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calliper relocation kit. Fantastic! It is now where it should be.   My first ride with my wife as pillion was quite amusing, as I
        Not an easy job, and finally a Triumph LED indicator kit.   couldn’t figure out why it was so slow. After about 15 minutes
                                                              I realised I was in ‘Rain Mode’, so I selected ‘Road’ and what a
        Some riders have complained about the OEM tyres which are   difference!
        ‘Pirelli Phantoms’. The complaint is they tramline (that is, follow
        grooves in the road). They seem to do this a bit, but I will put   This motorcycle could be ridden straight off the showroom floor
        up with it until I need new tyres.                    without any of the modifications. I have done and most people
                                                              would love it.
        Even though the fuel tank is only 14.5 litres, I believe should
        cover 300klms because most of the time it is using around 4   For those who want to reset the annoying little service spanner
        litres per 100klms.                                   on your dashboard, ‘DealerTool’ is the only programme that will
                                                              do it apart from the dealer. ‘TuneEcu’ states that it does, but, I
        This is a definite cruiser and really doesn’t encourage you to go   have tried it and it doesn’t seem to work.
        fast like the Speed Twin. It doesn’t have a problem if you want
        “fire it up”, as you can see 160kph very easily.      This is a ten out of ten machine.

        The instrument display is pretty much the same as on all   Graeme #29766
        Bonnevilles and I still find the LCD screens difficult to read, plus
        I still want self cancelling indicators.






































































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