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No pictures as i smashed the crap outa my phone when i dropped it but. engine in, clutch casing on, oil pump pipes on , carbs on. that was fun getting the airbox boots in place :clap: and then the pipes popped on, all it really needs now is coolant and fuel sorted and a check over and i should be g...

Lol iv a fair idea what it is..the ignition wires are short on them and cause problems.. Sent from my SM-J415FN using Tapatalk That's a good start Rob 🤞🤞🤞 Chris. :lol: :lol: Apologies Rob, it was not intentional as some seem to think, I won't mention any names ( just look above :D ) Chris.

Cheers Mac

Chris.

Duffy1964 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:10 pm Great photos Al [emoji1303]


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+ 1 from me, thanks for adding those Al

Chris.

fabiostar wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:40 pm Lol iv a fair idea what it is..the ignition wires are short on them and cause problems..

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That's a good start Rob

Chris.

You were lucky with the weather, windy and showers down here again on Sunday

Great to hear how it all went, at least you both got some decent run's in, and good to see the photo's, thanks for posting

Chris.

fabiostar wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:38 pm Well it's in now .removed the top water feed and it near jumped in ..

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Well done, good man Rob

Chris.

Ive used a gear lever from the spare rear-set bits I got with a CBR300 track bike (sh!tloads of fun) 'cos the original had a really worn bush and I kept missing changes. The lever I have on it now has ball bearings and takes all the slop out of the linkage. Since i did that I've had bugger all miss...

Fingers crossed all goes well on the second attempt Rob,

Chris.

Very frustrating I'm sure, I bet the air was blue

I like the way you held the 3mm polycarbonate in the lathe. At least you ended up with a better job in the end, well done

Thanks for the tip on the annealing for this job

Chris.

well today as it was windy but dry i got kitted up and went out on the Triumph, or rather i would have if it didnt have total electrical death other than indicators horn and brake light :confused , checked the fuses, all ok, still no life including dash lights and starter button.. wheeled it back t...

fabiostar wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:35 am It must be an age thing guys having to check our rings so often

Chris.

I got these off eBay for about $70 (Aus). They are multi adjustable and nicely made. Got them to raise the footpegs so I don't scrape the pegs at the track, but they can easily be adjusted so the footpeg is lower. Was looking for rearsets but found these and very easy to install. https://i.postimg....

Good to see the ole girl again Rob, looking great 8) 8) Chris. cheers chris :thumbup: . one thing i did notice was it felt like it was steering really slow :shh: i thought maybe after riding the trumpet it was just how it was but had a look around and i hadnt noticed that over the last say year bit...

Good to see the ole girl again Rob, looking great

Chris.