How I Built a Motorcycle to Travel the World (Part 5)
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
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0:00 Intro
0:33 Petrol Tank
1:42 Seat
3:05 Side Stand
3:54 New Workshop Again
4:47 Handlebars
6:43 Fork Brace
7:45 Tuning
10:28 Luggage & Storage
11:27 Last Minute Fixes
12:31 Test Ride
13:49 What I Packed
19:05 Leaving London
Very good story 👍
As I said, very cool series on the build. Please continue with the journey, looking forward to it.
I admire your perseverance and tenacity!
what a great series. can't wait for the follow-up!
Another great one! Keep them coming.
Man, I can so relate to incompetent craftsmen here in the US as well. It seems to be a lack of care and passion or something in this day and age.
It’s sooo hard to find a reputable mechanic. I found that outside of Europe there were far more skilled individuals, perhaps it’s a generational thing. Which is fizzling out in privileged economies…
Big ups to you mate. Im about to undertake an overhaul of my scrambler for a 9000km ride around Australia in November. Im enjoying your story. Cheers!
@@7un05 yea yea sounds wicked, I’m hoping to reach Australia sometime next year.
Forgot to mention when you altered the hedon helmet I almost cringed (not because of you but because I own a 1.0 as well and know how much they cost. Also, I'm so happy they updated them with the 2.0 allow audio devices.
Haha yeah this is the original 1.0 Racer. You know I saw it in a window display in Lisbon and at the time was the best looking helmet I’ve ever seen. When in London I tried it on in a shop and made a very expensive birthday present to myself. Still the comfiest helmet now 7 years later. How is yours holding up?
@eddiertw I've had my stable black one for about 5 years now, though full disclosure it was purchased during their annual sample sale, originally like $900 but I got it for $600. Comfort is a 10/10, love the look as well. I've had to replace the visor once as a hinge cracked. The only other issue is that going anything above 60mph (which is legal on the hwy here) I get a bit of sound/whistles. Otherwise it'd super solid. I likely buy a 2.0 for my next birthday.
@@FunWithAJ Yes spot on, super comfy and very quiet - but yes weird whistle at high speeds, used to it now as I ride with earplugs.
Im loving this series and format. 🤌
Moved the brake caliber. I didn’t see that coming. Why didn’t Triumph think of that?
@@clayfarnet970 I actually don’t know. It’s a very obvious design flaw. I used a bracket from Free Spirits to get that remounted.
Your exhaust wont make any good power without a link pipe. Check out Ultimate Twin Performance. They can make you an exhaust that will give the best power.
Again you are spot on, and I learned this also the hard way. I now have a 2-in-1 exhaust
@@eddiertw if you need a custom map Ultimate Twin Performance can do them on the stock ECU.
All in all, crashes and faulty painters included, what was the cost of everything as you left London?
@@903lew I’d rather not say haha… 2, 3 times the value of the purchase of the bike. I see it as a self-investment in a degree of life skills through trying and failing
@@eddiertw You know, those are great investments also.
Daaamn man you crashed this thing twice now! Once from poor mechanicing... 😬 You might want to think about getting an office job.
@@beachboardfan9544 I’d rather pretend it didn’t happen, but it did, so I’m telling it as it was. There are two types of riders: those that have crashed and those that are yet to crash.
@@eddiertw I mean yea props for being honest, but damn bro get it together, who rides with bad breaks?
@@beachboardfan9544 brakes are for losers
@@eddiertw So are crashes 😁
@@beachboardfan9544 I can help you lose your crash virginity… twist the right hand a little harder