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I don't know what lights you are talking about. You can see the turn signals.

She left the bike at the house the day I looked at it and told her what she needed. The parts came in about a week later, then I waited until that weekend to work on it. I didn't get finished until the following weekend. This was not a simple one day project. I'm not doing this for a living anymore. If I work on a friend's bike they know it may take a while. Lisa's cool with that. I have had friends who would rather take their bikes to the dealer and get it done quicker. The benefit of me working on the bike is that I don't rush, I treat it as if it were mine and I do the little extras; like cleaning as I go.

I would have had to charge her a month's rent if she would have stayed the whole time.

@@scottsspeedtriplechannel I was thinking of a teaching moment for her.

You're welcome.

@@frankstein1776 Yes you are. 🙂

Yeah. That was a lot of work. I like doing my own work and maintainence so it didn't feel like a chore. I just wanted to make it my own.

Totally get that, and the bike looks fantastic but I’ll just do a few things just to make it different like gp slip on tail tidy and then take off the rear pegs and carbon hugger. Yours looks really well👏

The tail tidy makes a big difference for sure.

It was good fun.

That would have been nice. I guess there are a few bikes like that now. I think it started with Ducati. I've never owned a bike with a flip up tank, so I've gotten used to using 2X4s to hold the tank up.

@@1993russy You're welcome. Thanks for watching and taking the time to respond. 🙂

I'm not sure you are thinking of the same road. That is an extended off ramp in Jacksonville headed north just before the city. I-4 is a good 60 miles or more south of me. If you're ever in the area, be sure to let me know. Maybe we could meet up and thanks for watching and commenting. 👍🙂

@@frankstein1776 I didn't realize this comment was from you C.M. Of all the places around this one is pretty good. And I'm sure we'll meet up real soon. LOL. 🤣

To be honest some of the comments have me thinking about the induction sound. My hearing is good, so I know I can hear it but I guess I am not distinguishing it much from the overall tone. I don't run it up in the revs that often like a track rider would so I think I am just listening to the exhaust note when I twist the throttle. I am just not sure what to tell you. I'll try to remember the next time I'm riding to concentrate on intake sounds. Maybe then I'll be better off to help you. Thanks for watching though and I love getting comments. Best of both worlds (exhaust tone and induction sounds) to you.

@@scottsspeedtriplechannel Hey thanks for the reply. Yeah I was basing that on the before after audio from your video. Didn’t sound like there was much difference as far as induction noise goes. Don’t want to spend the $ on an exhaust and be disappointed is all.

Yeah I understand that. These things aren't cheap.

No. I have Metzelers front and rear. I like to keep the same brand and model tires front and rear.

@@scottsspeedtriplechannel yes, me to I just thought because Pirelli is the first tyre on mine.

When my Pirelli is done, I plan to change to Metzler M9RR

@brasletti5191 So are still on the original tires? Pirellis front and rear?

Yes! My Speedy is still fresh. Only 2700 km = 1600 mi

I am using a "PitBull" brand reversible rear stand. Please watch my video titled "KUDOS to PitBull". You can see the different stands I use and hear a bit about them Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing. Enjoy the ride. 😀

@@joshbryant7363 Yeah. I use several different microphones and sometimes just straight from the Go Pro. If you're referring to the part of the video where I got pulled over, that came from the bike cam. That audio is terrible. I know it, but I was saving battery power at that time and it was the only video I had. I'm not really thrilled with the video quality either. At first the video seemed pretty good to me, but over the past year I wonder if the camera or memory cards have deteriorated. I have new memory cards to install and will be doing that soon. Maybe that would help. I have tried 4 different microphones with none of them seeming to make much of a difference I'm sorry you didn't like the audio quality. Maybe it will improve.

The battery they had in stock was not a lithium ion type battery, it was a standard maintenance free type battery. I don't even remember the price, but it was definitely a lot cheaper.

@@scottsspeedtriplechannel OEM was lithium?

