MyBB Motorcycle Owners Thread

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pinball wizard said:
WTF?

Is been a long time since I visited TB, but this is shocking. RIP
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Yup, I haven't visited TB for years either, but stayed close with Blackie. We rode a lot of track & also dirt bikes together.

He fought long, and hard. A sad day indeed. :(

Get togethers being arranged in Jhb, Pretoria & CT tonight to raise a rum & say cheers.

*edit* - just been having a red heart & coke & going through some photos. The places we rode, the stuff we saw. Eish, the big teddy bear will be missed. :(
 
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Archer said:
Sure thing, wake me up when my 40 post long pages gets there, currently on page 113...

Lol at RAWR being an insult :D That's certainly a first (hint: it means you're desperate to be heard, insult indeed)



And yes I do, because I understand what the issue is and you do not. Therefore I understand how the proposed solution is fixing it, and you do not.
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You win. You dragged me down to your level & beat me with experience.

/ignore
 
skeptic_SA said:
Dropped the KTM off with Cyclelec (DARK Electricals new name) earlier today.
They recon a week. Thanks again for the lead Trompie67.
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Sorry, missed this yesterday.

You are most welcome, I hope they give you as good service as we received.
 
blowdart18 said:
How well do those auto's drive, think Tshwane is using them for the Metro police ?
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Like a scooter :twisted:

I reckon for commuting they must be excellent. @fanus, do they have a "manual" mode?
 
Hamster said:
Like a scooter :twisted:

I reckon for commuting they must be excellent. @fanus, do they have a "manual" mode?
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Yep. With "flappy paddles".

When in full auto, you can switch gears with the gear up/down, for example if you want to accelerate quickly to pass someone. Or you can put it in full manual. Full manual will still not allow the bike to just die if you pull breaks and stop (because obviously, there is no clutch), and will gear you down automatically as you slow to prevent that shuddering you get trying to accelerate from 20km/h in 6th gear :)

Also has normal "Drive"-mode and two "Sport"-modes where it will shift up at higher revs. But to be honest, I don't really use them, because when you open the throttle all the way, there is no difference between sport and drive.
 
faniebraai said:
Yep. With "flappy paddles".

When in full auto, you can switch gears with the gear up/down, for example if you want to accelerate quickly to pass someone. Or you can put it in full manual. Full manual will still not allow the bike to just die if you pull breaks and stop (because obviously, there is no clutch), and will gear you down automatically as you slow to prevent that shuddering you get trying to accelerate from 20km/h in 6th gear :)

Also has normal "Drive"-mode and two "Sport"-modes where it will shift up at higher revs. But to be honest, I don't really use them, because when you open the throttle all the way, there is no difference between sport and drive.
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Actually there are two clutches.

Just no lever.

:)
 
SauRoNZA said:
Well BMW replaced my Quickshifter at almost R6000 with a smile.

Not to mention giving me a bike for three days.

Triumph can learn a whole lot about that kind of service...

Realising my bike is still the best thing I could possibly have bought is a sideline bonus. Like going from Cessna to an F-16.

The only better option would be a 2017 model.

I now fully understand why people go BMW and stick to them like glue.
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Don't diss Triumph pal I have both and have never been disappointed by the Triumph folk . In fact there is a reason Triumph doesn't offer roadside assist - cause it will never be needed
Had a super low km like new K series a couple of months now and most of that time it sat on bmws service floor
Total costs this month on that K bike were 10k ++ no offer of a spare bike either
The k series starter wiring is as dodgy as shiit required second additional harness after they resolved battery issue
And I was stranded with a non starter a couple of times
The heated seat wires are rubbish and can't be fixed
The tyre pressure valves are sick overpriced
Yes the service folk are friendly and all but a convert of a triumph guy they won't make
And if that K series gives more grief it will be parked on their showroom floor for resell before they can
Bat an eye.
 
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Hosehead said:
Don't diss Triumph pal I have both and have never been disappointed by the Triumph folk . In fact there is a reason Triumph doesn't offer roadside assist - cause it will never be needed
Had a super low km like new K series a couple of months now and most of that time it sat on bmws service floor
Total costs this month on that K bike were 10k ++ no offer of a spare bike either
The k series starter wiring is as dodgy as shiit required second additional harness after they resolved battery issue
And I was stranded with a non starter a couple of times
The heated seat wires are rubbish and can't be fixed
The tyre pressure valves are sick overpriced
Yes the service folk are friendly and all but a convert of a triumph guy they won't make
And if that K series gives more grief it will be parked on their showroom floor for resell before they can
Bat an eye.
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I am/was a Triumph guy so you are completely speaking out of your ass because I have also owned both.

They do actually offer roadside assistance.

My Triumph lived at the dealership for near 20% of it's entire life while I owned it.

Their warranty policy sucks and is fight after fight about bull****.

Reliability I won't even go into because mine was dying at 30,000km from new and was completely and utterly dead and broken by 33,000km. Almost a 100k (near the original price of the bike) in parts and labour later it was fixed.

Nope, BMW has fully converted this Triumph guy thank you very much.


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Why on earth would you need new valves? And are those TPMS valves because they are equally pricey everywhere, being about R2500 on my Triumph when I bought it and now near R4000.
 
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