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Old 12-05-19, 08:10 AM   #1
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Yesterday I fitted some heated grips to my Triumph Scrambler. Today it is the perfect bike (I’ve just been out for a ride in the spring sunshine):



... my SV650S is a really nice bike as well


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Old 12-05-19, 08:32 AM   #2
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I chat regularly with a guy with an aircooled scrambler, he likes it but says his low fuel light comes on at 105/110 miles and he usually only gets 40-45 mpg and he's not a quick rider (he says).

To me, it always smells "rich" when he starts up but the dealer says it's ok. He has Triumph's accessory pipe on it.

I do like the look, Triumph have some good looking bikes, I just wish they were made in the UK but I suppose then they'd be too expensive.
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I chat regularly with a guy with an aircooled scrambler, he likes it but says his low fuel light comes on at 105/110 miles and he usually only gets 40-45 mpg and he's not a quick rider (he says).



To me, it always smells "rich" when he starts up but the dealer says it's ok. He has Triumph's accessory pipe on it.



I do like the look, Triumph have some good looking bikes, I just wish they were made in the UK but I suppose then they'd be too expensive.


Mine is a 2006 bike (the last of the carburettor models) that doesn’t have a low fuel light, even better - it has an old fashioned fuel tap with a reserve position. I like it because it has everything a bike needs, but not one iota more. I take the point about fuel range though:110-120 miles before going on to reserve (the same as my K6). Small tank capacity is the quid pro quo for the bikes looks - and its ability to leap barbed wire fences whilst evading border guards.

I bought my bike new in Maryland and shipped it back with me at the end of that posting. It was certainly made in England (at Hinckley), and I think a lot of the current Triumphs are as well (I think the company also has a factory in Malaysia, which is reputed to produce higher quality bikes, I don’t know whether that is true or not).




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Triumph has 3 factories in Thailand, 1 in Brazil and 2 in Hinckley. Speed Triples, Tiger Sports, and Rocket 3s are made in UK as was the Daytona until it was discontinued.
I don't suppose it matters these days but I was disappointed to learn my street triple was made in Thailand, at the time I thought all Triumphs were UK made.
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Love the exhausts on the Scramblers.

Today, my AL7 was perfect, too. We were first to Lyn Tegid, Bala, this morning:

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Love the exhausts on the Scramblers.

Today, my AL7 was perfect, too. We were first to Lyn Tegid, Bala, this morning:



That is a very nice bike indeed.

Air cooled Triumphs and SVs are similar in a lot of ways - 60-80 HP and around 400 lbs, for me that has always been the best formula for a bike.


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Today, my AL7 was perfect, too. We were first to Lyn Tegid, Bala, this morning:
Same colour as my AL7, I have front fenda extenda and a hugger but otherwise they are twins... ( I know, V twins ). More than happy with mine.
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