4,085 mile vacation on my Speed Twin 1200
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33076399
Over just under 3 weeks (June 21st to July 11th) I travelled from Chattanooga, TN to Metropolis IL, Branson MO, Dodge City KS, Colorado Springs CO, Winter Park CO, back to Colorado Springs (my buddy had a short out-patient surgery to reattach his bicep), on to Roswell NM, Blanchard OK, Camden AR, and finally back to Chattanooga. I spent several days at my friends houses in Colorado, and 2 nights in Metropolis, Branson, Dodge City, and Blanchard so I had a day to play tourist and spend some time with my family in Branson and Blanchard. I probably averaged about 350 miles per day on my riding days, but did pull close to 500 twice. While my bike is definitely not a touring machine (more like a cafe racer), by standing on the pegs and making frequent stops, along with an unrecommended daily dosage of Ibuprofen, I made it and had a blast doing so; even if my butt complained.
The title photo was taken by my Nephew in Oklahoma (and yes, it has inspired a gym membership and diet).
Metropolis Superman museum
Dodge City, KS
Deer in Colorado
Roswell
Saucy’s owner was staying at my hotel, cool car
Camden at the Rut
My 23 Speed Twin 1200
When I can get a free moment to do it she’ll have some Longride bags. As soon as my wrap guy has a minute she’ll be turning British Racing Green. Can’t wait! So far I’ve installed an underpan guard, a radiator guard, crash bars, throttle spacer, a full BAAK set of pipes with cat delete, firmware tune, and most importantly, the rubber ducky with propeller helmet.
Apologies for the triple posting
Sorry! I’m still getting accustomed to Lemmy and didn’t realize having “show read posts” turned off also means you won’t see posts you created, even searching your own profile. Therefore I assumed it had not posted.
Edit: I figured out how to delete the duplicates. Thank you for your patience.
My 2022 Speed Twin 1200 and my 2016 STR 675
Absolutely in love with both of these bikes!
My 2023 Speed Twin 1200
I’m absolutely enthralled with this bike. Pic was taken on my trip to the Cherohala Skyway and the Tail of the Dragon.
Triumph reveals entry-level retro bikes with Speed 400, Scrambler 400 X
The entry-level motorcycle market is starting to grow, and British bike builder Triumph is looking to get in on it. It's doing so with the 2024 Speed 400 and Scrambler 400 X, a pair of retro-styled bikes with the smallest engines and likely smallest price tags in the motorcycle company's line-up, and they'll be hitting the U.S. market next year.
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