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Just picked up my new 06 America(SPOKES, MAN SPOKES) and after being off the road for a dozen years it was a tiring 65 klick ride home. Anyway the bike is bigger than it looks and won't fit in my garden shed door!!! Had to set up a tent to park it under. Feels like a big bike, bigger than my last Guzzi but once up to speed handling was very nimble. Seems like a lot of drive line lash but not too bad. Other than that little nit-pick looks like I'm going to enjoy this scoot!
Supposed to warm up this weekend and my fingers should be thawed by then so maybe I'll get a more enjoyable ride in.
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Welcome aboard!
Go over your bike with a fine tooth comb Peter. Too many stories of bikes coming out of a dealer not properly setup.
Check your chain tension. Should be 20-30mm (0.787-1.182") or call it 3/4" to 1". That could be your lash problem
"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" - Robert Heinlein
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Welcome Ding take the time to fill in your bio so we know what part of the world we'er talkin to.  
"Big" Jack Wilson
Mishawaka,IN.
2010 Thunderbird
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Should be Riding
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Just picked up my new 06 America(SPOKES, MAN SPOKES)
How sweet spokes are
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...Seems like a lot of drive line lash but not too bad. Other than that little nit-pick looks like I'm going to enjoy this scoot!...
Standard cush drive rubbers are the pits. Ask your dealer to install Thunderbird cush drive rubber under warranty. The Tbird part # is T2012211
Ask the guys with the Triumph truck what cush drive rubbers they have in their America and Speedy cush drives. 
Blowing gravel off rural roads
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spoke man myself welcome friend
Chris
Pain heals, Chicks dig scars, and Glory last forever.
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(Former)05 BA tbike pipes, ai removed, Freak, mikuni hsr 42's, 904, ported/polished head, 1mm oversized valves
NOW-2010 silver and black tbird
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Welcome to the club Ding.
Arsenalfan. AKA Mark Able
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Ding, welcome aboard! Your username reminds me of something funny. You'll need the sound on, but I laugh my butt off everytime I see this. Clicky for DING!!
'05 America - Tec 2-1 (from a Thruxton)/ 4 pot caliper/ Kurt's Rearsets /
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and here I thought it was gonna be the little guys from Spaceballs.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Greetings and congratulations on your fine taste in motor scooters!!! Ride safe!
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Yes, that is one of the really strange things about the America, well most Triumphs for that matter. They seem to change in size to fit what you are doing. Maybe they should start making a model called the Tardis. If you aren't used to chain drive, it will feel a bit loose until you get used to it, and the shifting clutches seem to have a bit of extra give to them, which is probably why they shift so nicely. It is true though, that some dealers, especialy those who sell other brands, often don't set Triumphs up correctly, so you might want to check the chain tension. You will find instructions for this in the owners handbook, which you will find in a small trapdoor in the passengers seat.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Should be Riding
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welcome Ding! Congratulations on re-entering the world of two wheels! I went 15 years without a bike before i bought my Speedy. If you poke around in the Accessories section and the Vendors section you will find lots of doo-dads to help with those looks things and make your bike truly yours. Soren
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Congratulations Ding and welcome to the site!!
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Congrats and welcome, Ding.
Dave
04 SpeedMaster, Windvest Screen, Leatherworks Bags.
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Thanks fer the warm welcome and good advice, can't wait for the weekend!
Peter
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Welcome to the group. Great people and fun info.
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