EpicMale (Doc)
Active Member
Ok, finding stuff for the Scrambler is not easy. And some of what I find seems to be poorly thought out.
For instance, I want a skid plate. But the 'official' skid plate stops short of the filter! You still have to remove the skid plate (unless you grind a crescent into the rear end) to change your oil filter, but 99.9% of the filter is hanging out there to get a nice big fat hole punched in it. So, I guess I'm going to have to try to get a proper skid plate fashioned.
And, so far, I'm not impressed with the after market exhaust systems pushed by Triumph. The Arrow does NOT fit the retro look of the bike. And the sound files of the Arrow have a sharp cracking sound that used to be associated in my mind with a crank rod about to fail. <G> The TORS slip ons fit the look, but there are unanswered questions about tuning requirements, plus they are a bit pricey for just slipons. With tax and shipping, even with a 'new bike' discount, we're looking at close to $500.00. Maybe I'll just live with the stock system for a while. After all, I should have some faith in the Triumph R&D engineers.
The luggage rack...I've found this one, which looks fair... http://www.newbonneville.com/html/renntec_sports_rack.html In black, it fits the look of the racks that bolted onto the grab rails of bike back in 'the day'. But it is a bit pricey compared to the Triumph version. With shipping, we'd be edging up over $200. (I think the rack for the Valkyrie was $75!)
I guess the next item on the 'to do' list is to engineer a lift adapter for the Scrambler. Then I can get the measurements for a real skid plate... Aluminum alloy plate would probably suffice...and is easier to work.
For instance, I want a skid plate. But the 'official' skid plate stops short of the filter! You still have to remove the skid plate (unless you grind a crescent into the rear end) to change your oil filter, but 99.9% of the filter is hanging out there to get a nice big fat hole punched in it. So, I guess I'm going to have to try to get a proper skid plate fashioned.
And, so far, I'm not impressed with the after market exhaust systems pushed by Triumph. The Arrow does NOT fit the retro look of the bike. And the sound files of the Arrow have a sharp cracking sound that used to be associated in my mind with a crank rod about to fail. <G> The TORS slip ons fit the look, but there are unanswered questions about tuning requirements, plus they are a bit pricey for just slipons. With tax and shipping, even with a 'new bike' discount, we're looking at close to $500.00. Maybe I'll just live with the stock system for a while. After all, I should have some faith in the Triumph R&D engineers.
The luggage rack...I've found this one, which looks fair... http://www.newbonneville.com/html/renntec_sports_rack.html In black, it fits the look of the racks that bolted onto the grab rails of bike back in 'the day'. But it is a bit pricey compared to the Triumph version. With shipping, we'd be edging up over $200. (I think the rack for the Valkyrie was $75!)
I guess the next item on the 'to do' list is to engineer a lift adapter for the Scrambler. Then I can get the measurements for a real skid plate... Aluminum alloy plate would probably suffice...and is easier to work.