Recent content by Fawksey

The manual says to do this every 3 months or 2500 miles. Anybody else do this?

Polished it

Not really she was making Sunday roast dinner and I had to use her as backstop as I came down the ramp into the kitchen

I took the bike through the house to keep her inside. Backing her down the stone steps was hard work. She’s heavy

Cheers thanks! It was s good place to pull over and get some nice pics. Hoping it stays mild for a weekend camping trip I’ve planned on the bike at the end of the month

It’s been freezing overnight and the ice still laying long into the day on sheltered stretches of untreated roads - but I’ve been out!

Yes they are the standard bars. Thanks for the heads up re the brake fluid reservoir. Think it’ll make a difference? The brakes are bad enough for me to throw an anchor out. Or I’m just too used to the modern Triumph Street Triple. Cheers F.

High winds and heavy rain here in North Yorkshire. The bike chained to a tree outside went over, the wind having caught the cover. Thankfully she went over away from the security chain so didn’t hit the ground! Problem then was the side stand had gone up and I couldn’t unlock the chain or she'd...

My bikes sat out in the rain with cover on it. It’s been rainy for days and we’ve some localised flooding and standing water on the road. I’ve no idea how old those Avon’s (Avon - means river) are either so it’s going nowhere. F.

If it was me, which it aint. I think I’d start with a bike somebody had already made a mess of. Bit like buying a rescue dog. Give it another chance. F.

Today I have admired my XS. I also came across this pic of the Triumph some scrote stole

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