I bought a 97 T595 a couple of weeks ago to fiddle with over the summer. I paid next to nothing for it, and it came with a bunch of cool little carbon nick nacks, an extra motor, almost an entire set of extra bodywork and a Black widow underseat exhaust... I couldn't resist. After I got it home and got some fresh gas and fuel system cleaner through it, it runs better, but I think it really needs the crap kicked out of it over the next few tanks to run all the varnish from the fuel system. Along with fresh plugs, filters, oil, etc, of course.
Anyway, I have a few questions that some a search couldn't answer:
What is the Black Widow exhaust worth? I really don't like the look of the the underseat exhaust, and I REALLY don't like the 8-10 hp it's rumored to hurt me.
Out of curiosity, how similar are the frames from generation to generation between the 595, 955 and 1050? They look externally the same, but I can't imagine that they interchange... How about bodywork (all of it together with mounts, of course)? Suspension? Tanks?
Where might I find a Ron Ayers type online parts outlet that carries Triumph stuff? Bike Bandit does, but their prices are insane, and they say on the site that it takes them as long as 10 days to get parts from Triumph, where the Japanese manufacturers usually take 3 or less.
Aside from ebay, where is a good place to look for a fairing stay and a headlight? Does anybody sell aftermarket stays? Mine is cracked, and the tabs are broken off my headlight. I didn't find out until I got it home that the headlight was held in with bailing wire
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TIA for any help you guys can give.
Anyway, I have a few questions that some a search couldn't answer:
What is the Black Widow exhaust worth? I really don't like the look of the the underseat exhaust, and I REALLY don't like the 8-10 hp it's rumored to hurt me.
Out of curiosity, how similar are the frames from generation to generation between the 595, 955 and 1050? They look externally the same, but I can't imagine that they interchange... How about bodywork (all of it together with mounts, of course)? Suspension? Tanks?
Where might I find a Ron Ayers type online parts outlet that carries Triumph stuff? Bike Bandit does, but their prices are insane, and they say on the site that it takes them as long as 10 days to get parts from Triumph, where the Japanese manufacturers usually take 3 or less.
Aside from ebay, where is a good place to look for a fairing stay and a headlight? Does anybody sell aftermarket stays? Mine is cracked, and the tabs are broken off my headlight. I didn't find out until I got it home that the headlight was held in with bailing wire
TIA for any help you guys can give.