Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

Cheers Gary yes the weather couldn't have been better

Yeah Wayne you should make a point of having a biking holiday in Scotland..only downside in organizing anything in advance here.. you will have a good chance of it raining unless you're lucky

 

Fitted new tank protector (better than original piece of s..t that was rubbing the colour of my leather jacket) and removed visor from fly screen.

 

Fitted a top box and currently considering washing it.

 

Got Doris out of the shed this morning and was horrified to see mud and crud on the swinging arm and pipes. I'd been nowhere wet or muddy!?! Anyway decided to give her a clean and discovers the front spokes rust situation was bad, even had some on the rears too!! 3.5 hours later spokes and bike cleaned, polish all over and acf50 on spokes. And for being such a good girl and feeling guilty about looking at other thruxtons I put the evoteck sump and "rad" guards on.

 

Found out why I could not get a decent 1000 rpm tick over today, l.h. airbox to carb tube not fitted over carb intake on the 'hidden' inside between the 2 carbs, difficult to see, even more difficult to put back on!
Ended up trying to take the l.h. side off the airbox only to find 2 screws in-accessible, so manage to open it enough at the front to get the tube out and off.
After several tries to get the tube back over the carb I found the easiest way was to take the spring clamp off, take the tube between the carb and the manifold off, lube the airbox tube at the carb end and it slipped on easily, pushed the spring clamp back, put it back into air box, replace the carb to manifold tube and all the other bits, put the vacuum gauges on carbs and re-tune, job done!
Purrrrring like a kitten!
I'll give it a good blast up the M9 tomorrow! (looking forward to that!)
Terry

 

Crispey's spoiling that bike!!

 

She deserves it, carrying a fat lump like me around. And there's more to come

 

Good old Doris!

Nice, if a little unusual, paint job on her tank. Could almost be a reflection.

Oh ... it IS a reflection! Silly me!!

 

That sump guard looks really good...... i'm gonny have something like that for my bike now too.

 

I've been ordering some nice bits for the wasp. Pick it up next weekend fitted with led indicators, anodised fluid pots and bar end mirrors.

Happy days

Atb

Bob

 

Evotec from conquest carbon, through this site they give a bit of a discount.

 

Was going out for a ride this afternoon but that bottle of Merlot got the better of me at lunch, so a snooze on the garden will round off a good lunch!

 

After my little off on diesel have to report that the Thruxton is now back to A1 condition, new parts arrived yesterday and now fitted.

Pity can't order and fit new ribs, but did manage a quick 5 minute ride just to make sure everything ok on the bike, getting on and off hurt but riding didn't!!

Teejay

 

This evening was nice little ride around the Herefordshire countryside, very pleasant indeed

 

Looks very serene indeed in that position Sam it was meant to be sort of thing,
I bet Jesus rode a triumph (donkey was just for show, make him look common)

 

Love them covers crispey, (just found them on the evotech site)

 

Gel seat bought.....

It's starting!!!

Carbon next. Loving the look of that satin stuff... Very classy.

Atb

Bob

 

Ha!ha you ain't spent nothin' yet

 

Good to know that you're well on with the recovery.