Thoughts?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6-07KkLa38

I've read a few, but very few, reviews on this bike. I was behind a woman on one last week and it looks I might be a nice bike for my wife. Has anyone ridden one or have any comments on it?

http://www.triumphmotorcycles.com/bikes/...915_301115

Just noticed today that I have oil pouring out of the front fork seals. Major leak on both sides as the oil has run down as far as the brake calipers. Tried to get some new ones but the shop only had one in stock so I have to wait a few days. This happened quite suddenly and I have not been doing any crazy off road stuff. Bike has covered 32k kilometres. Anyone else replaced theirs yet?

I've noticed numerous new threads lately tied to after market exhaust systems. When I first joined the forum after purchasing my 2013, the first thing I noticed was a video comparing the Staintune muffler to the stock one. I immediately contacted Pirate's Lair, purchased one, and installed it on my bike before the 600 mile service. Now I have 11,000 miles on my bike and the Staintune is still in perfect condition with no discoloring, no performance issues, no problems at all. I believe the large number of folks on this forum that own a Staintune will agree it's a high quality product and well worth the price.

For the many new members on the forum wondering which after market muffler to purchase, check out this very well produced video by Bill Shriever comparing the stock muffler to the Staintune. I haven't seen this video on the forum for quite some time so I tracked it down and posted it here. Enjoy. . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbwxiKNNfbs

Before I get a chance to tear the front brake apart, was wondering if anyone had any ideas:

Noticed yesterday coming home the front brake pulsates at speeds > 50mph under moderate to heavy braking. Bike has only 6k miles on it. I was thinking that one of the rotors might be slightly warped, but I don't see how. I plan on taking a look at both rotors and pads when I get a chance this weekend.

Got my new arrow headers in the post today from Italy. Sourced them From Em lineamoto. They took 2 weeks to get here for about 510 shipped to US. I was hesitant to do this modification as i really like the swept look of the stock downpipes but i thought that catalytic converter looked rather shoddy l so i took a chance with these. The look is more aggressive IMO and i rather like the matte finish. I am quite happy with the aesthetic. Quality is fantastic arrow has impressed me with these. Throughout the install i had nothing but a feeling that i was installing a well thought out performance part to the bike. The system fits perfectly and went on flawlessly. The bike definately feels alot stronger in running throughout the mid to upper range. These pipes aren't just for show they are obviously designed for perfomance. I am currently running the PCV stock map. I hope to get a K&N filter with TSR Intake funnel this winter then i will have her dyno tuned to see what she is putting out and dial in fueling. At idle the bike isnt much louder than when i just had the slip on installed but when you goose it it really screams. It's pretty amazing. I will see if i can get a video uploaded later on. For now heres some Photos.

Has anyone done this?

Just some pics from old rides, my shadow dusted in snow two hours after a ride because Arkansas weather is nuts, and my old softtail. EmptySea requested some photos so I am hooking him up.

*rant mode on*

Venting here.....

So I was driving along today and came to three way T-bone stop sign at the top of a steep hill(think San Fran steep) on a two lane 35mph road. No big deal. It's a road I know well. It's one of those stops where you are stopped with the bike facing up the hill.

I stopped at the sign, signaled left and just as I was about to turn left, a guy(moron) on a Superglide came flying up behind me, passed to my right side, slowed through the stop sign, then jammed on the gas and pulled a left in front of me just as I was starting to turn left. I slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting him and he took off.

With me facing up the hill and hitting the brakes in the middle of a left turn, I was at an odd angle and the bike started tipping over back down the hill. I had to fight to keep the bike upright and in doing so, I tweaked my left wrist. Even with me at 230 pounds, 540 pounds of bike leaning on an extreme hill is not fun to wrestle with.

I got the bike righted and went to catch up with the guy to let him know he had no business being anywhere near a bike. I also thought about pleading with him to never breed.

I almost caught up to him at the next stop sign, but he blew through that one as well. So I let out a very loud profanity in his direction that I'm 100% he heard as he took off towards the next bend. Around the bend, at the next light, he was on the shoulder waiting for me. He told me to keep my F-ing comments to myself. He also said something else, but it unintelligible as if his little brain was shorting out. Meth?

I told him he cut me off and that he was an incompetent hack.....I think I added some fancy French words due to adrenalin. The guy started yelling, calling me a b*tch and then started threatening me. He started to put the kickstand down and motioned, "let's go." I thought, this guy is crazy. He almost caused an accident, blew through 2 stop signs and now wants to fight me over his little brain not being able to process being called out?? So I figured his arrogance was not worth it, drove off and sent some more fancy French words in his direction. He then followed me trying to start a fight for the next 3 intersections!!! I told him off several times at each of his provocations and then motioned for him to go away. How does someone go through life with the sensibilities of a cucumber? I thankfully got away from him. The 1100 does have some seriously awesome torque!

I normally do not lose my cool, drive recklessly or go after people, but this guy was a real danger and needed to be called out in my opinion. A driver almost killed me 10 years ago when he pulled a dangerous left in front of me in an Econoline. I T-boned the van and spent almost 6 months in physical therapy with various injuries and a lawsuit.(I won) I think memories from that experience might have caused me to lose my cool. I probably should have just let it go, but I was steaming mad.

I also might have to go see a doctor about my wrist which was caused by that rider's recklessness. I work with my hands for a living and I'm thinking about reporting him to the police.

Should I report him or let it go? I have a funny feeling he's no stranger to free rides in the back of a cop car. But maybe the local precinct should be at least warned about him? These are the riders that make the rest of us look bad. He has the absolute two worst qualities of a bad biker: Incompetent & reckless.

I do think, that in the future, unless it's life and death, I'm going to let those things go from now on. To quote the great philosopher Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon: "I'm gettin' too old for this sh*t."

Thanks for reading if you got this far.

*rant off*

Check out my first street legal bike I got when I was 14 back in 1996. I give some history of the bike in the video.

This thing has been up to the San Juan mountains in Colorado and took me to 12,800 feet on Engineer Pass (which is the photo I put on the youtube video's screen shot preview).

Anyway, check out my walk around and ride video.