Hi I’m based in rossendale in the northwest and have inherited a triumph tiger 100ss 1962 from my father in law that needs restoring. Looking at parts manuals and I’m finding loads that don’t match ! Anyone that can advise me as I go along I’m a sponge ! cheers Steve
Wotcha Steve. No worries, quite a few on here to provide a helping hand. Get that camera going and upload some pictures.
You'll need to start with the workshop manual https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BTrqGv9vqgLazfCvLeChLpETPiQD10Qy/view which you can download and print or easily available to purchase on line. Then a parts catalogue (sounds like you may have this already) https://partsbooks.britishonly.com/ You may just want to get it running or rebuild the whole bike. My choice would be to take it all apart and rebuild completely. Not something that will be quick or inexpensive. But parts are relatively cheap and easily available. You'll need some specialist hand tools but again, easily available and not that expensive but will last a lifetime. Some problems you may encounter (all could be ok - it is likely the main engine components are fine) may be beyond your workshop capabilities, such as rebores, crankshaft grinding, cylinder head valve guides etc but they are all obtainable from small engine engineering companies that can be found easily on t'tinternet. Or you may decide that someone can do the work for you. Again, there are people around who can rebuild these vintage machines but it will not be the local motorcycle garage. Lots of very experienced people on here who, I'm sure, would be happy to help you along with the rebuild and there's lots of information available on rebuilding these machines out there. Best of luck, enjoy and keep us up to date.
Yes, the silencers, carb and rocker box caps immediately jump out. Have you identified where the oil is leaking from? One upgrade I would definitely recommend is to fit a TLS front brake. It will fit in the original front wheel and I suspect be a 7 inch not an 8 inch unit.
@Steve Bragger Greetings and welcome to the forum, Steve! Have fun with that rebuild. As others have said, there are a number of folks here who are masterful at rebuilds and helpful with advice. Please keep us posted on your progress.
Welcome Steve. Have a look at @Sir Clip thread as he's rebuilding a Tiger 90, which might be of some help for you. https://www.thetriumphforum.com/threads/tiger-90-rebuild.31008/ Plus Justin Harvey-James at https://triumph-tiger-90.com/ and his book, might give you some assistance as well.
Congratulations. Your bike looks better than what many start with. I've spent my share of time comparing the parts books with my machine and understand your frustration. As stated, there's a lot of good help to be found here.
Hi Steve, congratulations on a very practical project, and you have a great starting point. The bike looks in excellent condition generally. Although the over-generous application of gasket sealer on the rocker box hints that this part of the bike has been dismantled before, and by a hamfisted amateur (like me). The engine is a unit construction, so this is not a 1962 Triumph Tiger. All Triumph engines were unit construction from 1963 on. The engine still has the (fairly useless) gear indicator, which was dropped around this time. Maybe another reader can date that more precisely. Your first step is to locate the source of the oil leak(s) - there are only a few places where it can leak from: the clutch side of the crankcase, the gearbox oil seal, the oil tank itself, the pipe between the oil tank and the crankcase. Depending on where the leaks are, it may not be necessary to rebuild the engine at all!
Hello, Thank you for this information. I’m a little bit confused when I checked the engine numbers and frame numbers which are matching compared to year of manufacture it was coming up as 1962. My engine l numbers are within the 1962 chart. any advice would be much appreciated.
Looks like you have resolved the date question - although all triumph motorcycle engines were unit construction from 1963 on, it is clear that some of the smaller models went to unit construction as much as 6 years earlier - I did not think of that possibility. So your dating of 1962 is accurate.