Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

Fitted 20mm risers to the Speed today.
Thanks to work, I probably won't be able to try them until the weekend
But the weekend forecast looks good

 

Hi JTD i am unable to send you a PM re my email address for paypal..can you send me one..Cheers

 

Aye bloody typical weather looks good here as well
Last weekend I was out camping with my bike in Yorkshire
Froze my nuts off!

 

My next assignment for my lunacy degree, involved me trying to get the pistons off the con rods without another Triumph Special tool. Wouldn't just knock out (obvious I know) but was wondering how to get the whole bike in the AGA to warm pistons up. Then , a flash of idiocy, boil kettle pour in bowl, soak a correctly sized rag, and wrap around piston, 2nd degree burns ringing water out before wrappin piston really did help unstick my fingers from superglue achieved earlier in the day puttin a new capacitor on the tumble dryer (saved buying a new machine so would fail said degree). It worked a treat pistons off. Then wife walked past as they do and simply said why didn't you use hair dryer? What for I thought, I'm bald..stupid girl..

 

I'm going to sneak up on the Bonnie today whilst it's still sleepin and give it a good thrashin even with heavily bandaged hands. Then having done valve timing (I think 4.17pm is a good time), put timing cover back on with sticky stuff 14 gaskets and 3 wishes. I think my pal has recovered enuff from Laffin to try and keep a straight face. Can't blame him tho he was brought up on Hondas.

 

Not today, but 3 days ago. Got sick of the unsightly, noisy, rusty, and slightly worrying state of my 6-month old front sprocket. So, out with the old and rusty:



A night's sleep in WD-40, then sand paper (and a healthy dose of elbow grease), followed by heat treatment and copper brushing. Finally, in with the still old but clean:


(let's see how long that lasts now!)

 

beautiful day, so decided to take a run up past "Queens view" and round Loch Rannoch and home via Aberfeldy
Photo looking over Dunalastar resorvoir and loch Rannoch in the distance

 

your'e not allowed to say that four lettered word on here! got w*** tomorrow

 

GRRR! look at them blue skies, last week i was in horizontal blizzards up there

 

You know Dougie, you're a really nice guy. But every now and then you post these pictures of where you've been riding and you really piss me off. It's just NOT fair.

 

Have to agree with you Jez..i didn't want to say!!.Mountains, Lochs, Fantastic roads,Sunshine!! and ideally located so i can have a days run anywhere in Scotland..don't think i would want to live anywhere else..well maybe Spain in the winter

 

Let's all move up there!
Hee hee bring the crayons

 

Scotland as it really is!!

 

That's what it will be like in July for the GMU!

 

Took the Tiger to the Kenny to get a ticket for the League Two play-off home leg. To be honest the view doesn't compare to Scotland in any weather!

Then took the Street Cup out for an hour round the lanes to Rushden and back. She was in second gear most of the way and boy was it fabulous. What a great bike!

 

WARNING NOT TO EVERYONE'S TASTE, BUT MEETS MY REQUIREMENTS
Been busy doing this last few weeks, realise not to everyone's taste but meets my requirements when attending local rally's, its much easier to buy ya beer from the supermarket and makes the Sunday pack-up much less hassle.


EASY REMOVABLE WHEN OR IF NOT REQUIRED. (HONEST)
(even harness is on a plug under seat, so no issues on or off )

 

Looks alright to me Tez. I know you like your trailers

 

Finally got new tyres fitted to my Speedmaster ...... Avon Cobra on the rear and Avon Roadrider on the front.

 

Hi Tez
Did you make it yourself?

 

No doubt it will be! Usually the sunny day comes in early August but this year it's come in may, that's global warming for you!!

 

Yes I designed it and would normally go on to make it "BUT" - having tried a few different ways this one allowed the greatest clearance around the swingarm so bent my own former and took it to a local engineering shop for him to bend my shape in a much thicker metal we went on to carry on my design between us and I got him to weld it all and powder coat it for me. Very pleased with it, it was all in one piece originally but it was awkward to fit, so had the down supports cut off and lugs made to bolt them on making it extremely easy to fit and quick to remove, (hence the chrome dome nuts)
I also tapped into the plug pins on the rear harness to create my own removable plug on the trailer electrics, only change to make was to use led's on the trailers indicators as draw was to heavy.

Made a few in the past on some of my Bikes and Trikes (see gallery)

 

Spot on mate!
The reason I ask is a mate at work has one fitted to his B#W
But said that you're not allowed to make your own
He had to get one made to order by someone in Norwich I think
It's something I can do for myself and make a trailer as well