Any Triumph love out there?

[cooleronthecoast]

Don't confuse the modern Triumphs from Hinkley with the old pushrod stuff from Meriden. They have the same maker's name but no real connection as far as engineering goes. Modern sohc engines that are just as good as any Japanese engine, if not better.
Stands back and waits for the flack.........

No flack from me, but the modern Bonnies and the Thruxton are DOHC motors.

Yeah, I typed dohc and being on a sohc forum the predictive text bloody changed it without me noticing! 😂

Ha ha I'll let you off then   

[cooleronthecoast]

I got the old girl safety home today after a 400 mile - 8 hour round trip.  Too knackered to do anything else than shove it in the garage  , so I'll take it for a spin (weather permitting) tomorrow and post up some photos.

[MrDavo]

Too knackered to do anything else than shove it in the garage 

A quick word of warning. don't be tempted to do what I did with my Triumph Daytona 1000 and put it away wet after a ride on salty winter roads. When I pulled it out of the garage a couple of days later all the cool satin black anodised fasteners had been ruined forever.

This advice applies to any make of bike really, lesson well and truly learned I now always try and give them a quick rinse before putting them away, especially if the roads have been at all wet. After owning it 14 years from new, all the plating on my Sportster is still like new. (OK its on its second crankshaft but that's another story).

[cooleronthecoast]

ACF50 is wonderful stuff.  I should've mentioned I trailered it home with a cover on and whilst cold it has been dry today, so apart from a quick wipe over with an 'oily rag' all is fine 

[cooleronthecoast]

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Looks well screwed together actually, quite impressed.  Sounds nice with the open silencers too. 

[taysidedragon]

Apart from the tankpad and the uncomfortable 'seat', I like it. 👍

[cooleronthecoast]

Yes mate, I'm not too keen on the tank pad myself, I'm just wondering if its hiding some paint damage underneath.  Perhaps one of my kids will buy me a nicer one for Christmas??

There was a little rust on the frame welded joints near where the rear shocks fit, so I've wire brushed the affected areas and applied some anti rust paint to keep it at bay a while longer.  The seat itself looks quite comfy, but as I mentioned I haven't ridden it yet.   The Ace bar type handlebars might also get binned and I'll fit some standard Bonneville bars instead if the control cables and electrical wiring etc is long enough.

[taysidedragon]

Yes mate, I'm not too keen on the tank pad myself, I'm just wondering if its hiding some paint damage underneath.  Perhaps one of my kids will buy me a nicer one for Christmas??

There was a little rust on the frame welded joints near where the rear shocks fit, so I've wire brushed the affected areas and applied some anti rust paint to keep it at bay a while longer.  The seat itself looks quite comfy, but as I mentioned I haven't ridden it yet.   The Ace bar type handlebars might also get binned and I'll fit some standard Bonneville bars instead if the control cables and electrical wiring etc is long enough.

Good plan. 🔧☺

[masonmart]

I love them but I like the real ones. I hate modern retro Triumphs because they just copy the form of old ones even down to imitation carbs which is fraud for me. They charge premium prices and then get the manufacturing done in Thailand. I love the new forms though, the modern triples are amazing except for servicing costs which are diabolical.

[andy120t]

I have a lovely old 500 twin - scrambler pipes down one side and it's one of my favourite bikes to ride ( not least because it's so simple it never goes wrong). Only problem is the front brake which is pretty awful.... I have to really plan ahead!

[Tomb]

I put Suzuki GT250 forks and wheels in my 500 Triumph for that reason, with a disc and caliper it now stops as well as it goes.

[andy120t]

for the same reasons, i've been thinking about 400/4 front end...and I have a set of yokes and wheels lying around. I just haven't got round to it yet and I keep wondering about originality...although sa mine started life as a bathtub 3TA and it's now a 500 scrambler, it's hardly original!

[Tomb]

Same here, not original at all, so different forks/wheels/brakes didn't matter, but still the right style. Recently I saw a photo of a Featherbed frame/pre-unit Triton with upside down forks and a Ducati 916 rear end, it looked so wrong. Back when I put the GT250 forks in my 500, some self proclaimed Triumph expert complimented me on switching to Trident forks to use disc brake set up, which in a weird way was a compliment.

[cooleronthecoast]

I like that, it looks great. What is the other bike just out of shot, that you can only see the front wheel of?

[Allington (Steve)]

Same here, not original at all, so different forks/wheels/brakes didn't matter, but still the right style. Recently I saw a photo of a Featherbed frame/pre-unit Triton with upside down forks and a Ducati 916 rear end, it looked so wrong. Back when I put the GT250 forks in my 500, some self proclaimed Triumph expert complimented me on switching to Trident forks to use disc brake set up, which in a weird way was a compliment.

That looks great actually and without the added bonus of a heart attack every time something stops or pulls out in front of you too