@melc8049 Yes. The OEM battery is a lithium ion battery.

Never mind, I just saw your video on the exact same thing and it answered my question. Thank you 😅

Wow. I'm glad you watched the video. Really simple to remove that cover. I clean behind that cover about every third chain clean and lube.

I have not removed my front wheel yet, but I think I can help you. You do need to remove the calipers. This makes it much easier to remove and also will ensure that they are correctly realigned when reinstalling the wheel. Just unbolt each caliper and hang them with a bungee cord to keep them from falling down. Try to keep them in a similar position so no air bubbles will occur. You shouldn't need to disconnect any wires or brake lines. Remove the caliper bolts and calipers first. Then once the axle nut and pinch bolts are loosened and the axle is removed the wheel will slide down and out.

After the wheel is out use a screwdriver or similar tool wrapped with tape or cloth between the brake pads on each caliper to pry or press the pads open. Be careful not damage the pads. When you have the wheel reinstalled this will make it easy to slip the calipers back over the disc. Install the wheel, then the calipers, but do not tighten any bolts. Then tighten the axle and pinch bolts. Next just barely snug the caliper bolts and spin the wheel several times and gently slowly apply the brakes. This will help squeeze the caliper and pads back onto the disc's and align the calipers. After doing this a few times, usually feel that the brakes are snug when applied. Then on the last time spinning the wheel apply the brakes smoothly to stop the wheel and hold pressure on the brake while tightening both calipers. This ensures that the calipers and pads are aligned properly. The final torqued does not need to be done during this process, but the axle and calipers should be pretty tight.

@@scottsspeedtriplechannel Huge thanks! Im trying this today when my axel bit arrives so will let you know how it goes. Rear wheel came off a treat, although both the bowl and flat washer fell out together. As I understand it, the bowled washer needs to be installed with the top lip against the flat washer, bottom of the bowl goes against the main 12 point nut..? Again really appreciate your help mate.

@@jthemighty690r You're welcome. I'm glad I could help. Hope the job goes smooth for you. Enjoy the ride.

@@jthemighty690r BTW... I'm pretty sure the bowled washer fits small side to the wheel, large side facing out. That is how I have mine ever since my first time removing the wheel. If you could find a schematic we could both be sure. LOL. Nearly 10,000 miles with mine in that position with no troubles yet. You'd think maybe they could label it though.

No. The error message I got was for "Service Overdue". The time and date had reverted back to the year 2000 when I disconnected the battery. I reset the time and date and then the warning went away.

You're welcome. Thanks for watching and subscribing.

Alright!!! 🙂 Happy to hear that you are loving it. May the many miles before you be filled with joy.

An oldie but a goodie. 🙂

0:02 I ordered them all from Carbon FBR. It is a British company that specializes in Triumph carbon fiber replacement parts. The parts all fit well and were high quality.

The catalytic converter is inside the collector section of the header pipes. The three pipes from the cylinders collect into one cannister. The cat is in that piece.

@@scottsspeedtriplechannel Thanks my man!

You might want to get a spare in case something happens to the one you have. It's always good to have a backup.

That's awesome. Thanks so much for letting me know. I hope you are loving the bike. Ride safe and enjoy. 🙂

Thank you! I'm glad I could help. I hope you are enjoying your Speed Triple as much as I am mine. Also thank you for subscribing. I don't get out on the bike very often lately, but I still post videos when I can.

I've only ridden in the rain maybe a dozen times with this bike. I haven't had any problems with the Metzeler RRs in the rain or on wet surfaces. I generally slow my speeds and in heavy storms I switch to rain mode. The rear tire has kicked in the antilocks a few times in the rain, but I also have had it kick on a few times in the dry. Probably because I overlapplied the rear brake. I had heard they were not good in the rain, but for the riding that I do they were fine.

No. I haven't done any kind of tuning on this bike.

@@scottsspeedtriplechannel ok, how do you reset the service oil

I bring it to the dealership. My dealership charges 1/2 hour labor to check for updates and clear the service engine warning.

