Bike Night

 I rode to Laxey for a bike night with my daughter. 

She has recently passed her test and bought herself a Triumph Speed 4000, I was on my Triumph Tiger.

The night was well supported with over 200 bikes turning up at Laxey beach cafe.

Yorkshire

 I had a few days in Yorkshire riding the dales and moors. My mate Angus met  me off the ferry at Heysham, we took a scenic route to the accommodation I had booked in Ashrigg. 

Buttertub Pass.

On Thursday I rode up to Goathland "Heartbeat Country"

I never managed to get to Hebden Bridge by boat, it was easy by bike.

Tittervation for the Dom.

I have fitted new indicators and a new ignition switch.

 I decided to bite the bullet and send the plastics and fuel tank off to the paint shop to have them professionally painted. 

Glen Roy

 

Beautiful IOM

 

Service

The Tiger has had its first annual service, a new set of Metzeler Tourance Next 2 tyres were fitted too.  

Today I spent a couple of hours scrubbing them in.

 

Refurbishing the NX650's front forks and streering stem bearings.

The steering stub bearings had some play in them so it was time to replace them.

Steering stem with new bearings greased

 

When I removed the top yoke I noticed the steering stem adjustment lock washer was missing and the adjuster had loosened which was giving the movement in the bearings.

 I went ahead and replaced them anyway.

Forks removed

 

New Springs

Forks are fitted back on the bike now, i'm waiting for a new front disc to replace the warped one to arrive before I can test the new springs.