Hello from Eastern Ontario

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Fahugwagaads

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Hey guys, new to the forum, not to bikes.

I'm living in Gananoque waaaay out east.

Decided to treat myself to a new Speed Twin last year for my upcoming retirement from the CAF.

If anybody breaks down in the area, hit me up, I have tools and a bike lift.

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bikes filthy, I know. Last year I did exhaust/tune, and immediately discovered the woeful limits of the suspension, so after some saving, I ordered them shiney blue jobbers on the rear and a matching cartridge kit for the front (not installed in the picture. Taking the picture immediately reminded me how ugly the tail on these things is stock. Now normally I don't care, I'm not looking at it. I ordered $30 in parts from Amazon and got this.
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Please excuse the shape of the garage, multiple projects going on at once...

Cheers.
 
Congrats on the new ride, enjoy! I think there are a few riders on here close to your area.
 
Thanks guys.

I was going to build a retro mod 79 GS 1000, however when Triumph updated the speed twin to include USD forks and those juicy Brembo's, I kind of got the feeling that they had nailed the lines. That and coupled with having said (Original, Im the second owner) GS rear-ended by a young guy on his phone. That project now lives in the corner of the garage under my winter tires...
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I also have a 96 Africa Twin that followed me home from a 4 year stint in Germany. She's currently undergoing a full ignition refresh and getting all new rubbers from hoses to intake boots/cv diaphragms all that jazz.
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Fit's fine. I have a bad knee after 25 years of humping a ruck... go figure.
With that said, I've never had any comfort issues from the knee bend which is moderate in my opinion. I can only compare it to 90's sports bikes, it's not as much of a knee bend. My only gripe is rubbing my toes on hard cornering, but perhaps that's a personal problem.

I am debating some renthal bars with a taller bend, but we're talking 1-2 inches. The riding position is slightly sportier than a supermoto in stock form. The best way I can describe it is a properly sorted UJM riding position.
I'll be honest, A Z900RS was my first pic, but I couldn't get one in the colour I wanted due to some sort of shortage of some sort?

I avoid all highway's if I can, riding is about the journey for me, not the destination, so wind protection was not a factor I was considering.

Slight edit: I think overall I'm happier with the Speed Twin, the motor is a real peach. You can hustle the bike without having to rev it out, which means you're drawing less attention. Beware though, she's a real sausage magnet...
 
Love the GS. Classic UJM muscle bike.
 
Fahugwagaads said:
My only gripe is rubbing my toes on hard cornering, but perhaps that's a personal problem.
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You should have your toes on the pegs when cornering. I used to get this alot on my ER6-n years ago until some folks here got me to correct it. It takes a bit to retrain yourself to move your foot back after shifting gears/braking but it was a good habit to learn. Having my foot touch the ground and get ripped off of the peg never hurt anything but it definitely scared me every time.
 
Welcome from Down Under. (y)
 
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