(Part 2) Top products from r/Triumph

DON'T USE A PRESSURE WASHER!!!!

But before you clean your bike, go ahead and clean and lube your chain FIRST. Then, give the bike a quick spin for a few miles. That way any excess chain lube doesn't splatter all over your fresh detail job.

Wait for your bike to cool down (20-30 minutes on a 70 degree day)

Then just get a bucket of soapy water, and a sponge or clean soft rag and wipe your bike down. You can pretty much use that for every surface, but start with the painted bits, then move to things like the engine and wheels. After that I usually just wipe it down with another clean rag and some fresh clean water. Then I dry the bike with a chamois. After that I use a product called SC1 to give it that show room sparkle. Follow the directions on the can. It's pretty much just spray the crap all over and let it sit for a few minutes and then wipe it off with a soft clean dry rag.

It's a lot more involved than going to the drive through car wash, but your baby is worth it!

Lots of people ignore my advice about LED "bulbs" though, but there is no getting around it being illegal, or that they shine the light in ways that simply aren't compatible with precision-engineered Halogen reflectors. That said, I'm probably a bit overly touchy about this. :)

If you want a more budget friendly way to go, you could probably get a very good result by first getting something like the Eastern Beaver headlight bypass, as you say. This will give you all the voltage your bike is capable of as it's a direct connection to the battery, and that will probably make your bulbs a bit brighter. A bulb that does 1000 lumens at 12.8 volt will do 1400 at 14+ volts. You're not likely to see that dramatic a drop, but every .1 of a volt is more brightness.

You almost certainly want this one, that wires under the tank: http://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Bike_Specific/Triumph/triumph.html

I have a single H4-variant of his relays on my bike, even though it has a LED. May as well offload the keyswitch as much as possible.

It's also a fact that Triumph stock reflectors are often cheap trash. The Rocket with dual headlights has famously horrid lights, same for the Speed Triple with the dual rounds. I have no reason to doubt you have the same problem... Fortunately, reflectors alone are pretty inexpensive.

http://www.myhellalights.com/index.php/products/auxiliary-lamps/sealed-beam-conversion-headlamps/vision-plus-5-75in-conversion-headlamp/ - ECE approval only though, so technically also illegal in the US, though they won't blind people, the ECE standard is pretty stringent. But you can get two of those for $90 or so off Amazon. www.amazon.com/HELLA-002850871-Halogen-Conversion-Headlamp/dp/B0002M9QKQ

Cibie also makes good 5.75 inch / 135 mm ones if you can find some.

Here's another tip: I found the top fork click adjustment at the top of the forks on the Street Triple R (and many bikes for that matter) is almost impossible to easily reach in to adjust without a very long handled screwdriver with a small blade (or without removing the handlebars). This little tool is awesome and I'd highly recommend picking one up, makes the top fork click adjustments an absolute breeze (triumph should really provide this little tool IMHO).

If your in the US it's available on amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Race-Tech-Fork-Clicker-Adjuster/dp/B000WPU9AE

If your in Canada it's available here: http://www.canadasmotorcycle.ca/race-tech-fork-clicker-adjuster-tool-tfca-01.html

Cheers!

I have had pretty good luck with Blue-Job, works on blueing and burnt on garbage. Dont bother using it by hand, get a 1/4 sheet sander and put the cloth right in there.

http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Job-bluejob-Chrome-Polish-Kit/dp/B0006BFR2O

These are the ones I use, and throroghly support them. EBC makes some very good stuff, and in my experience, these are about the best you can get (for the money).

edit:
These also fit:

Bonneville & T100 (2001 - 2015)

Bonneville Mag Wheel (2009 - 2015)

Scrambler (2006 - 2016)

Speedmaster (2005 - 2016)

America 900 (2007-2016)

So...how much do you ride? If you were like me and ride enough to warrant changing the oil once or twice a year...then buying better oil is SOOO not cost prohibitive.

In my 2012 Tiger 800 xc, I've only ever used Red Line Motorcycle Oil Yes it's a little more expensive than cheap oil but it's not super expensive, especially because the XC only takes 3.6 liters for a full change which is just under 1 gallon.

Honestly though, at 55 dollars a year putting good oil in your bike isn't ridiculously expensive.

I picked up this on Amazon for my Street Triple, it fits really well and is pretty nice quality (sport size): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NNON7U/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Here is a list of upgrades to the bike, and some of the gear I brought with me.

