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Hi, Michael: Is that one in the photo a Plexi 3 or the GT? I've got a GT on my 12 T100 because National said it, basically, wouldn't fit the Triumph Bonneville. Very happy with the GT, by the way. I wonder if National has changed their mind, so to speak, about the 3?
Anyway, just wondering, that's all: Jim
Everything from National Cycle is universal. Universal means one part fits none. I have put the 3 on three bikes since 1990. GS 450L, CB 750L, and my 2013 Bonneville. There is very little difference between the 3 and the GT. A little extra coverage so I go with it. It bolts on with no issues...just adjustment as you would expect with a universal application. There is no appreciable difference in the two. I live in a cold place. Think nine months of winter and three months of bad skiing. I buy the biggest screen I can make fit...and make it fit. I am sure I fabbed something or.modified or reversed brackets to make it work. It was about three years ago. I don't remember. You did not get short changed. The GT is fine.
Thanks for getting back so quick, Michael: I do have the 3 on another bike and the coverage is a wee bit better, but I didn't want to go through the hassle of getting a 3 and having to send it back so I went with the GT, to be safe. As I said, I'm very happy with it...……..just wish that I could have found someone who had mounted a 3, back then. At least I know that if I ever need to replace the GT, I can do it with a 3.
Have a Happy New Year: Jim
Not really, Mike, but it seems to have gotten better over time; I've learned to live with it. I will say that a new battery this year seemed to lessen the incidents, though. I just won't use the bike as a "getaway vehicle" should I decide to do nefarious deeds.Glad to help...did you ever fix your intermittent start problem? That is what brought me to this site. The problem was angering and embarrassing. Yes the bike would start again in a few seconds, but your bike started worse than all the others.
Okay, but the fix is a matter of a few cents in parts, the post lays it out even if you were to pay a dealer a few dollars. It made a big difference for me in the likeability of the bike.Not really, Mike, but it seems to have gotten better over time; I've learned to live with it. I will say that a new battery this year seemed to lessen the incidents, though. I just won't use the bike as a "getaway vehicle" should I decide to do nefarious deeds.
Jim
Okay, but the fix is a matter of a few cents in parts, the post lays it out even if you were to pay a dealer a few dollars. It made a big difference for me in the likeability of the bike.
Your call.
Thank you for the good words.
When it comes to windscreens National Cycle anything is my product of choice. This one is the Plexifairing 3. I ride a five hundred mile day over the summer like nothing.
This bike does an iron butt ride like nothing. The Plexifairing GT is also an excellent choice. The bike sits at 85 mph all day long...18 wheelers...windy days... passing...no dramatics. I have a spoiler on top of it. I think it is the X-screen touring. Once you get it adjusted it really earns it's keep. Please be mindful that windscreens are to be looked over...not looked through.
Crash bars and bags and pegs...SW Motech anything. The bars bolt on in six places. They are functional. They are hands down better than any other guard on the market. Only downside to me is that they are not chrome. There is a company that makes chrome ones. They are junk.
The pegs are a nice reach. No buzz through the pegs for a thousand miles at a crack. The SW Motech blaze bags have the best fastening set up ever. They are no longer produced, but a guy on another forum is selling a set with all the mounting hardware.
The racepack tailbag for one up riding is also top notch. Triumph does not make a padded sissybar with tailrack and I really like the medium height padded bar...so the tailbag goes on the pillion.
Again thank you for the compliments. I have been riding for a few years and have had a few bikes. Motorcycles are like dogs...they do better when you have more than one. If a guy could only have one bike from the time he starts riding until he stops.it would be the Bonneville.
Pegs and mounts are an easy add on. Once she has a guard she is home free. The pictures of the street Twin look just like my base Bonneville (2013). I would call Twisted Throttle. If they tell you the guard bolts on then you can get your choice of pegs. They fasten on with U brackets.Apparently, judging by the photo, the road pegs are attached to the engine guard. Therefore, Sarah would need the guard and the pegs (i.e., the package) to get the pegs for her Street Twin.
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Hello, all: Got a strange one for you here; sometimes, when I'm starting the T-100, I hit the button and it begins to turn over, then stops just like I'd released the button. I've tried playing with the clutch lever and the sidestand to no avail. Then, when it feels like it, it'll start right up. This can take a half-dozen stabs on the button, or just one extra. Sometimes it will go weeks without doing it, and then it comes back to haunt me. I'm going to ask the dealer, again, about it; originally, they said that this can happen once in a while. Not very reassuring, that answer, but the problem seemed to go away for a long time, but it's back lately. Any ideas?? Wondering if there's a recall on the problem.... time will tell, I guess.
Thanks: Jim
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If the problem is when you go to start bike you just get a "click" even with a good battery and assuming everything thing else is good, I know why and how to fix it. Long story short; it's an electrical design flaw in some of the Triumphs such as 2009 America, which I have. The CPU stops the starting process because the headlight is on and draws too much voltage and you just get "click". There is no adjustment or re-mapping the CPU to change its settings. The fix is to install a toggle switch on your headlight so that you can turn headlight off when starting. That's all I did and my bike is now 100% dependable and no more clicks.