Triumphrat

BombFactory · 06-17-2008

I bought the signals from RideGear.com; you can read my rant about the experience over in the Biker Hang Out forum, as I don't want to pollute this forum with RideGear's name too much.

I'm set on getting stock headlights. Back when I built my Speedtona I went through the same thing you did, but I decided against the Aztec8's due to bad reviews from TRat members. If you'd like pictures of the stock headlight setup I could get those to you.

chrisjames · 06-18-2008

I meant pictures of the Stock and aztec8 lights. so you can see what they look like on the same surface, along with light cutoff and output. I've seen the lights before. and unfortunately I dont know of any better OEM replacements.

BombFactory · 06-19-2008

I received the rear turn signals today and finished cutting the license plate mount. I then shot some satin black on it and got everything mounted and wired up. The LED's are very bright which should help with those turns, yea right...

I'm tempted to start fabricating the front mounts, but I'm still kicking around ideas of where these will go.

GNTurbo6 · 06-20-2008

Would your rear turn signals work up front on a TT600? I have some non-DOT chrome ones that don't fit the look of the bike.

BombFactory · 06-21-2008

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Originally Posted by GNTurbo6

Would your rear turn signals work up front on a TT600? I have some non-DOT chrome ones that don't fit the look of the bike.

These turn signals are universal so you can make them fit anywhere. It will take some slight electrical modification to fit them on a TT600, as the signal wire connectors are male spade and the TT600 wiring harness connectors are male spade. A female spade connector will need to be used on one of these two sides.

dynagroove · 06-21-2008

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Originally Posted by BombFactory

Love the shot of the Speedtona supervising in the background

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BombFactory · 06-24-2008

Yea Jeff, big brother Speedtona is always having to keep an eye on the squid of the family!

Today I picked up those Suzuki SV650 control clamps I ordered; I lucked out and they are a DIRECT fit! I mounted the S3 mirrors and put on my new registration tag and decided to take the bike out for its first real road ride. Although I test rode it on the street when I first built it and also rode it at the track, the bike really hasn't seen more than 2 miles of public road while in my possession.

I took a 10 mile ride along a nice stretch of road that follows a local reservoir which is less traveled. The bike shifts fine through all gears and doesn't appear to have any mechanical issues. When I release the clipons the bike tracks straight and plumb and the chassis appears to be following parallel with the wheels. That K&N air filter along with the short intake snorkles made for a great sounding suction when I got on the hammer!

The one thing that I am bothered by is the noise level of the exhaust. Don't get me wrong, I love the sound it makes and would run it like this if I were the only person on earth, but I just don't know how practical it will be to ride around town and neighborhoods making that much noise. My mirrors looked like fuzzy water and my eardrums were itching asking for earplugs! I'll have to think about other options; maybe cutting down the stock pipe and mounting the Supertrapp discs at the end and up inside a bit similar to a motorcycle Supertrapp muffler?

chrisjames · 06-25-2008

I'm glad to hear it runs well. What did you end up doing about the headlight?

BombFactory · 07-17-2008

And the parts come rolling in! I finally ended up finding some S4 headlights and mounting bracket. I actually ended up having to buy a 97-01 S3 headlight assembly to get the S4 assembly (long story,) but I suppose having an extra set is not a bad thing. The other plus is that the S3 lenses are U.K. spec while the S4 are U.S. so I can finally see what the difference is and choose the one I like best. I got the headlights mounted and need to wire them up. I installed one bucket with the U.K. lens and one with the U.S. lens.

I also installed the S3 mirrors and the extra fender I have. I set sag and the comp and rebound settings (comp and rebound are at least in some ballpark--maybe not the right game.) I also received a new chain which will be going on soon.

Today my SuperTrapp 'SuperLight' universal muffler came in, so I had to throw that on. The muffler is really trick; it has a large baffle core that is packed with fiberglass--much like many aftermarket mufflers. The inner baffle ends short of the can which allows room for the diffusion discs to be placed. Finally the can is capped off with a stainless downpipe end. The whole assembly is a semi-light gauge brushed-finish stainless steel which makes it heavier than my Speedtona's Blueflame SS muffler, but lighter than the stock TT600's. Brushed finishes has always agreed with me. The slip-on was a bit of a pain because the stock header angles out from the bike after leaving the lower frame mount (down by the engine) and then straightens back just before the muffler flange. This only leaves about .75" of straight pipe, after cutting off the stock flange, to slide and clamp the slip-on to. Also, the stock muffler flange is welded on at a slight angle so that the muffler angles up. Once the stock flange is removed the header pipe is at less of an angle. All of this combined means that to get the ST muffler clamp to reach the stock mounting hole on the footrest required some work on the slip-on to try and bend it over a bit more towards the swingarm and up. All said and done, the muffler fits really well, but two of the slip-on slots have a 1/16” size hole where the header pipe does not fully go up into the ST slip-on. The T-clamp covers these two spots located on the bottom side, and they don't seem to make any exhaust noise. Worst case scenario is that I either weld the slots up a little bit or run a bead of copper header silicone sealant around the pipe before putting it all back together. I still need to get some large washers for the footrest mount, as I just threw some stuff together to make it work for now.

Once I finished I couldn't help myself from taking the bike out. I went on my maiden voyage with it over the twisties and soon became reacquainted with why after selling my first TT600 I always felt something was missing. The bike is extremely fun to ride and much more flickable than the 955i. I took it easy as I'm still regaining my trust in the bike (you know, making sure everything is checking out okay) but I can already feel that I will be able to move with much more agility and comfort/confidence compared to the 955i which is a much heavier bike. The suspension settings are pretty good, although I think it needs less preload in the front along with some comp/re tuning.

The muffler sounds bitchin' to say the least. It has a great deep throaty sound, is quite loud but not impractical, and really lets the engine breath. The depth of the sound makes the engine sound a lot more like a triple than a four which is fine by me. My initial guess as to how many discs to install seems to be very close, as the engine will rev up to red-line which will not happen if there are too many discs, but the rev-time is slower than it should be which is likely due to not enough back-pressure; at least that was the case with the old 5" discs. I think two or three discs removed and the engine will really like life. It's getting there; if I could only work on the bike more often it would get there a lot sooner.

BombFactory · 07-17-2008