2001 Triumph Bonneville:

• TEC 2>2 Sprint Exhaust
  
• 135 main jets, 42 pilot jets, 1 shim on each needle
  
• TEC Triumph Chrome Luggage Protector Racks
  
• TEC Bonneville Center Stand Kit
  
• BellaCorse 1" Superbars
  
• Universal Black 3" Round Bar-End Mirrors
  
• Arkon iPhone Handlebar Mount
  
• SAE to USB Motorcycle Quick Disconnect Charger
  
• Omni-Cruise Throttle Lock
  
• BellaCorse Mini Rear Fender with LED Tail Light
  
• BellaCorse Motone Turn Signal Mounting Brackets (rear of frame version for the rear, front version fits under the rectifier)
  
• BellaCorse Cat's Eye Turn Signal Indicators (front and rear)
  
• 2014 Thruxton Flyscreen, sanded and painted semigloss black
  
• Airhawk 2 Medium Seat Pad
  
• Cycle Gear Bilt Explorer Dry Bag (large)
  
• MotoGear Motorcycle Saddlebags
  
• Bridgestone Trail Wing TW22 Enduro Rear Motorcycle Tire 130/80-17
  
• Kenda Kruz K673 Motorcycle Street Front Tire 100/90H-19
  
  Camping Gear:
  
  
• Helinox Chair One camping chair
  
• Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO) Junglenest Hammock
  
• Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO) Dry Fly Rain Tarp

I wouldn't even buy one. That flat spot between the turn signals/tail lights, is perfect for mounting a universal plate holder. Just cut and trim the plastic up to and around that. Then bolt a plate holder onto that like this one. And done.

https://www.amazon.com/FATExpress-Motorcycle-Adjustable-Kawasaki-Ninja-400/dp/B07WK4YS49

At a minimum everything in this toolkit:

https://www.amazon.com/CruzTOOLS-EKM1-EconoKIT-Metric-Tool/dp/B000GTUBUE

It fits under the seat, I suggest you get the seat bolts that you can remove by hand rather than using tools.

If you are going far, this + chain lube, flashlight, a small Slime for motorcycles (FYI pick the right one for your bike as they have for tube and tubeless tires) and a Slime air compressor (it's pretty small), don't get Fix-a-Flat, as it's terrible to remove from the wheel.

Damn, don't you love that bike? I have the same one, only my CW can is black, and my shortys are red. The tank pads are a requirement with this bike, or a thighmaster.

Do yourself a favor, swap the factory shifter for this yamaha dirt bike shifter, just mount it backwards: http://www.amazon.com/Sunline-25-01-040-Folding-Shifter-Yamaha/dp/B0013LIZYS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1375484014&sr=8-2&keywords=sunline+shifter+yz-125
It will keep you from mysteriously finding neutral between 5th and 6th gear :)

Time to go for a ride, brb.

I use this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-021-0128-Maintain-Damaging/dp/B00068XCQU/

But this one would probably also do the trick:

https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender-021-0123-Junior-Charger/dp/B000CITK8S/

Should be able to find them at your local auto parts store, or even Walmart or someplace like that.

Yea. I actually hear the throttling better because wind noise is blocked out. These will last you a while.

https://www.amazon.com/Flents-Quiet-Please-Plugs-Pair/dp/B001J4HB1C/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?keywords=foam+ear+plugs&qid=1573707638&sprefix=foam+ear&sr=8-6

A lot of guys upgrade the shifter with this.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003CKKQ68?pc_redir=1411727458&robot_redir=1

Should work for your year, but you might want to check. There's a sticky on triumphrat about them.

Gearbox is clunky on the S3 though, it's part of the "charm"

These are the three pieces I bought. You can pick different arm lengths, depending on where you think you will be placing it:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012TWRAO/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UGZTQO/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055PH0XA/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I guess I forgot to answer your question. Rusty Tank, plugged fuel tap filters, plugged duckbill filter, plugged up carbs. Also the crank sensor failed as well as the clutch interlock (so I have to start it with it in neutral stand up). And the clutch fluid had to be flushed - my clutch quit working. That's it on the Legend. Most of that was because the previous owner wasn't a wrench and was dependent on local shops who did a poor job, in my opinion.

On the Trophy I've had the crank sensor fail, the clutch slave cylinder and its currently waiting for me to find time to drop the motor and do a sprag clutch (why I say - you don't want to do this!).

If you intend to do any work at all on the bike, pickup the Haynes manual.

http://smile.amazon.com/Triumph-Triples-carburettor-engines-Hardcover/dp/1844256278/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464749299&sr=8-1&keywords=triumph+trophy+manual

(check other sources, that's just for reference) or scrounge around a PDF download of the factory manual (I don't have a link nor do I have one myself, but I have seen links on the forum and on eBay - didn't see one at the moment).