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  1. buckstoy

    Finally polished my forks!!

    Well I've been talking about it since I bought it, finally got around to doing it. Took about 3 days of work to strip (easy) the paint, then grind down the seams around the fender bosses (got this out of sequence and did it later on) sand with 400 and resand with varying grits of 200 and 300...
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    How many miles/mods this year?

    I picked my bike up in March of this year. In that time I have ridden 5100 miles, which may not sound like a lot but for the first few months of ownership my rides were mostly just putting around getting used to the new machine, also I couldn't ride to work until I completed the MSF course in...
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    Removing guard on Cylinders?

    Has anyone removed the guard that is attached to the cylinder fins? I'm guessing that I need to just grab one side with some vice-grips and give them a pull but I would like to know if there is a less destructive way to remove them. Thanks, Jason
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    Off on my Jetting?

    Since the temps are now a bit cooler in the morning (60's) my bike has starting acting a bit odd. The other morning I was leaving for work at ~5am trying to be as quiet as possible (so as to keep happy neighbors) I pulled on the choke and pushed the start button only to be greeted w/ a massive...
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    Hello from Mississippi

    Just a note to introduce myself, been around bikes since I was a wee one. Finally picked up a Triumph Thruxton in the springtime after years of lusting for one. I must say I like my bike better all the time (of course it's getting modified all the time so maybe that helps!) Here's a gratuitous...
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