Stagnant T595

Welcome to the forum
Nice bike, looks in really good condition.

I had a 1993 Trident 900 which had sat for some years prior to me buying it. It all looked ok and had new plugs and an oil and filter change but i found I had to replace the rear disc and the fork seals straight away.
Another job was to replace the air filter, the bike ran much better after this even though it looked quite new.
I would keep an eye on the choke and throttle cables. Both mine broke after a few months (wish I had changed both together!) Also, whilst cleaning I accidentally hit the tyre valve on the rear wheel, which snapped straight off, obviously the rubber had become brittle - worth checking.

 

Hi, I have had a couple of 595's ,and the one to watch is the fuel line connectors to the fuel tank, Triumph did recall and changed the fuel line side from plastic to aluminium.
But as time has gone on the other half of the connector tank side goes brittle and breaks, so it would be wise to change these, and if the recall has not been done, I think Triumph will still honour it.

 

I would give the brakes a good check over for sticking calipers, perished or swelled hoses, leaking seals etc. Basically, anything rubber or plastic can suffer with age so, as said, fuel lines, tyres etc.

 

Yes if white, they are original, from memory I think one is anodised red when replaced, but that may have been my 955i Tiger which had the same
On another note, don't be surprised if you have a problem getting the tank back on, as the type of plastic swells due to the fuel, and when off the bike grows by quite a few millimetres!
On one occasion I had to put a thick towel over the tank and use a ratchet strap round the head stock and rear of the tank to get it on. The cover at the front required the screws fitting just finger tight and going a little on each in turn to get it back without damage.

 

Just thought of one other thing to check....
The original relays under the seat were aluminium Bosch type, one is the fuel pump relay and can leave you stranded as they failed thick and fast, definitely change them if still original.
I remember pushing my bike a couple of miles, it's not funny

 

Yes, I was able to get them from my local autoshop, I expect eBay will be able to help also

 

Hey, nice one @Jugg I’m working on my T595 right now too, same colour.
Can I ask a cheeky question whilst you’ve got it in the workshop...could you tell me where the 3 hoses (not the fuel ones) go? There’s 2 nipples under the tank on the left, and one in the plate right by the fuel hoses. I’m asking on the forum here: https://www.thetriumphforum.com/threads/where-do-t595-tank-hoses-terminate.28334/
Would really appreciate your help?
Hope your project goes well, they’re beautiful looking bikes I think.

 

Welcome. Those Daytona are really stylish bikes.

 

This from another place :-

Pros and cons for the adjustable ones.

By design, they tend to allow a 'wrapping' motion around the nut which makes it a bit more secure, and also lets them be used for more sizes. Being forged, you can let a gorilla use them.

All of the ones I have used were in areas that tool thickness was not a factor. Since they are thicker than the fixed size designs, they could be difficult to fit in place on a Triumph eccentric.

I believe that you can expect the flat designs from McMaster-Carr to be manufactured from stronger material than the T factory tool.

As to the factory tool size, I scale it at 4.60in/117mm.

 

Just to say @Jugg that I’ve got the tank pipes sorted

 

Hi SP, I’m just finishing work on my own T595 and I too have the white plastic fuel connectors...where would you go to get them as part of a recall? Clearly I’m not the original owner.