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Day 3 of servicing. Alternator and rockers off to check timing, which looks OK. Laborious scraping of old gasket off. Then 3 of 4 rockers back on, with some smaller shims on one. Measured clearances and found the shims I hadn't changed had gone down, and the ones I'd changed for smaller sizes were still the same clearance (yes, I rotated engine loads to try and get things seated right).

Called it a day and opened a beer Still waiting on more shims, so will be a few days before re-assembly).

 

At least you have a nice dry comfy working area. My Street Scrambler is the first Triumph I've ever worked on and found it a bit of a breeze after the ZZR which is a nightmare in comparison. Not only a lengthy job to even get to the valve gear but you get to take the cams out to change the shims. Not a job to do when you're in a bad mood!

 

Beautiful day today, so I just had to get out on the Rocket, roads were a bit wet with the snow melting, but still great fun

 

What was the temperature today @Dougie D ?

 

Couldn't have been that cold, he's taken a dip, minus the Kilt of course.

 

it was about 10c..anything below 5c then I'd have been out on the GS as the muffs would have been on!

 

10c is ok as long as you wrap up warm

 

10c is ok as long as you wrap up warm

 

Shims arrived so it was day 4 of servicing. They were a perfect size, so after fitting them it was time to put bike back together, which I took slow and careful, making sure I didn't forget anything. When it came to the last bolts for fixing the fuel tank I couldn't find my 14mm socket. I searched everywhere and was slowly starting to panic thinking that it had somehow ended up in the engine... I finally found it under a funnel I'd used for decanting oil, what idiot put it there?

I also have a new fuel filter sitting on my bench but have had enough servicing for now. Probably do it next winter. Maybe I'm naive, but am thinking UK fuel and a 4 year old tank isn't going to produce enough crud to warrant a change every 20k miles. (Also, I've only done 16k so it would be 26k next winter)

Probably ditto for delaying brake fluid change. do it after 2.5 years rather than 1.5.

I'm still waiting on really slow Royal Mail for spark plugs and filters, so no test ride yet.

 

Put the battery back on from out of its box in the airing cupboard, where its been since 01/10/21, started immediately, always a nice feeling

 

Got some more miles on the new Scrambler today. Fine and sunny with mostly dry roads but loads of run off on the back roads with piles of washed down debris and numerous deep puddles/small lakes. If it didn't look like a scrambler when I went out it certainly does now. A full strip wash tomorrow I think!

 

No pictures - didn't happen.
We need before and after documentation.

 

Sounds like your new Scrambler got a proper Scrambler-type break in today, Pegscraper. I'm with @Col_C....pictures please!

 

Only, not of your strip down wash…

 

Transferring the insurance as from lunch time next Tuesday. Getting near now.

 

went to the Tiger 1200 presentation
I had the chance to sit on it, when bringing upright it is not heavy at all, this surprised me
I could not get any decent photos

 

Well you tried, and thanks for thinking of us. Other than the weight, what's your overall impression, I know you can't tell a lot just by sitting on it, but your best guess will do.

 

So, at 3pm, postie still hadn't delivered my service parts that Wemoto shipped last week, so I lost patience and ordered the OEM parts from Fowlers as they use a reliable next day courier. Of course, 10 minutes later, post arrived. Doh!

After fitting new spark plugs I went to fit the HiFlo air filters only to discover the sealing foam seems to be too thick and not shaped for a seal on the side of the airbox Good job I have the Triumph filters arriving tomorrow, I can compare to those to see if I'm imagining things.

Anyway, with engine now complete it was time to fire her up. After a few seconds clatter (presumably camchain tensioner waiting for oil pressure) bike ran OK. Waited for it to get to normal idle speed and turned it off. No sign of any leaking but only a test ride will tell for sure. Guess what I'll be doing tomorrow

 

My rather quick impresions are_
Awesome fit and finish
The seating position felt immediately familiar, or the same as in my tiger 900
I'll love that it has a drive shaft vs the chain
Cast wheels while different in size (rear) are identical to the ones on the 900 GT
The Clutch is hydraulic but felt as soft as the 900
The bike will be there until Saturday I might go again during the day, with less crowd, and flashy lights making it difficult to see anything
We were told the bike is not activated and can not be turned on.
Starting price is about 10% less than the BMW R1250GS