would come in time, so I just replaced like for like. The screws just kept turning no matter what I tried. The only problem that I came across, ( and I tried this one the old one not the new ) was that I found it impossible to separate the front half of the box, from the rear. I replaced my air filter this year on my 1995 Thunderbird, and whilst I were dead lucky to get the old one off, and the new one on at the second attempt, I couldn't agree more that the design is absolutely stupid, and that's being kind.
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