Yes. The upper tube of the OEM muffler is straight through with a slight bend down. You can see through it clearly. You cannot see through the lower tube of the OEM muffler. Thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

I had used a microphone behind the muffler, but the recording was so bad that I could not use it. I now have two wired mikes that I can connect to the Go Pro. Maybe I will do that in the future.

@@scottsspeedtriplechannel thanks a lot.

I had just started doing videos around that time and wasn't even thinking of doing "how to" type stuff. It wasn't until probably 3 or 4 months after I had installed the Tail tidy, exhaust hanger and nearly all the carbon fiber that I started those videos. Anyway, enjoy the ride.

Great. I hope you're loving it. I'd be curious to hear how the remapping goes.

@scottsspeedtriplechannel will let you know but got wait till march next yr

Thank you. I'm truly glad you enjoy the videos. My first video was simply so that some of my friends around the country (USA) could see the new bike. I found that I enjoy putting the videos together and now feel like I have so many new friends through those if you who send comments after the videos are published. Good to hear that you have your suspension sorted out and I hope you will have many thousands of wonderful miles on your Speed Triple.

Thank you. I'm glad you liked the video. I hope you get one soon and enjoy it as much as I have. Check back soon... I will be posting a long term review. Thanks again, I really like getting comments. 🙂

@@scottsspeedtriplechannel looking forward to it Scott!

Thanks Josh.

I had to go look at it again because it's been such a long time since I changed mine. So you see the bolt near the rear sprocket. There is also a bolt just in front of the hole in the side of the swingarm that is put in from the wheel side facing out. If you get a flashlight and get your head down in there you might be able to see it. There are also two threaded collars in the chain guard itself. The front one is for one of the hugger fender bolts and I think the second one is also. So you would have to remove those bolts before the chain guard could come off. I am certain that I had the rear wheel removed at the time when I replaced the chain guard. I was also changing the hugger at that time also. To remove the rear wheel you would need a special socket and a stand for the bike. You would also need to remove the muffler to get the wheel off. I didn't remember how complicated it was to change the chain guard. If you're having any thoughts of getting the carbon fiber hugger, I'd suggest you get it and do both at one time. Sorry I couldn't be the bearer of good news. Best of luck and thank you so much for subscribing. I haven't been uploading much lately, but plan to start again soon.

That is the OEM Triumph accessory. It is the flyscreen and the windshield. You can get the flyscreen without the windshield if you prefer.

Hi MadMattRides. I am in St. Augustine. This is my second Speed Triple. The first being an 07 model. I also owned an 04 Speed Four. I'm happy with the CRT muffler. No other tuning or exhaust mods yet. The bike runs fine with it... no issues. I like simple changes like that. If you'd like to get together to ride, give me an email address or phone number. I am relatively new to You Tubing and I'm not sure I want to post my info here. If you send me an email or phone, what I'll do is simply check it to make sure I have it right, then I will delete your comment. I think there is a way to direct message over You Tube, but haven't figured it out yet. Thanks for watching. I hope to hear from you soon.

I am truly sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you are up and riding soon if not already. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I will be posting some new ones soon.

What you need is the same socket that fits many of the Ducati rear wheels. The one I bought, also from Amazon, was called a Ducati rear wheel socket. Look closely at the pictures and you should be able to see if it is the right one. You are not the only one who has had a tough time getting the right one. The manual and the dealership did not even know which one it was. Best of luck getting the right one. Hopefully Amazon gives you a refund.

Thanks for the tip. I'll take a look at it.

Stumbled across it just thought I would let u know. Bargain of the decade

Do you charge the crush washer? I guess that's a new thing I never have before

I don't. I know most videos say change it, it's a cheap insurance policy that says you won't leak oil, etc. but I've had pretty good luck reusing them. I do clean the oil plug and washer with carb cleaner and inspect it though. I want to see if there is any metal or contaminants stuck to it.

