(Part 3) 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!

It can happen for several reasons but if it's very humid I suppose it becomes more likely. Headlights are all ventilated in order to keep them from exploding due to pressure differences so they can't be air tight. But age and leaks and such can also happen, in addition to condensation.

The 09 still had the round headlights, right? You should consider an upgrade anyway, the 5.75 inch Triumph round reflectors are really bad. The cheap but quite worthwhile thing would be to get new Halogen reflectors for it, but quality this time. Like some Hella Vision Plus reflectors.

http://www.amazon.com/HELLA-002850811-Halogen-Conversion-Headlamp/dp/B001G7A9YS might do the trick.

Replacing the reflectors is quite easy. You just open the headlight buckets, remove the tension clips holding the original reflector to the trim ring, put in the new reflectors and replace the clips.

More light and possibly less moisture in the headlights as well with new and higher quality units.

And of course, if you want to really improve your light output you can get 5.75 inch LED reflectors (reflectors with built-in LED that are actually legal for road use). The cost starts going up though, a 5.75 inch Vision X Vortex will set you back $400-ish (and you need two). But the light output from two of those is pretty epic, especially with the accessory that fires up both low and high beam when you go to high beam. Though, it may require some creative wiring, might not have enough space in the stock headlight buckets to wire, may have to extend them back under the tank or some such.

Something like this https://www.12vlightingwholesale.com/product/vision-x-kit-of-two-black-chrome-face-575-round-vortex-led-headlight-w-low-high-halo

Edit: you can of course open the headlight bucket up, remove the lamp and then dry the reflector with compressed air or something else that blows air. But it probably won't be a permanent fix.

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!

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.

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 got this battery for my 2010 Bonneville and it has been great so far. Not too expensive and good quality. It's not Li though.

Not sure if the link will work to the mic, but I'm using a GoPro with an adapter to fit this mic, which is mounted in my helmet. Insten VOIP/SKYPE Mini Flexible Microphone for VOIP/SKYPE - Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002EQ6E9E/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_JWWVDbZ4VQHB2

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.

Sure. Here's the one I got.

I use this one: https://www.amazon.com/Kryptonite-Premium-Packaging-Orange-Millimeter/dp/B0030M4DAI/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&qid=1501886853&sr=8-22&keywords=u+lock+kryptonite

on my back brake and run the reminder cable over my seat to the opposite side rear turn signal. Works great. No one's tried to take it yet, but I do live in a big city (San Francisco) and have parked many times in sketchy areas.

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"

Howard Leight by Honeywell MAX USA Disposable Foam Earplugs, 200-Pairs (MAX1-USA) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002DMLYBM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_QDsZDbA1MJHKX

https://www.amazon.com/Pacific-Dualies-18090-Degree-Extension/dp/B002L9J0VI

I had the "R/R" go on my Daytona and after I replaced it I put one of these on the bike so I could always see the status of the battery:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CTEK-Indicator-eyelet-practical-indication/dp/B002MT8S7E

I have it mounted next to the battery so you can see it from the side of the bike but with a little work it could be mounted alongside the instrument cluster. It also doubles up as a charging port if you have a CTEK charger.

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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