Buckster

How many miles on the TRK now?

Shouldn’t that be “trouser”? Asking for a friend…

Yes, Tamworth is the only place in the U.K. where something is made now.

It is actually made in England.

Yes.

It's okay, it has been allocated an appropriate title.

No, that's just the on off switch, the controls are just under the right indicator button.

Fred calls it lovers lane.

They are the latest fad, until someone has an off and breaks their hip.

Well played Edinburgh zoo.

Basically what I do on the Harley.

@Saul how did the fork painting go?

Just did a quick search and the Prolink was available here but only in silver.

That got your attention! Get your thoughts out of the gutter. I have been getting a bit of a wiggle from my back end (okay just stop). When I did the inner primary bearing I had a quick check of the swing arm and noticed that the isolator rubbers were looking a bit knackered, for some reason Harley decided that the swing arm pivot shaft should go through the back of the transmission and double up as the rear engine mount. To this end the outer ends of the shaft are mounted in some rubber isolators for vibration damping but to also allow the rear of the motor to move a little in the frame. It is such a brilliant design that they did it differently from the model year after mine. The isolators wear and odd handling occurs, usually a wobble in long curves. With mine I am getting what feels like some rear wheel steer intermittently. Rather than just replacing the isolators, I have decided to fit a different pivot shaft with after market isolators. I have this sat on my dining table at the moment, while I am on I am going to renew the radial swing arm bearings and bushes. So that’s something for you all to look forward to, you lucky people.

Pretty sure that was called the Super Sport and later the Pro Link, the latter was US market only if I recall, still never came with the HRC colour scheme though. You are right about the side panels though, definitely a previously faired bike.

Finish still looks good on the forks, are they anodised?

I took a quick ride out to The Cove at South Queensferry after church, there were a few bikes there, it absolutely pissed down just after I walked into the cafe so everyone ducked inside until it stopped, it’s a great place, there was much banter, the sun came back out and the rounds of tea started flowing, had a burger followed by a good cigar before heading home. It is currently trying to rain again.

One of the limited edition Thruxton RS’s.

Those are CBX 550/750 colours, strange choice.

The bike got rained on while I was in church, this is next level hardcore biking.