Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

So in between DIY I managed to slip an hour in the garage last night. What do you think to my new Led indicators?

Rear light yet to resolve.

 

Supersmall

 

They are very bright as tested on the bench. Once wired up I'll post a lit picture.

 

For doing certain jobs these are great with so much more control over things.
As in the head bearings, if you need the bike up a few centimetres for a while it's dead easy.



There is a ratchet strap either side at the rear to ensure stability.

 

A quick bit of lubing whilst the bike was so stripped.

When was the last time you greased your balls?

 

The stem nut was chrome and I decided a black one would be more in keeping with the bike.





I don't have a 38mm socket but do have a 41mm. The powdercoating needed protecting so with a vernier caliper I measured up various bits of plastic. The largest cable tie I had looked ideal.



A careful torque to 90 nm and that was that bit sorted.

 

Very useful those lifts. I bought one but ended up stripping the threads from the worm drive. I got lazy and decided to raise it with an impact driver instead of hand cranking and that's probably what killed it so my bad! I had a small bottle jack lying around unused so a bit of modding gave me a lift that will now raise 2 tons! It doesn't go completely flat like before but still fits under the Triumph, just!

 

Not as often as I should! I once got sand in my balls on the beach which required a full strip and clean!

 

Yes buzz guns ( impact drivers) have their place and at times are ideal but the operator has to know his/her limitations.
I knew a guy, who should have known better as a time served mechanic, who split wide open the end of a camshaft thus rendering it scrap by buzzing the sprocket bolt home

 

Umm Barmouth 1989 comes to mind for me ......

 

The 18v Milwaukee is one of the best powertools I've ever bought. I've yet to find a bolt or nut it can't tackle, and I've had some pearlers on the Land Cruiser. Loosening only though and definitely NOT for tightening, especially on the high torque setting. Great tools, when used wisely!

 

Back in the 90s a pal had a CP ( Chicago Pneumatics) 1/2" buzz gun and the Snap On dealer turned up.
I told him I'd buy one of his now if it beat the CP.
I set to in a vice with a 16mm bolt and both guns, tightening the bolt with one then the other undoing it.
Repeatedly the CP was superior.

The Snap On dealers face was a picture and he started making excuses about pipe bore sizes and compressor volumes. I had a pretty big compressor in those days and they were both running off the same pipe

Needless to say I bought a CP and still have it. Odd drop of atf down the inlet and still good some 30 years on.

 

Not on my triumph but my triumph t-shirt instigated a conversation with a local whist queuing for airport security in Hannover.
Triumph

 

Not on my triumph but my triumph t-shirt instigated a conversation with a local whist queuing for airport security in Hannover.
Triumph

 

Give the speedy a short little run today.Bit breezy but dry.Happy days.

 

I do like your colour scheme

 

Fitted crash protectors to the mrs.' Striple.

 

50 mile local route I like for me this morning, just to get out on the bike. Bit wet and slippery out there and lots of diesel from one filling station but had a good time all the same!

 

Thanks Dawsy