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    Shorter Ride 10/9

    Today we decided to give our bodies a break and go for fewer miles. We did a loop to the back side of Eureka Springs on AR187 to AR23. That route puts you over a one lane wooden bridge across the Beaver River. Reminds me of the Golden Gate bridge only smaller and a lot more rickety. AR 23...
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    Today's Ride

    Today Pat wanted to experience the 'Pig Trail' so we went from Garfield to Eureka Springs and turned south on AR 23. Yesterday we had come north on 23 from AR 16 but missed the trail, so today we made the trip to I-40. It's about 80 miles one way from Eureka Springs. Pat wanted to get off the...
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    Sad News In Eureka Springs

    Got to Garfield Arkansas Monday after 4PM and we decided to go out to dinner. We ended up in a BBQ joint in Rogers and while there made plans to eat at the Bavarian Inn in Eureka Springs during our trip. Yesterday when Pat called the Inn to make reservations he found out they were closed and...
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    Weird Thing

    Got back from a ride yesterday and hit the Hill Hold in the driveway waiting to open the garage door and it would not release until I killed the engine and ignition. I'll see if that was an aberation of a real problem later in the week.
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    Motea Shorty Levers

    Back on August 26 I ordered a set of Motea Shorty levers for my GT and they were promptly shipped 2 days later from Germany. They arrived in Ft. Worth about 4 days after that and there they sat in Customs until last Monday. So Tuesday I decided to tackle installing them figuring at most maybe...
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    Strange Encounter

    Here's a twist. Yesterday I was out riding with son-in-law Tom and we stopped at a gas station in Roanoke so he could fill up. I was parked next to him at the pump on my Rocket and a guy leaving from the convenience store pulled up and stopped next to my bike, the driver then rolled down his...
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    Cerakote Exhaust Heat Abatement Evaluation

    Took the Rocket out for about 100 miles around Keller, Flower Mound, Grapevince, Southlake, North Richland Hills and some highway thrown in to get above 75mph. I wanted to evaluate the efficacy of the Cerakote on the exhaust headers for heat reduction at stops and gave it all kinds of stop...
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    Taking the plunge

    Today I pulled the exhaust manifold off my GT to get it ceramic coated. I'll take it tomorrow to the powder coated and see how long before I can put the bike back together. I also pulled the heat shields off my Thunderbird Storm to get them coated as well. I don't have a heat issue with the...
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    Drat

    I finally managed to scuff the right foot peg 'bank angle indicator' this morning while out riding. Sadly I was going 0 mph when it occurred. I'm sure it's much more thrilling to scrape that little bobbin going around a corner or sharp bend than it is to watch the bike fall over when the motor...
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    Cruise Control and TuneECU

    Not long after I bought my 2023 Rocket GT I was intrigued with the notion of getting rid of the factory installed throttle limitations in Sport mode. That led me to change the ETV tables to gain the full throttle response I wanted (and really like). In reprogramming the ECU however, the...
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    DGR Ft. Worth

    Tom (son-in-law) and I signed up for the DGR being held at Eurosport Ft. Worth. This is their first year hosting the event and they raised more than the $10,000 goal. Non too shabby. Tom rode my Bobber and I rode my Thruxton R in keeping with the retro theme of the event. Going down I-35 at...
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    Turning Off SAI

    While checking out why Mevorach has such a problem with decel pop it occurred to me that the SAI valve which is installed to burn fuel on decel might be causing a problem (not possible if it has been removed). There is a method according to the AI search I used to disable that valve...
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    Heat Shielding Experiment

    I wanted to see if it was possible to reduce the ferocious heat coming off the back cylinder header hitting my right thigh at stop lights so I decided on an experiment to see if it was possible. I purchased a 1 foot by 6 foot piece of Nomex cloth from Amazon and cut a small piece to wrap the...
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    Most Comfortable Ride YET

    Well I took the opportunity with the mild weather to address the footpeg position on my GT since I was sure the unit was set in the middle position, and I was right. After word searching the service manual and the owner's manual the only information I got was "take it to your dealer" to do...
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    Splash Guard Removal

    Took a few minnutes out of my non-hectic schedule to meander out to the garage and remove the splash guard on my Rocket. It's raining today so had the time to get this job done. Took all of 10 minutes. It requires removing one bolt from the license tag, loosening the other bolt so the plate...
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    Owner's Manual Jibberish

    Being new to the 2500 Rocket and it's single sided swingarm (my Speed Triple has a single sided swingarm but is a chain drive) I wanted to understand the suspension settings. So I read with interest the tables and how the bike is delivered to the dealer in the Owner's Manual. I asked the PO if...
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    OK I'm Impatient SOB

    Went out to the garage this afternoon after putting on some break-in miles this morning to clear the maintenance minder on the dash. It had timed out without meeting the minimum mileage, so I was going to do a simple reset. Loaded my TuneECU up, connected and had the wrench gone in about 30...
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    First 100ish miles

    Took the Rocket out for some breakin miles this morning and thought I'd share some impressions of the bike. This is the sixth Triumph currently in my garage and it blends alot of the really good things of the others with a dash of incredible torque as sweetener. Tom (son-on-law) was riding his...
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    It's Official

    Alrighty I have officially changed my signature line to show I am once again the owner of a Rocket. Rode it home from the sellers house (I now know how/where the rich folks live (we had to pass thru a security gate)). At time of my purchase it had 141 miles on the odometer. It was a bit dusty...
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    Back In The Fold

    About 4 years ago I traded my beloved 2005 Rocket III for a 2020 Triumph Bobber. The weight the bike was putting on my knees was making it too painful to hold up, so with a lot of angst and dread I traded the bike. Last week I took my son-in-law's forks over to Monkey Moto in Argyle for seal...
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