What Have You Being Doing With Your Non-triumph Today?

Well done, (so far) the green on the oil tank will be the shade the Bonnie will get if it ever decides a freshen up is required

 

It should be a nice when it's done. Green seems to be my favorite color, although this is my first green bike of more than a dozen that I've owned.

I believe there's a good concept of a wiring diagram in my head, but it's not on paper yet. Today I removed the plugs, raised the rear wheel, and went through the gears by hand and it seems to shift nice. While it was in 5th I turned the engine using the rear wheel and everything was smooth. Today I received an oil tank dip stick with a thermometer built in, a set of bar-end turn signals, and a solenoid-mounted starter button. The starter button eliminates the need for an electrical starter button - it simply pushes the solenoid contactor manually to close the circuit to operate the starter. The ignition key will be mounted in the same area, probably on the fuse box. In trying to minimize front to back wiring I'll likely also mount the regulator-rectifier on the fuse box. The fuse box will also contain the ignition module. I'm using a "Thunder Heart" standalone ignition system that gets timing from the crank angle sensor. It's fully programmable using a Windows PC, but also has a small rotary switch for changing ignition advance curves, which is probably all that's needed.

 

Just make sure the reg rec gets some cooling airflow otherwise the whole lot might melt

 

I thought about that. It will be mounted to the outside of the metal fuse box and exposed to plenty of air flow on the right side of the bike. I might also put some heat transfer paste between them to help transfer some of the heat to the fuse box itself. Same stuff used between high power amplifier transistors and their heat sink.

 

I was eating too many mince pies and quality street so went down the garage and made a TRIBSA door knocker (Triumph T140 piston and a BSA A65 Lightning conrod)



All ready to screw up to keep the postman entertained

 

Is that the big end knocking or the postman??!!
What a cracking job!!

 

Fitted a Hitchcocks single seat and rear rack to my Bullet 500, great quality and perfect fit.

 

I miss my Bullet 500 - the one bike I regret selling.

 

I fancied fitting a single seat set up like that to my Bullet, but it didn't look totally applicable to my Electra X model, so I never did. I fitted some chrome bits and pieces (from Hitchcocks, of course).... then I sold it!

Looks like it was a similar dark green metallic to yours.....

 

We rebuilt this engine with a new crank and mains a while ago but then, for one reason or another, the project got pushed to one side.
Fitted a new piston the other night and now the engine lives.
Ooh the smell and noise of a two stroke..... lurvely
Might just have to get myself one

 

I got the Blade out for the first time since mid - November today and Helmut his Tuono. We went to the Baffle Haus for a quick trip this afternoon as I am on nights.

It was lovely to ride the Blade, I have been riding the Striple whilst the roads have been wet and mucky recently, just because it has traction control and ABS (and doesn’t have immaculately - painted fairings!!).

 

Sounds sensible but then when does riding motorcycles and sensible get mentioned in the same sentence

With caution, there's nowt wrong with taking the Fireblade out this time of year

 

No definitely not, I ride it all year round. The only very noticeable thing this year has been the sheer amount of mud and gravel on the roads, never known anything like it. I always imagine the gravel chipping the paint and mud getting inside the fairings (I know they can be taken off .....but....) .

 

Glad to know you got the Blade out for a spin, @Mrs Visor! I'll bet it was a happy bike. I think you've mentioned (probably pics too) Baffle Haus before. Hmmm, is it related to Waffle House? The name similarity is uncanny.

 

No Waffles there @Sandi T . Baffle Haus has a clothing shop with some horribly nice things in, serves a small menu, cakes and really nice coffee. I have been going to their original venue "The Cedars" for years but they have just opened a new one about two weeks ago "The Old Post" which I have yet to explore.

 

Oooh, that place looks wonderful, @Mrs Visor! I loved your description of "horribly nice things". That so sums up so many motorcycle related gear and goodies, doesn't it? Looking forward to hearing about "The Old Post" when you get an opportunity to explore there. Happy New Year to you and Helmut!

 

I did a little ride with my riding buddy, Leila, today. She's the friend to whom I sold my 2021 Harley Fat Boy a couple of years ago.

It was a gorgeous day with a bit of chill to the air when we started out but warm by the time we got back home. Today I opted to ride my Street Glide. It's got fairly close to 10,000 miles on the clock so is due for a scheduled maintenance which I need to have done before we ride to Las Vegas for the Mecum Vintage and Antique Motorcycle Auction at the end of this month.

We rode to the small town of Mammoth, Arizona which is about 45 miles north of Tucson and had a delicious Mexican lunch at Mi Pueblito, a favorite destination for our weekly Sunday ride group.





It was pretty quiet when we arrived but the place soon filled up. Steve and I were going to ride there yesterday for a New Year's Day ride but the restaurant was closed so we went to the Oracle Patio Cafe instead. Glad they were open today.



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90 miles on the day and 9,545 miles on my odometer. I bought this bike last year on Valentine's Day.

 

I haven't done those sort of miles per year what with the choice of household cars etc since my 20's, well done

ZZ Top, umm haven't listened to them in a while either but maybe appropriate to me, sharp dressed man, and all that

 

Mo and I ate there on our way to see you guys in November. The food was excellent!