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what did you wrench on today??

1977 Triumph TR7 masquerading as a T140. Bought by a bloke off Ebay - paid top dollar for a 'fully restored, no expense spared, once in a lifetime...'.

Says TR7 on the frame and engine - just a splayed head off a T140 and 2 carbs don't add ?1000 to the value.

Anyway, the headstock had been overtightened to correct a fault with the head nut (it didn't work - just ruined the bearings), fork tubes hammered in - luckily I salvaged the forks but it was a lot of work with the wet and dry.

Looked like somebody had fired a shotgun in to the carbs (Mk 11/2s - off a later Harris Bonny) so they were replaced with Mk1s. No valve clearances on #1 and about 1mm on #2. Running like poo. Head off, valve grind, tune in the carbs (bottom position on the needles and 200 mains - that took a bit of finding out).

Plenty of use with a paintbrush and black gloss and the paint was falling off the tank as I watched.

So there's a warning to us all - know what you're looking at and be prepared to walk away from an Ebay purchase if it doesn't stack up.

Anyway, she now runs as sweet as a nut and I have to say it's the pokiest 750 Trumpet I've ever ridden. So maybe not a bad buy after all?

Here she is:

triumphtr7.jpg
 
hampshirehog said:
1977 Triumph TR7 masquerading as a T140. Bought by a bloke off Ebay - paid top dollar for a 'fully restored, no expense spared, once in a lifetime...'.

Says TR7 on the frame and engine - just a splayed head off a T140 and 2 carbs don't add ?1000 to the value.

Anyway, the headstock had been overtightened to correct a fault with the head nut (it didn't work - just ruined the bearings), fork tubes hammered in - luckily I salvaged the forks but it was a lot of work with the wet and dry.

Looked like somebody had fired a shotgun in to the carbs (Mk 11/2s - off a later Harris Bonny) so they were replaced with Mk1s. No valve clearances on #1 and about 1mm on #2. Running like poo. Head off, valve grind, tune in the carbs (bottom position on the needles and 200 mains - that took a bit of finding out).

Plenty of use with a paintbrush and black gloss and the paint was falling off the tank as I watched.

So there's a warning to us all - know what you're looking at and be prepared to walk away from an Ebay purchase if it doesn't stack up.

Anyway, she now runs as sweet as a nut and I have to say it's the pokiest 750 Trumpet I've ever ridden. So maybe not a bad buy after all?

Here she is:

triumphtr7.jpg
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Yeah I like that, nice :D
 
7981GS said:
What gave you the idea to use those in the first place?

Daniel
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Besides this fine site, I am at a couple others. CBXworld, CB1100F.net, & VJMC. On our "F" site, It is a common mod for our bikes. I was just uncommonly SLOW to realize it.:o The SOB's are like a magneto.
 
Final layer of body filler on the tail piece after I thought the previous would be the last... and finished up the "booth" ready to start painting tomorrow if I get the tail piece sanded in time.
 
Changed oil and filter in the Mazda.

Tightened alternator belt in the Mazda. I had it replaced last year by the shop that replaced the timing belt, and asked them to be sure that the pulleys weren't glazed and that tension was correct. They didn't and wouldn't re-adjist tension when I complained. I'm never using that shop again.

Replace the battery in my slowly dying 1993 Mercure Sable. Old battery was only 4 1/2 years old. I expected more from an AGM Deka. The car has some symptoms of a bad head gasket. If so, it would be the third one in this car. But now it starts easily.
 
Painted my old tank in the new scheme, so I could at least ride around while I figure out the spreading.

Here she is.

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Using my experience from my GS charging system I diagnosed a failed R/R on my GPz. Patched in a Honda R/R until an OEM arrives Wednesday. Did not phase me a bit; just found the 5 wires of interested and connected them. Good to go. ;)
 
Actually, the paint on the tank is crappy. Yellow seems to draw gnats. Hopefully they will buff out. Heh.

GEAUX TIGERS!
 
pete said:
Really? Bugger! I wonder what insects are drawn to maroon?
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Did you say maroon......? That attracts those bloody great big sods that bite like hell one end and have a 2 inch stinger the other.

Or am I getting maroon mixed up with blue? ;)
 
Hi,

I was up late Friday night fixing a stupid mistake, a stripped oil drain plug. Doh! I did the quick-fix oversized drain plug because I had planned a ride for Saturday morning. It worked well.

Here's the write-up:

Stripped Oil Drain Plug Repair

I've posted it to my little website. There seems to have been a rash of stripped drain plugs. My problem was I put a new crush washer on the plug, I think it was the wrong size, and I ended up over-tightening it thinking I was crushing the crush washer. Drat and bother.

Anway, all done, working great, but I plan to fix it properly in the future with either a good used oil pan or a TIME-SERT. I'l probably do it when I refresh the top end sometime this winter. I need to replace a weeping base gasket.

Watch those torque specs! ;)


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
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Does it count if the kid does the work? Tried to pull the bike onto the centerstand but of course my chest started yelling at me so I stopped pretty quick. So had Charmayne pull off the brake calipers, hoses, and rear shocks while I pulled off the master cylinder to give all that back to TKent. She's getting pretty strong though I let her use the 1/2" drive breaker bar.

Fortunately after getting home this afternoon, the girlfriend and all three older kids pulled the bike onto the centerstand for me. I'll be so glad when I can heal up.
 
helped my friend pull the roll bar off his mx5, and swapped my stocker headlight for a Hella H4 ecode housing and a PIAA GTX bulb. haven't had a chance to test it at night yet.
 
Sanded... sanded... sanded... and unclogged the spray gun I managed not to clean properly yesterday :mad:
 
Kawasaki KDX126FS Dual Suspension Bicycle. Have bike one month now,still tweaknig on it between rides and while on rides. Already, bicycle rides are adding skill and physicial benefits on motorcycle,esp.on core abs.and back muscles,etc. All bikes ,motor or not ,good times either way.Anyhow the little bike reminds me of my GS,tweak it till right,will reward you nicely.
 
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