MT Riders Club

Just a collection of photos of my bike, from various stages of ownership (it changes every weekend). It's more of a list so I can see in chronological order what worked, and what didn't, so I can learn from it. Most will get bored, but any comments/suggestions are welcome. I've included a small description of what each photo is showing.

Next idea is a sidecar, or small trailer.

When I first bought her:


Stuck in a green lane:


Tailpack/box fitted:


Tank bags and first aid kit:


Flying the flag at glasson dock:


Top box MKII, and a pillion "pad" added:


Mobile DJ?:


Home made "bark busters" added:


Front boxes MKI:


Horns (and cage, which has now been reinforced due to bending in a crash):


Tail lights, for dark winters nights:


Front rack fitted, sidebag on top box:


She's coming together now:


MT Patent flower carrier (flowers survived 85mph riding to arrived at 11:40pm on valentines day, had 20mins to spare!)


Dual seat MKI:


Headlight rack box, new spotlight:


Showing headlight rack/box, dual seat, jerry can, 5L petrol/water can, webbing bag (back), cut down pannier rack to increase pillion leg room and reinforced horn cage:

Good pictures Truslack,

That front rack is awesome - I've been looking for a front rack for ages.

Did you make it or buy it - if so, where from?

Morpheus

So i was right with the jerry can on the left side

great & interesting bike - able to transport a whole household with it; incl. blockbuster

Hope to see it one time on road

cheers trecce

trecce wrote:So i was right with the jerry can on the left side

I have 2 Jerry cans, but I normally just swap which 1 between both sides, and have a canvas pannier bag on the other.

morpheus wrote:Good pictures Truslack,

That front rack is awesome - I've been looking for a front rack for ages.

Did you make it or buy it - if so, where from?

Morpheus

It was pulled out of a scrap bin at the local bike garage, it's actually a top box rack, but it doesn't have any writing on it, so I don't know what make it is.

It's only attached via the headlamp cowl on 2 bolts, and can take a suprising amount of weight... I've towed the bike via it (with a quad).

Mark

Impressive!

Do you find the front box causes much turbulence wen riding?

Cheers

Daj

Daj wrote:Impressive!

Do you find the front box causes much turbulence wen riding?

Cheers

Daj

Nope, none. If anything it made low-speed riding easier, as it kept weight on the front wheel and improved handling.

Mark

Cool is it your daily transport ,like the mods. Whats next?

They are just briliant
Sh@t some are certainly not pretty, but what the F#cks that got to do with MT`s.
Its a work horse and you`ve demonstrated that in full order.
I particulary like the front rack and that its been used to tow
But also the trimmed down rear racks, looks like it should be a standard finish.
Excellent
All the best

Hi truslack have you got digital speedo? noticed cable down forks .Any mt's for sale down preston way? How much more to do to yours its a bit like a swiss army knife.

greennrusty wrote:Hi truslack have you got digital speedo? noticed cable down forks .Any mt's for sale down preston way? How much more to do to yours its a bit like a swiss army knife.

The cable down the forks is for a foglight mounted on the pinch bolts.

It's not a case of "how much more to do", ideas come and go every week, then I try and implement them. This MT is on hold at the moment so I can get the engine rebuilt, I have a fairly standard looking MT that I bought off Simon.

I'm not aware of any for sale round here, but I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Mark