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  1. BillB

    Just checking in to see if you kids are behaving!

    Howdy all! Been a while since I popped in . I see that "Thread Killer" is still alive and kicking! Hope everyone is doing as well as possible. Still having a ball on the Vstrom, last I heard Chris feels the same about my old R3T. Aleady run the tires off of the Vstrom and had to put new set...
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    **SOLD** 2013 R3T with a bunch of extras

    2013 Rocket 3 Touring for sale. $5,500 51,000 miles has never missed a service or given me any problems. Reband pipe,RamAir filter, PC5 with auto tune. Dynoed at 143HP 149 FTLB 1 inch longer than stock Hagon Nitro rear shocks with fat guy springs. Progressive Suspension springs in the forks...
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    Been a while since I checked in! How's everyone doing?

    Laurel and I took a consolation trip up to the mountains a couple of weeks ago because my knee is so shot that there was no way that I could make the Texas run even in the truck. One of Jerry the knife makers buds rides so he offered to take us on a 3 hour loop of his favorite roads. What a...
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    Head count for Josey's cooking supplies in WV

    All right people. Glen's got less than 2 weeks to get his ducks in a row. Sign up or go hungry Cut of date is Saturday June 6th UPDATE CUTOFF IS 10AM ON JUNE 6 Billb +2. Kevin F. Stb and Jay. Warp Boog + 1 Paul + Wei Mel + Sandy Ham+1 Tdragger Tribal Yogi...
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    Exactly 7 years ago.......

    Almost to the minute. After spending 3 weekends getting jerked around by the local HD/ Triumph stealer ship, trying to trade in a lump of a twin cam ElectraGlide that I had purchased from them. I was filling out the paperwork 65 miles from home at Fox's Triumph/ Suzuki in Roxboro NC to off load...
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    Eurobike Raleigh 2019 and TFC Rocket

    Decided to jump on the bike last Sunday and go have a look. Wasn't really expecting much, overcast, foggy and damp Surprisingly, the place was freaking SWARMING with bikes and people and that's at 10am! Talked to the pilgrims at Triumph of Raleigh. They didn't have a new Rocket on display, no...
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    Question for the OZ captains

    Many years back, probably in the 1990s. My dear old blue haired mum went back to OZ to hang out for a few months to visit the family. During the time she and her little brother were touring about, she stopped at any bike shop they stumbled upon to get me a shirt to drag back to the states. Was...
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    Touring progressive fork spring upgrade

    Decided as I can't ride for a month or so while I recover from surgery, might as well do some upgrades. Got out the manual and read through it and went what the heck??? Looked at the bike and lo and behold, no drain plugs on the lower sliders. Could understand that in a Roadster or such with...
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    This could end poorly

    Some of y'all that were in Stearns for RAA East this year might remember me gimping around with a brace on my knee. When we got home my ortho pulled 50mls of fluid out of it and 30 more the next week that had cartilage floating around in it. Long story short, I just got back from surgery to fix...
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    Two of my favorite things

    Are riding my rocket and hammering steel plates with a high powered rifle from as far away from them as possible. It's a GOOD day when you can do both before 9am on a Sunday morning :D If you look all the way to the back just above the left corner of the bench there is a little light colored...
  11. BillB

    I know what just can't figure out why

    Doing the fuel filter on my R3T and found the strangest thing (even for Triumph) At the intake end of the fuel pump there is a rubber boot/cup with stainless steel screen around the normal filter. From there a hose goes to the relief port on the regulator. So for some reason Triumph wants...
  12. BillB

    Motul 300V

    After reading some input about this oil I decided to give it a go. Hey if Lushy @Neville Lush likes it that is good enough for me! Anyhow I went to my go to website motosport.com and found they have the 4ltr jugs on sale for 20 bux off right at the moment. $59 instead of $79. Ordered 3 which...
  13. BillB

    Never saw THAT comming!

    Was out in the shop (shed) when the wife asked me to pass the air hose under the roll up door so she could spray off the lawn mower etc. Went back to what I was doing, the compressor kicked on, ran for about 30-45 seconds then made a slap-pop noise and the pump shut off with the motor still...
  14. BillB

    SuperBike races at VIR

    Going to ride up this Sunday 5/14/17 to watch some REALLY fast guys in the twisties. Any other captains going to be at the track? Probably getting on site around 11am or so.
  15. BillB

    A rather embarrassing revelation

    So there I was, sitting on the back deck, drinking a beer and thinking about the mountains. I love the mountains! All those beautiful twisty roads to ride. Not that I am very good on them but I still love to ride them. I am better on them with the Rocket that the Harleys but that is a given. A...
  16. BillB

    Centering the right brake caliper

    Been meaning to post this for a while but I always forget after I change my front tire. On my 2013 touring model the manual says to make sure the right caliper is centered on the rotor and gently pry the lower fork in or out if needed before tightening the pinch bolts. I don't know how many...
  17. BillB

    Repacking a Reband silencer

    I asked the fine folks at Reband if there was any recommendations they had to quiet down the pipe a little bit. They said that the solution is to pack more fiberglass in the silencer. Being blessed with all the stubbornness of my Scottish/Irish/Australian genealogy on top of my redneck...
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    Jack -be-quick lifting bracket review

    I helped out a friend who installed this on his RIIIT. Very nice piece of work. The fit and workmanship are both first rate and David said the customer service was also very good. It works just as advertised. Picks up both wheels with a standard of MC jack, nice and stable. Doesn't look too...
  19. BillB

    Batemans Bay made the news

    Seems like the flying foxes are causing a bit of a ruckus down there. @HansO is it as bad as the news made it out to be? It sounded like a crappie situation :eek:
  20. BillB

    It's flooding down in Texas...............

    You guys and gals down in that part of the states getting caught in any of that mess? It sure don't look good on the news.
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