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I can confirm the SM came with a 16 I am not sure of the BA 17 or 18. I lean to the 18 but not 100% sure.

How's the knee doing Chy? You able to throw a leg over? I am trying to make it this year.. can't miss the 20th!

I believe a 17 tooth is stock. I installed a 16 T one and I picked it up from my local Triumph dealer but if you give Fast Eddie a call ...

https://www.fasteddysports.com/products-page/mustang-seats/mustang-seats-triumph/

I'm sure he will help you out

I bought a Drag Specialties tach soon after I bought my '06 America (in '06). It fit perfectly inside the factory location and has a white face like the speedo. It's been flawless.

Hopefully, they still have the same model available. It was much less than the OEM. I may have even ordered it from FastEddySports.com - it's been a long time.

WOW I picked up the caliper today, however they shipped the wrong brake line.
Brandon at Libby's motorworld in New Haven CT ordered the correct line.
Should be in next week.
Now on to my new motorcycle mechanic, Alex in Bethany CT.
I found out I will have to pay for any mileage over 15 miles as the stipulations from Geico, in my Insurance policy.
So I will be paying for 24 miles.
In the past I payed nothing for the motorcycle to be trowed on a flatbed from Torrington to New Haven.

I'm very sad that my motorcycle mechanic Darin has cancer. He has two tumors in his neck.
One of them is cancerous, he is in his mid 50's.
This is the second time this year I have received bad news abouit people I care about.
5/8/24, my brother David died from a heart attack age 62.
A biopsy was taken with a needle that Darin said was about as big as a straw.
Also unfortunately Daren is going to close up his shop, Redline powersports.
I pray for his health every day.
He has been very good to me with his excellent service, he has done a lot of very good work for me at a reasonable price. Good work at a good price is hard to find today.
Daren already warned me about two motorcycle mechanics to avoid.
I have already found another mechanic to do the work on my motorcycle, Alex

WOW: The caliper I ordered 6/6/24 has shipped, from Triumph in England, should be able to pick it up late next week, from LIbby's motorsport, New Haven CT.
I've been waiting since 6/6/24 when the order was placed.
My motorcycle mechanic has cancer and is closing up his shop Redline Powersports, Winsted CT.
Motorcycle has been in his shop since 6/10/24. I will pick it up tomorrow.
I would love to go for a ride tomorrow but with no rear brake it's not a very good idea. No way I could do a panic stop. A nice ride is not worth dying for, if some pulled out in front of me.
I'm terrified of someone pulling out of their driveway without looking, and wam, over the handle bars I would go, road rash, at least i ware a helmet all the time while riding
Luckily through my wife I was able to get a motorcycle mechanic to replace the current caliper. And he is a lot closer to my home than going all the way to Libbys in New Haven, 46 miles one way. So hopefully maybe next Saturday I could be on the road again. That's a bad way to put it I don't want to be on the road.

Smoking never affected my health. Well, except for the heart attack 18 years ago. 36 years of smoking 18 years quit, happy to be free of them. I was a serious nicotine addict. A pack of Marlboro every single day.

I've been waiting since June 6th, then I ordered a rear caliper for my 2006 Triumph America. Still no when the caliper will be delivered. I'm tired of waiting as the summer riding season is ending day by day.
I've been looking in the internet at the possibility of purchasing a used Triumph, I'd like to get a Speedmaster. Not much out there.
I've been in touch with Triumph after sales department, with only response computer generated return emails.
Have any of you purchased a Triumph on the internet?

My Iphone now wont allow me in unless I sign a waiver and nor will my buddies computer as this shop they both say lots of boggies that can infect the computer. The library must have some lax antivirus it lets me get on the site. Until my next visit. See Yah.

I just reread my post and it doesn't read the way I meant it. I meant the old Trailblazer 250 dirt bikes were junk not the BA. Those old Triumph dirt bikes tended to lose the crank seal and cook the big end rod bearing. Seems my IQ drops on dirt bike too, fun but painful!

Ah yes, in my youth I was bullet proof too with the jeans and t shirt and loved taking trips up across the South Carolina state line and shedding my cheapo 25 dollar helmet.Got stupid lucky one night when I went into a curve waaay too hot and ended up going over the handlebars and skidded my 25 dollar helmet down the asphalt for a while.
A bit more cautious in my later years though, still jeans but they have kevlar patches in them, always boots, a jacket and gloves hot or not and I can't even imagine riding without my HJC helmet anymore. But hey, to each their own.

I made a road trip up to Litchtfield some years back. Pretty country around there but it can be warm in the summer.
Sux you're having issues getting your caliper, hopefully you'll be rolling again soon.