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2024 Triumph Street Triple RS

From the SFRC Bol d'Oregon 6hr Endurance race last Sunday.

We took 1st in vintage, and clocked the most overall laps.

315 laps/220.5 miles in 6hrs. 🤙🤙

Pretty common in my experience.

Make sure the axle adjusters are even, the chain run is straight, and split the difference.

The tight bit will wear faster than the loose bit, and it'll all even out in the end.

Looks great, Tim!

Still a ways to go on my new garage/shop, but we're getting there.

... and I know whatcha mean about old men and their hoarding. My dad's shop and yard down in CA was FULL of stuff. Tractors, old hit n' miss stationary engines, electronics, the contents of my grandma's house, etc. You name it, he had five of 'em. Most of 'em broken. 

#20 stock pilot jets are too small. They generally run better and are less prone to blockage with #22.5

Also make sure the inline fuel filters at the carb fuel inlets are clean.

Neither may fix your problem, but both are known troublemakers and easy to address while you're in there.

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I'm thinking maybe not jemco because his headpipes usually have a straight section in them. 0.02

I agree

Tanner

... or buy a complete spoked RD250/400 wheel from the UK or Europe.

Shipping will be the bite there.

That's the one you want.

Post a few pics. We'll tell ya.

Average price for an RZ350 on BaT is around $11k

Got the new rotor in, problem solved! An amzing upgrade, very worth it.

I would suggest swapping your fork legs to put the caliper behind the left side.

This is a common mod to lower the CG, and reduce the swing weight.

... and look better.

Why so hung up on setting a reserve? You're not exact selling a million dollar collector car here. I didn't give a second thought.

A well prepared and presented vehicle will do well, and the market will decide.

The responsibility is on you to pimp the auction on all social media platforms, and every 2T and motorcycle page you can think of. Every bit of exposure helps.

Been there, done them both.
BaT progress on getting the ad finished and the listing posted is glacial, possibly because motorcycles are not their bread and butter. They want a kazillion (well, maybe 40 or 50) pictures, and the feature pics have to have 'artistic' merit, or they push you to sign up to have one of their photographers do a pay-for-play picture session. They are insistent the seller submit a video of the running vehicle. Also, they don't bother with the text/description the owner submits so much, and water down details that they replace with things like "spoked wheels" and "disk brakes" which are obvious; I got the impression that the 'Advisors' they assign to you knows very little about motorcycles. But... unless you have something unique, race, or obscure, BaT has a much more generic audience who may be interested in mid-value and well known stock/collector classic machinery. Lots of rules as far as personal advertising, they 'insist' you list where your non-BaT ads have been posted and kill all other active ones.

Iconic is more down-to-earth to deal with and they know the motorcycle market, and post more knowledgably. Their audience is not as vast as BaT, but very focused, without so many tire kickers and nit-pickers in the comments section. They also have a good client/buyer base, and know a good bike when they see one; I sold a TZ750 that didn't meet reserve through an Iconic auction (BaT declined my submitted TZ ad because the pictures were not "recent" enough), and Iconic very actively persued a 'post auction' sale - it took a couple months of QandA and back and forth communicating, but found me a buyer, got my reserve price, and followed through quite painlessly. They definitely cater to the race/sport bike market with very little micromanagement beyond what is pertinent and necessary.

Looking at comps on both sites, BaT has a solid track record for RD200's; Iconic does not. The RD350 Cafe I have in the listing above yours will likely end up on BaT first (with reserve), and if it does not sell will go on Iconic; if it does not sell at auction at Iconic, I know they will continue to push for a sale - kind of like an open ended ad.

Here is the Iconic TZ listing:
Iconic TZ750 Sale


Warren     

Not my experience at all.

I found BAT extremely easy to work with. I am a photography enthusiast, so I had no problem providing them 100+ photos to work with. This included build photos and as bought photos and everything in between. I was happy to provide a cold start video and riding video. I mean, this is what sells the bike... You'd be foolish not to include these and framing it as a hassle is totally the wrong way to look at it. You're trying to make someone want what you have for sale. Make it as appealing as possible, let them hear the engine running, etc.

BAT was also super quick getting my bike to auction after I submitted all the info. It was a no reserve auction and was up and running within a week of them having all my pics and info in hand. They also gave me the sweet spot with a Sunday afternoon clothes, which is exactly what you want.

Really no complaints about BAT at all.

I have no experience with Iconic other than repeatedly hearing their reputation for selling junk bikes inaccurately described as much better than they really are.