what have you done to your "bike" today

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Duffy1964 wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 3:00 pm Today I finally finished the renovation on my 1968 Triumph 650cc Trophy.
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Last photo is how it was when I purchased it.

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Lovely job. I still hanker after a triple but I know they can be money pits and the good restored ones are silly money now.
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New seals on the PFM calipers and swapped the lever to a folding one on the HEL master cylinder I could resist.
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freeridenick wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:17 pm New seals on the PFM calipers and swapped the lever to a folding one on the HEL master cylinder I could resist.
What's the quality and finish like?
I was distinctly unimpressed with their new calipers, the two casting halves didn't match at all well on the set I looked at.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
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tony.mon wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:22 pm
freeridenick wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:17 pm New seals on the PFM calipers and swapped the lever to a folding one on the HEL master cylinder I could resist.
What's the quality and finish like?
I was distinctly unimpressed with their new calipers, the two casting halves didn't match at all well on the set I looked at.
They match well but are old, 2007 at the earliest from the discs that came with them. They're the ones with the retaining clip on the inside, which changed to outside from 2008. The coating on a couple of the pistons has come off though. I doubt the 4-pot Nissin's they are replacing would have done that.

Somewhat shamefully it's the endurance racer look I'm going for rather than performance and quality. The whole set of discs, two sets of inners and calipers were a steel.
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AMCQ46 wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 2:39 pm Doughnuts

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:lol: nice one :clap:

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Duffy1964 wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 3:00 pm Today I finally finished the renovation on my 1968 Triumph 650cc Trophy.
Really pleased how it turned out and it sounds really sweet Image
Last photo is how it was when I purchased it.

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That's looking ACE Duffers 8)

Well done mate :clap:

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freeridenick wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:17 pm New seals on the PFM calipers and swapped the lever to a folding one on the HEL master cylinder I could resist.
stop with the brake porn you sick man :eek2 :eek2
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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My choke button mount broke where it passes through the frame bracket, so I ordered a new part and installed that last night. Not really too much fun but I got the carbs off, then mounted up and routed the new part without breaking the plastic fittings, and then got it all reinstalled. AND the bike still works afterwards!

I also noticed my front calipers had started more drag than normal (my front wheel is usually very free spinning) so I pushed the pistons out and gave them a clean with brake fluid on an old shoelace, which freed them all up nicely and got the brakes back to their best.
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Old shoe lace..... why have I never thought of that!


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Well I rode the XSR to work in London, and had a couple of moments on the slippery roads - best yet was my Givi Monolock topbox didn't (lock that is) and bounced off the rack going down the slip road to the M23 :oops: so down to the next junction I go, turn around, back off the original exit and there it was, in the mud between the slip road the motorway - parked the bike on the chevrons between the slip and carriageway and run like fook to grab it, run back and secure it to the bike properly before I get creamed by oncoming traffic - phew, has made a bit of mess of it but hey, its only a topbox :whatever
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Cadbury64 wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 7:30 pm My choke button mount broke where it passes through the frame bracket, so I ordered a new part and installed that last night. Not really too much fun but I got the carbs off, then mounted up and routed the new part without breaking the plastic fittings, and then got it all reinstalled. AND the bike still works afterwards!

I also noticed my front calipers had started more drag than normal (my front wheel is usually very free spinning) so I pushed the pistons out and gave them a clean with brake fluid on an old shoelace, which freed them all up nicely and got the brakes back to their best.
As Al said, that is a great idea :thumbup:

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Mav617 wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 8:20 pm Well I rode the XSR to work in London, and had a couple of moments on the slippery roads - best yet was my Givi Monolock topbox didn't (lock that is) and bounced off the rack going down the slip road to the M23 :oops: so down to the next junction I go, turn around, back off the original exit and there it was, in the mud between the slip road the motorway - parked the bike on the chevrons between the slip and carriageway and run like fook to grab it, run back and secure it to the bike properly before I get creamed by oncoming traffic - phew, has made a bit of mess of it but hey, its only a topbox :whatever
That sounded rather dodgy Mav, glad you made it okay and the top box was still there,

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Mav, sounds fun! waiting to see the cctv footage of this on one of those TV shows.
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Well I got her all salty (oo-er missus), need to get the Duke run in so I can save whats left of the XSR from the salty, shitty, wet roads, this is one day to the office and back:

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Dropped it... :(
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