Featured Weslake Triton

Finally got around to posting one or two pics of my pet project....my interpretation of what I feel a Triton should be, a sort of combination of old style and new. The dry build is going well and am enjoying fabricating/machining all my own parts for it....exhaust is nearly complete now. Lots of mini jobs yet to get through yet though. Soon be time to strip it down for paint and polish!

 

They are brand new Fontanas I imported from Italy. Needed a lot of machining done...250mm 4LS front and 210 2LS on the rear

 

Speedrattle..why dellortos?...I have used these and Weber carbs on bikes and cars all my life and have found them to be exceptional. These ones are 38mm PHF.
The gearbox was imported from TTI in New Zealand, is 5 spd race cluster with altered 1st and 2nd ratios to ease use on a road bike
I have also used Maxton suspension for donkeys now and I decided to go the whols hog with these billet Cerianoi copies from Maxton with EN Magnesium Yokes
Doint really have a favorite colour..perhaps wine red but this bike will be in the raw bar the frame which will be black.

 

Thanks, your comments much appreciated. It was the best lay out I could make with the tuned lengths recommended by Dave Nourish (RIP)

 

The brakes were bought through DiscoVolante. They are 100% magnesium brake but the coating is not good due to not being able to use Zinc Chromate on them anymore due to treehuggers. I will be having them cerakoted to improve the finish before wheel fitting. The rear brake sprocket side required a lot of time spent truing and trimming correct dimensions for my use.... plus I drilled and tapped for drive studs etc. I machined a sprocket blank which suit my fitment and a cush drive (of sorts) was also made up and installed.

The frame is a 1958 Manx. I have stiffened the headstock by adding a sheet fillet on the underside and a rearward tension brace which terminates to a frame crossbrace added just behind the rear rocket cover. The forks are now the weak link for bending moments though.

Oh my shop can get messy but I like to clean daily when I can. The tiled surface is a great help....when its clean I have a chance of finding everything again tomorrow...at my age I cant rely on memory alone! Im also a stickler for cleanliness.



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Hi Baza,

The frame is a Wideline Manx...Ive got a 32" inside leg so Im OK with it.

The tank was made by Roy Phelps at TAB. Does a very nice job.

 

Progress made these last couple of days with the belt guard and timing quadrant now machined and in place...just need to find the time to polish it all now....not my favourite job!

First pic is rough out, the second is after milling (not cnc), third/fourth is showing final fit with another ignition timing quadrant added on the front/inside for good measure. Timing will be easier to check now rather than removing the Ignition rotor cover each time....it will then be a simple case of dialling in any ignition timing adjustment into the ECU via laptop.

Also shown is my cable arrangement for moving the rear brake pedal to the "correct" side. To be fair I wasnt all that bothered about which side it was on.....I reckon this is the quickest remedy as it saves making a gearshift adapter for the nearside, with the attendant slop this usually creates.

More as and when.........................