Chain Maintenance

I got the bike serviced pretty much right at the 600 mile break-in point. I've put in over 800 miles since then so it was time to clean and lube the chain.

Maintance Update:

Mileage: 1,450

- Oil clean and lube using Motul fluids

Motone Tail Tidy

I wanted to have a little bit of storage under the seat so I switched tail tidies to the Motone V3 unit with the Gort light then moved the turn signals back from the shock mounts to license plate so I could actually free up space on the sides in case I want to bring any saddle bags.

Motone tail tidy

A little cubby under the seat for paperwork lol

New tail light and turn signals moved to the rear again

PIAA 530 Foglights

I wanted to have more visibility to other drivers on the road so I fitted a pair of PIAA 530 yellow fog lights onto the factory crash bars using PIAA mounts and wired it using a Thunderbox which is an awesome piece of kit that allows accessory electrical items to get powered up without having to splice any factory wiring. 

PIAA 530 foglights

Sump Guard

 Adding some protection to the sump with the OEM Sump Guard

Triumph Sump Guard

Post-Track Day Maintenance

With 3 track days out of the way, it was time for some basic post track day maintenance, specifically an oil hange and quick nut and bolt.

Maintenance Update:

Mileage: 70,716

- 5.5 quarts Amsoil 10W-40 Signature Searies

- New Honda OEM oil filter

NJMP Thunderbolt with HOD Northeast

After replacing my broken front sway bar, I wanted to go back on track to try it again so I could see if there was any performance difference so I decided to head back to NJMP Thunderbolt once again, this time with Hooked On Driving NorthEast.

NJMP Thunderbolt - 8/22/2026

NJMP Thunderbolt - 8/22/2026

The day started with some heavy rain and I was anticipating a wash out all day but we lucked out and the track dried pretty much after the first session and it stayed dry the rest of the day with mostly overcast conditions. With the new bar in place and rear bar reconnected, the directional change was definitely faster. I settled for 28psi all around on my 255/40R17 Bridgestone Potenze RE-71RZs and that made the car feels pretty balanced at all speeds. 

Once I got comfortable that there was sufficient grip out there I was able to push hard and improved m personal best by almost 1.5 seconds from my last trip less than a month ago. I'd say we're moving in the right direction. 

I had also wanted to mount my Solo2 DL away from my windscreen and found someone who used a general purpose quadlock adhesive mount on a Solo2 mount on his bike so I gave that a try and it worked wonderfully with the Quad lock mount already on my car for my phone. 

Solo2 DL mounted using a quad lock mount

New PB for Thunderbolt: 1:33.97

New Mirrors, Dynamoto Stand, and Viper Seat

I really like bar end mirrors but the factory bar end mirrors that go up look a bit like bug eyes to me. I wanted something I could place under bar but still be visible so I opted for Motogadget mo.view spy 50 mirrors. They're definitely small but still offer enough visibility to be functional.

Motogadget mo.view spy 50 mirrors

Motogadget mo.view spy 50 mirrors

I also wanted to make it easier to move the bike around the garage without the risk of hitting any of my cars or dropping it so I got a Dynamoto stand for dual swing arm bikes. Paried with the Motone axlerod bobbin kit, it worked perfectly and I can very smoothly move the bike around wherever I want.

Dynamoto omnidirectional stand

Lastly, while I love the look of my Motone Rattler seat, I missed having a dark brown leather seat that the bike came with. I picked up a Motone Viper seat in tobacco brown as an alternative when I want that brown bench seat look. It's very comfortable I think I like how it contrasts on the bike.

Motone viper seat