New to me My new SE....ongoing from the intro section

[mikal]

Hello again. First time on a new Trophy after 3 yrs on the old 900 and 3 on the 1200, (20 yrs ago and 12 years ago). Then 3 years with a FJR, (2016-2019) and lately a T'bird.  So learning curve or what!

Well yesterday was an eye opener with a 240 mile ride from the dealer in Surrey to back here in East Cornwall. Oh how I love the M25 and M3. Cruise control, a first for me was.......great BUT boy is it easy to knockoff. In the end I rested my right hand on the right switch gear. I found that anytime I went over a decent bump and my wrist rotated, it went off. What do YOU do. Oh and the bike is feckin wide or what.

Seat. My ass was numbish after 100 miles, all but gone then filled up with petrol, then after another 100 miles was numb again.....That will be a priority BUT I am not planning long ish journies.....did I mention its bloody wide...

Petrol, filling up, noticed that the pump rests on the top of the recess in the tank.  mmm, have to be carefull filling up.

Did I say its REALLY wide.

Instruments OK, have adjusted brightness. More switches etc that a NASA flight.

Was advertised as having heated grips. I knew that they all had the switches. It now appears it hasnt got them!  No little icon on the screen! Will have a weird chat with the dealer.........what can I say?  (ps its wide)

Accelleration , woof, nice, braking fine, turning etc, OK, will have to get used to the weight after not riding the old 1200 for many years, now that was top heavy.....pssst its wide.

Love the screen, waaaaaay better than the FJR. Had it just below my eyeline and had my clear visor fully up. (Sunvisor down). Was better for me.

Mirrors, mmmm  OK ish, saw too much hands and handlebars and not enough behind me for my liking.                                                               
Indicators. How many use the auto turn off as opposed to doing it yourself?
The topbox  lid holding straps have all come off. Bet thats for many others as well. Guess drill out the snap rivets and use small bolts??

Its a 2014 and immaculate, just a small scuff at the front of the left had pannier. And thats it. New tyres, just 14k miles, at a very very competitive price.

Oh and its wide.

Will follow up with more after reading your replies to my drivel!!!

Mike

[RedMerle]

I’ll need time to reply to that one - but the ultra-light throttle is fixable 👍

[RedMerle]

Mirrors - fixable.

[trophied]

Personally, I use the bar ends to do most of the support for my hands when the cruise is set rather than keeping my hands wrapped around the grips.  Minimizes the chance of disengaging the cruise.  Autocancel on the signals only occasionally or on lane changes.

[mikal]

Originally Posted by RedMerle

Mirrors - fixable.

No they arent, they are all part of the fairing!

[mikal]

Originally Posted by trophied

Personally, I use the bar ends to do most of the support for my hands when the cruise is set rather than keeping my hands wrapped around the grips.  Minimizes the chance of disengaging the cruise.  Autocancel on the signals only occasionally or on lane changes.

I found that cupping my hand around the kill switch was comfortable. 

[Coconut]

Numb Bum - Various aftermarket products available such as Air Hawk / Gel type seat covers,
neither of which solved it for me and I ended up with a "Pre Owned" Russell Day Long Seat
and a "Cool Cover" for the hot summer rides.

Cruise control.  I added a pair of "Grip Puppies" as I found the grips to be too small a diameter
for me, and found that these were much more comfortable and gave me greater throttle control.
I can't remember ever having the cruise control inadvertently disengage when using them.

Handlebar grips - If you remove the storage box under the left grip,
( remove one external bolt, one internal bolt then pull it upwards and rearwards
to release the two pegs at the front edge from their rubber grommets ),
you will be able to see where the Heated Grips would be plugged in as shown below,
and you will then know for sure if you have them or not :



It is possible that they are fitted and the Instrument Panel Icons are not activated,
in which case they should still heat up when switched ON,
but note that they only work with the engine running ! 
If they are fitted and do get hot but no Instrument Panel Icons,
report back here for information on how to activate them !

If they are NOT fitted, and you want them, you may be able to persuade the seller to pay for them,
as they advertised the bike as having them.  You will find however that Triumph no longer has any stock
of the complete Heated Grips Kits, in which case LET ME KNOW and I can advise how to get them !

Fuel filling - the fuel tank is shaped something like a Star Trek Klingon Warbird !
There is a "cage" inside the filler to prevent the fuel nozzle from being inserted too far and potentially causing damage.

The best method I have found when filling up is to hold the fuel nozzle vertically with its end
resting on the bottom of the cage, and not to fully squeeze the trigger to prevent any "blow back". 
When the fuel reaches the cage, the trigger will automatically cut out, and I don't then try to add any more !

Note that after refuelling and riding off it can take a couple of minutes / miles
for the new fuel level to register on the fuel gauge !

If you find you can't adjust the mirrors for your preferred rearwards view,
you will find that the Clutch and Front Brake Master Cylinders both have threaded holes
( which may or may not have rubber sealing bungs in them ) that are designed to accept
standard stalk type mirrors - both holes having an M10 x 1.25 right hand thread.

Later versions of the Top Box and Pannier straps had modified "fixings"
with larger / wider washers used under the pop rivets,
so drill the old rivets out and use large "penny" washers under new rivets or nut & bolt.

One other thing I should mention - you might notice that the Trophy is quite W I D E   

975 mm (38.3in) (with panniers fitted)
955 mm (37.6in) (without panniers)

Cheers 

[Coconut]

I wouldn't recommend cupping your hand around the Kill Switch.

One pot hole could result in "Killing" the engine - which you'll then need to deal with,
to regain control of the bike, as opposed to only having the cruise control disengage !

Just my 2 cents worth