 Billy's 2005 America updated
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I have been struggling to deal with posting pictures ever since Photobucket went to ...........nevemind. Spent yesterday morning cleaning her up and Emma and I did a short 80 mile ride. I am an admin on the Speedmaster facebook page and someone asked about touring on these bikes. I have been running a single saddle setup the past couple years, but with Covid 19 I decided to set up the America for 2 up riding this year. Anyway I get along fine with Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w82AyBki6ZM&t=49s
Last edited by BillyIndiana; 05/03/2020 7:30 PM.
Road Rash Heals. Freckles Grow Back. Ride
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Re: Billy's 2005 America updated
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Thanks....always a pleasure just to look at your bike.
Al
I took the Road Less Travelled.
Now where the ****** am I?
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Very, very nice. Smiled when I saw the Fender amp piece where the idle control is, unique job for the nob! Re: touring with these - I've never hesitated to pack mine up and go; freeways, whatever, they seem to handle it all pretty well.
Granted, it certainly isn't a Goldwing! But that's a good thing, eh?
John 3:16
let's ride...
1969 Triumph Trophy 500
2004 America
2010 America
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Me too...I've owned 3 TBAs and we toured two up extensively on all of them.....all sorts of roads from country lanes to motorways.
Looking forward to my next TBA asap
Al
I took the Road Less Travelled.
Now where the ****** am I?
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I have been struggling to deal with posting pictures ever since Photobucket went to ...........nevemind. Spent yesterday morning cleaning her up and Emma and I did a short 80 mile ride. I am an admin on the Speedmaster facebook page and someone asked about touring on these bikes. I have been running a single saddle setup the past couple years, but with Covid 19 I decided to set up the America for 2 up riding this year. Anyway I get along fine with Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w82AyBki6ZM&t=49sMe too I had enough trouble with Photobucket before now.......
Dinosaur.
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Me too...I won't even bother trying with photobucket these days.
I also inhabit another forum( the triumph forum) which has a neat button on each page saying ' upload file'.
That works well...as a computer numpty I can do that one.
I won't ask for complex explanations of why we can't have one of these magic buttons... partly because I'm damn grateful to the folks who keep this forum running without adding to their workload even more....and also because I probably wouldn't understand the technicalities of any explanation..
I took the Road Less Travelled.
Now where the ****** am I?
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Great looking bike. And thank you for sharing.
I have done some epic road trips on my SM, but always solo, I never really felt it to be a really good 2 up bike. And like you say, a little light for the interstate.
05 speedmaster - 1100cc, 11:1 racing pistons, Carillo rods, thunderbike cams, ported and polished head, 2mm over intake and exhaust valves, Barnett kevlar clutch, scepter pipes, oversize manifolds, 45mm HSR's, TTP stage 4 firestarter
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Great looking ride there Bill. Love the green colour. You have pretty well everything I had on mine before I let it go. Still see mine around town the odd time. Who knows, I might just get a chance to buy it back. Miss it a lot.
One item I found lacking on the early models was the headlight brightness. I switched to an Adjure reflector with premium halogens, then added 2 50 watt driving lights. Really made a difference at night.
12 Rocket Roadster
03 Bonneville America
69 BSA Firebird Scrambler
73 Yamaha TX 750
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