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Dox

Dox

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On the perfect bike.

Having toured on adventure bikes - Multis - and sports tourers - Supersports - and now supernakeds - Speed Triple...weirdly the best tourer for me has been the supernaked.

I was thinking, how could that be improved on? The only thing that I could think of, was bars that you could alter in seconds. What if you could 'drop' the bars when a wiggly rode is ahead? Or lift them for steady cruising?

It would be a simple thing to incorporate, and would add a lot dynamically. The one thing with my Triple is, I've still to get the right feeling hard cornering that I do on sports bikes. It's nearly there, but not quite the same.

If I had bars that I could drop when pushing on, that would be perfect.
 
Dox said:
On the perfect bike.

Having toured on adventure bikes - Multis - and sports tourers - Supersports - and now supernakeds - Speed Triple...weirdly the best tourer for me has been the supernaked.

I was thinking, how could that be improved on? The only thing that I could think of, was bars that you could alter in seconds. What if you could 'drop' the bars when a wiggly rode is ahead? Or lift them for steady cruising?

It would be a simple thing to incorporate, and would add a lot dynamically. The one thing with my Triple is, I've still to get the right feeling hard cornering that I do on sports bikes. It's nearly there, but not quite the same.

If I had bars that I could drop when pushing on, that would be perfect.
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What tyres are you running?
 
The skitz said:
Soft and sticky 👀👀
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Dox said:
Bridgestone S23 - best tyres I've had.

It's not a tyre thing...maybe I just need to get more miles under my belt riding a naked.
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Tyres do make one hell of an impact on handling, my 900ie had Bridgestone BT-023 and were neutral in feeling, the Parelli rosso 3s on my 996 turn in at a faster rate, it was something i had to get used too again.
You could be right with getting more miles under your belt you get a better feeling and slowly ease yourself into the capability of your tyres, i knocked the Rosso 3s but i am now getting used to them and fuck me they are good. I'm torn now with what i will replace them or not with the BT-023S later down the line? :unsure:
 
Have you thought of a track day on the trumpet Dox. It allows you to test the limits with the confidence of traffic only goes one way.
 
WAYNE said:
Tyres do make one hell of an impact on handling, my 900ie had Bridgestone BT-023 and were neutral in feeling, the Parelli rosso 3s on my 996 turn in at a faster rate, it was something i had to get used too again.
You could be right with getting more miles under your belt you get a better feeling and slowly ease yourself into the capability of your tyres, i knocked the Rosso 3s but i am now getting used to them anf fuck me they are good. I'm torn now with what i will replace them or not with the BT-023S later down the line? :unsure:
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I've got Rosso Diablo 3s on my Supersport - and had them on my S1000RR - they're good tyres. But I have even more confidence in the S23's.

The riding position on those two bikes...for me...helps to attack bends more than the naked.

@Swiss T swapped his bars on his Speed Triple for flat bars...maybe that helps get the last few % out of the handling.
 
Noobie said:
Have you thought of a track day on the trumpet Dox. It allows you to test the limits with the confidence of traffic only goes one way.
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Briefly...but it's like golf; I should probably spend some time on the driving range to improve my swing - but the time I have available for golfing, I spend golfing.

For me road riding is what I enjoy - I'm not a track guy. Maybe it would help my road riding to some degree...but I can't dedicate the time to that potential learning.
 
Dox said:
I've got Rosso Diablo 3s on my Supersport - and had them on my S1000RR - they're good tyres. But I have even more confidence in the S23's.

The riding position on those two bikes...for me...helps to attack bends more than the naked.

@Swiss T swapped his bars on his Speed Triple for flat bars...maybe that helps get the last few % out of the handling.
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Flat bars imo are a game changer, when i had my 650 Bandit i got the dog bone linkage on the rear that lifted the back end, what a differance that made. What is the rear linkage on the Triumph and possible upgrade parts?
 
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WAYNE said:
Flat bars imo are a game chainger, when i had my 650 Bandit i got the dog bone linkage on the rear that lifted the back end, what a differance that made. What is the rear linkage on the Triumph and possible upgrade parts?
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That's beyond my paygrade - have no idea about rear linkages 🤷‍♂️
 
Dox said:
It's Ohlins - fully adjustible. Not sure what spec...but I fiddled with it on tour and found the best settings within the first day or two.
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Looking at quotes people have been puting a taller shock on the rear just by 10mm to 5mm, fucking expensive detail imo :ROFLMAO:, get some Renthal bars on it and play with the suspension settings, when it hits the sweet spot you will know!!:)
 
A lot of it is confidence which you’ll get the more you ride it.
Change your body position to a more aggressive one if you’re attacking corners, but more weight over the front.
The front end on my KTM is a bit flighty in the corners but the front end of a Tuono is steady as a rock.
The damper on the KTM is crap.

Says me, the slowest rider in the world…
 
Dox said:
I've got Rosso Diablo 3s on my Supersport - and had them on my S1000RR - they're good tyres. But I have even more confidence in the S23's.

The riding position on those two bikes...for me...helps to attack bends more than the naked.

@Swiss T swapped his bars on his Speed Triple for flat bars...maybe that helps get the last few % out of the handling.
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Did the flat bars compromise the daily comfort generally higher bars are more comfortable where I'd imagine flat bars drop your shoulders and upper body??
 
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