MOT

[appollo1]

:D Happy to say that my bike passed it's MOT today with only 1 advisory for rear tyre.

New tyres getting fitted tomorrow



that is all.

[AJC]

Congrats!

Mines passed on Friday with 2 advisories. One for 'loud exhaust', fine as its not road legal! and one for 'no chain guard' which I didn't even notice was missing...

[Bibio]

:D Happy to say that my bike passed it's MOT today with only 1 advisory for rear tyre.

New tyres getting fitted tomorrow



that is all.

yey :thumbsup:

take it you never fitted the baffle this time :D

[TheRamJam]

Getting a new set of hoops fitted on Sat from Saltires :-)

£235 fitted from a Suzuki dealer. The Suzuki dealer in Glasgow want £275 for the same service.

hmmmm

[Davadvice]

is it not going to cost you about £15-£20 to ride though to saltire and the time it takes would this not equate to the extra £40? take it if your going that way it makes sense.

[tigersaw]

Must be a theme going, my trail bike passed 1 hour ago.
You dont even get a proper certificate anymore.

[shonadoll]

Getting a new set of hoops fitted on Sat from Saltires :-)

£235 fitted from a Suzuki dealer. The Suzuki dealer in Glasgow want £275 for the same service.

hmmmm

How many miles do you get out of your tyres? I've been going through them at some rate since having the triple, apparently because it's sportier, interested to see what you get on a real sports bike.

[TheRamJam]

Shona, I've been running Pirelli Angel ST tyres on Dot. I've done 4238 miles on them. There's defo plenty more life left (maybe 1500 to 2000 miles) in them but the rear has had another puncture and I don't fancy plugging it again so am going for a new set of Pirelli Rosso II tyres. Will see how I get on with them as they are a more sportier tyre than the ST's, and I suspect they won't last anywhere near 4000 miles :-)

What have you got on the Triumph?

[shonadoll]

I've got dunlops on mine at the mo- stress purchase as I hadn't noticed they were illegal oops. Got 4000 out of last lot of dunlops, just doesn't seem very much but sod it, all about the fun!

[TheRamJam]

Give the ST's a go they are really good in all conditions. I'd also recommend Michelin PR3's too, as a friend had them fitted to her GSX650F and I blagged a wee shot :-)

[carelesschucca]

How many miles do you get out of your tyres? I've been going through them at some rate since having the triple, apparently because it's sportier, interested to see what you get on a real sports bike.

Thats weird I'm going through tyres quicker than I did on both the SV and the Gixer. I only got about 5,000 out of the back PR3... It did have a bit of life left in it but I felt it was time to get a new one put in...

Ricky, does this mean you'll be able to come out and play on the 22nd?

[appollo1]

yey :thumbsup:

take it you never fitted the baffle this time :D


i was going to but realised that my MOT had actually ran out on Monday and couldn't find it. I only had a window of about an hour to go and get the MOT done so took a chance. Motatest in Cupar ... ride in no booking required :D:D


Getting a new set of hoops fitted on Sat from Saltires :-)

£235 fitted from a Suzuki dealer. The Suzuki dealer in Glasgow want £275 for the same service.

hmmmm

Cupar bikes have Angel ST's on offer at the moment £219.99 fitted.


Ricky, does this mean you'll be able to come out and play on the 22nd?


Fingers crossed i may be out to play as the Mother in law arives on Saturday for a couple of weeks to look after my wife so i am sure i deserve some me time!!

[appollo1]

Tyres fitted today :D

got a pair of Michelin Pilot Road 2's ride in fitted for £253.

Could have got them cheaper form Busters (i think) but too much hassle trying to get them fitted somewhere.

i did look at Avons and Angel ST's due to their price, but after a recommendation from Father in Law i went for the PR 2's. It was persisting down on the way to and from getting them fitted so took it really easy. Looking forward to getting out and scrubbing them in.

[Dicky Ticker]

You pay that little bit extra for the PR.2's but I am on my fourth rear and I like the confidence they give me knowing that I have good rubber between me and the tarmac.
On the Sprint I get about 6500 from a rear and squeeze double that from the fronts so its a two for one ratio back and front.

As a general comment regarding all tyre wear on rears most of the wear is caused by how hard you accelerate.Motorway cruising does square them off but with dual compounds this is becoming a lot longer and we benefit by having longer tyre life.

[TheRamJam]

MOM in Glasgow do PR2's for £199 fitted

I had the ST tyres on Dot. They were nice and grippy and especially good in the wet. Turning in i thought was a wee bit slow so I have gone for the more stickier track/road Rosso II's to see what they are like. Hopefully Sat will be a decent wee day weather wise to scrub them in and test them out. If anyone's in or around Edinburger then gimmie a bell and we can go for a wee bimble :-)

[shonadoll]

Thats weird I'm going through tyres quicker than I did on both the SV and the Gixer. I only got about 5,000 out of the back PR3... It did have a bit of life left in it but I felt it was time to get a new one put in...

Ricky, does this mean you'll be able to come out and play on the 22nd?

My sv tyres went for ever, on the triple am getting a lot less, worthit though!