@scottsspeedtriplechannel thanks for the reply .

Sorry about not getting back to you sooner. I didn't get a notification about your comment. No, my front tire did not wear faster than my rear one. I now have 10,000 miles on the original front tire. It is strange that your front wore out first. How many miles did you get out of it? Also do you do track days? Track days generally wear the tires much quicker, but still usually the rear wears more. Are you doing stunts? Also maybe check your tire pressures. Over or under inflated tires wear quicker. Again, I usually respond much quicker to comments, but I need to check my You Tube settings.

I've been there before. It sucks. Anyway... first on is the very large conical spacer. The smaller side fits inward. This keeps the wheel centered on the axle. Next on is the flat washer/spacer. It fits inside the recess of the large conical spacer. I don't think it matters which way you put it on, but I usually put the cleanest side facing in. Then comes the bowl shaped or angled washer. That one goes with the smaller side in. This means that the nut will press on the outside edge of the washer and the smaller edge will press on the flat washer. This is designed to change the outer edge pressure from the axle nut to the inner part of the axle. It may look like the washer is supposed to be bowed out so the nut can compress it, but it is not supposed to go that way. It's designed to transfer the pressure from the outer edge of the washer towards the innermost part of the axle. Last of course is the axle nut. I don't use the torque specs, but I figure at about 100-120 footpounds of torque. Don't forget to put the funky cotter pins back on. I hope you can understand this. If not reply and maybe we could chat via email or something.

@@scottsspeedtriplechannel awesome. Thank you! That’s a big help.

@@Inthewind24 Glad I could help. I hope you subscribe and check out my other videos. I have a lot going on but I really like making these videos when I can. I want to hit that magic 500 subscribers mark this year. Then I could earn that million dollars a tenth of a penny at a time. LOL. 😉

@@scottsspeedtriplechannel subscribed!

The service light has to be reset by an authorized Triumph dealer. They have to use the Triumph scan tool to reset it. It will probably cost about 1/2 hour labor rate. If you are planning to have dealer do any work or buy anything from them, you might want to try to make a deal. To reset the service light they simply plug in the tool and press a couple of buttons. I have been told you can buy scan tools that will work for it online. I haven't looked into that. Unlike cars that are now regulated so that you can use a scan tool on them, motorcycle companies do not have to follow those laws.

You are absolutely right. The requirement in the US is that upon initial activation the turn signal must be of a certain amount of lit area. Brightness and distance of visibility do not matter. Upon initial activation of the scrolling Triumph signals only one tiny LED is lit, not enough area covered. In reality they are brighter, can be seen better at distance and also will catch other motorists eyes quicker than the standard Triumph signals. Sometimes regulations don't really do justice. Thanks for commenting. Glad you watched the video.

The same to you and yours. Happy New Year.

It has a deeper tone, especially noticeable during higher revs under acceleration. It also has a bit of the "triple burble" when decelerating. It's not excessively loud. I have tinnitus and I think the deeper tone is easier on the ears. For pure sound performance, I think there are probably other mufflers that would sound a lot racier.

@@scottsspeedtriplechannel thanks Scott for the insight! Any other exhausts you wish you got instead for a “racier” sound?

@@EpiceverythingProductions No. I liked the look of the twin can carbon fiber and I'm happy with the sound.

@@scottsspeedtriplechannel thanks I appreciate your honesty! I really like the look of the shotgun exhaust wondered if the slip on was enough for better sound or if I need to remove the cat to have a nice sound?

@@EpiceverythingProductions I think if you are looking for loud a shorty muffler might work. I personally like the looks of those too but I think it would be too loud for my liking.

I don't have a lot of faith in torque specs. Generally speaking, I will go by feel for nuts/bolts that require a lot of torque. I very rarely have any problems with stuff loosening up. I will use the torque specs or close to them on any internal fasteners though. If I am fastening an engine cover or a sprocket which has more than one fastener, I'm very careful to assure that they are all torqued equally though.