I had TS125 piston in mine. Took it to 275cc or thereabouts. GS550 shocks raised the rear enough that the centre stand was redundant but quickened the steering somewhat. The brake front the same bike supercharged it.
I had TS125 piston in mine. Took it to 275cc or thereabouts. GS550 shocks raised the rear enough that the centre stand was redundant but quickened the steering somewhat. The brake front the same bike supercharged it.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
I like the Belstaff jacket, I have one, Mk 8 flying goggles and a Mike Hailwood pudding basin helmet somewhere.
Sure it was a T100, paintwork is very 57' T110ish and tank is 57 or later. ( puts notebook in pocket and takes anorak off...)
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Def a 55 Tiger 100. Can't say that all the gear is original as I only bought it in 1967. The previous owner worked for the Reliant car company and resprayed the bike there and did a lot of chroming. The mufflers definitely weren't standard.
I still have 2 early manuals covering pre-unit and unit construction twins, both in immaculate condition.
From memory sprung hub stopped in 1954 with the introduction of the swinging arm.
Its got a bad rep. From what I gather the Mk1 is not great but the Mk2 is less not great.
Slickshift was for one year....58 or 59 then deleted but the cover remained while they used up stock.
Interesting idea, as you changed gear the clutch would operate. Early version of the quick shifter?
Downside is as we have all done when riding along went of non existent next higher gear which would result in clutch disengaging and engine unloaded.
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I always wondered whether defence scientists got the idea for the Claymore anti-personnel mine from the Triumph sprung hub. Filled with lethal springs and assorted shrapnel, one false move when disassembling or assembling would maim anyone unfortunate enough to get in the way.
Possibly the earliest recorded Warning on a motorcycle.
A jig is required as you say to avoid holes in roof by the two springs under load.
Quite a bit of clever engineering to avoid using a swingarm and damper units or a plunger frame.
Bearings are well over $250.00 each for them as obscure British with little demand.
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Hahahaha - excellent! "Good" old British engineering at the time. Don't get me started on the pressure relief valves: http://geoffjames.blogspot.co.nz/201...esign-not.html .
Ha, I thought it was just a oil pressure indicator, about as useful by your foot as the gear indicator that some had.
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That cast in warning was instrumental in me pulling one to bits... Blacksmiths apron, welding helmet and leather gauntlets working from under the bench... Fortunately the thing was flogged out and the springs we not exactly lethal any more. It was a ridiculous bit of kit that must have cost far more than a swing arm frame...
Having said that - when swing arms did appear its fair to say not everyone was a fan. I suppose like anything it took a few attempts to get them to work properly
Triumphs first attempt at a swinging arm was to braze on onto the 1"1/2 seat tube and although I never rode mine much in anger they were called the Tuning Fork as they flexed.
The front forks were not much better.
The styling was however very nice.
Those guys who raced them must have had balls of steel.
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I had a Triumph 3TA as my second ever motorcycle. The handling did indeed leave something to be desired as I thought it must have had a hinge hidden somewhere in the middle of the frame. I wish I'd had balls of steel when a car did a U turn right in front of me. As I exited over the handlebars, my balls connected with the large steering damper knob on the headstock. The resultant swollen purple plums in my trousers had me walking like John Wayne for several days.
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