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Haven't posted pics in a while. Thought I would add a few new ones. I bought her in at the end of November and have added a little over 2k miles. I've added a sissy bar and rack thanks to the classifieds here, a new battery and some RIVCO bar risers. Best addition yet. Wait, second best. When I figured out that the previous owner had set the rear shocks to the hardest setting and I finally turned them down a bit softer. That was the best yet. Can't believe what a difference in the ride quality it made. Actually enjoyable to ride now.

The Tom Mix memorial on highway 79 on the way to Tucson.


Me and my best friend:



Canyon Lake. Trying out the new bar risers and a pic with the new sissy bar.


The mascot and protector of my bike:


Stripped down and cleaned up:

Very Nice.

Nice "CLEAN" bike..... Is that the trump summer shield? Also that's the same rack/bar combo I'm running. V.

That bike is soooo pretty, it makes me want one!!

I'm getting a little misty. It looks just like my bike when it was stock.

Lovely looking bike Ryan. Looks like a completely different bike with just the solo seat?

Where did you get those bags?

Makes me want to move to Arizona. And the bike looks great too.

Ya I posted the pics for all those stuck in snow country unable to ride. Not rubbing it in because when it's 118 here I don't ride either.

I don't know which screen it is. The previous owner put it on. It's the stock triumph mounts but there are no triumph labels on it. It's just ok, lots of wind buffeting.

Bags came with the bike too. I should really update my sig but here is what the previous owner did from stock:
Airbox mod. Took me a while to figure that one out but thanks to this forum I did.
Windscreen, massive airhorn, re-geared for highway cruising and mpg, Dyno-tuned and rejetted, bags, easy bag hanger thingys, triumph chrome seat trim for solo riding (took it off), passenger foot peg chrome covers (took it off), highway bars (triumph).
I think that's it. Stuff that wasn't a triumph product seems to have been bought at British customs, at least the airbox removal is for sure from them. Lots of money in this bike. I got a good deal on it even if I didn't look at the amount of cash spent on accessories.

If you think it rides nice now just wait. Wait until you fork out a few bucks for aftermarket shocks. What a difference in ride that makes,unless the previous owner already swapped them out. Seriously the stock shocks are not the best. Invest a few bucks and it will ride much nicer.--- PS you can ride in the summer with the correct gear. I toooo cook my brain every summer in the beautiful Buckeye,Az. area,ha,ha.---Full face helmet helps keep a person from feeling like they are riding through a furnace and a summer vented, light colored jacket helps,IMO. Enjoy the new ride.

Nice bike Mate. Very clean too.

The next fix will be new shocks. I was pricing them out and trying to decide between a new seat or new shocks first. Now that I softened up the stock shocks I think the stock seat can be saved for now. Probably just replace the shocks and leave the seat alone.
As far as the heat I just don't ride as much when it's too hot. I have an Arai full face that has amazing venting but still brutal when the sun is out. Night riding in the desert is one of my favorite things to do tho. I used to jump on my previous bikes when I couldn't sleep. Riding around at 1 a.m. and it's still over 95 outside is an enjoyable experience. The desert is a special thing in the early morning.