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« on: February 08, 2016, 05:03:16 PM »
The Hurricane was typical of the Triumph/BSA problems at the time. Old time managers making the wrong decisions and not investing enough in the future. Relying too much on old designs.
The BSA triple engine had a forward angled top end which looked good in the bike - the Triumph engine had a straight cylinder head/barrel which didn't look so good. If they had used the BSA style engine in all the bikes they would have saved so much money on tooling and commonality of spare parts. Usual story, BSA managers wanted their way, Triumph wanted to be different.
The American dealers were complaining a lot about old-fashioned designs not selling so someone with sense brought in Craig Vetter to design a bike that would sell in the American market.
The result was the Hurricane. He chose the twin leading shoe front brake for looks and style, same for the better looking BSA-style engine and the expensive but pretty exhaust.
The bike did go into production but most were sent to the States and production didn't last long before US rule changes and Triumph's problems meant the end. I think there were about 1200 made - and a few copies made since!
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« on: January 14, 2016, 08:06:02 PM »
Try Yeomans motorcycles, see if he's got anything at the moment.
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« on: December 24, 2015, 06:06:11 PM »
I've never heard of Dehydration plugs but I'll ask the aircraft engineers at the airport I work at. If you're that worried about condensation and corrosion why not get one of those fully enclosed bike bags which are designed to prevent that for the whole bike, not just the engine internals? www.vac-bag.co.uk is one type available.
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« on: December 24, 2015, 05:54:23 PM »
Looking great. Good work. 
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« on: November 18, 2015, 05:59:32 PM »
Great result Roy. I bet that was a relief. Lots of time saved there. 
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« on: November 12, 2015, 03:40:55 PM »
Go boil your horn! Unbelievable, a great tip. 
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« on: October 25, 2015, 05:46:48 PM »
The original type 400/4 kickstart lever. I'm using one from a different model, cb250 I think.
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« on: October 19, 2015, 05:10:13 PM »
You could use a strong alloy like Duralumin if you can find some. The plates will have to be thicker than the original steel ones to get the same strength.
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« on: September 09, 2015, 12:18:06 PM »
Happy retirement Ian. My dad's now been retired for longer than he worked. I've never seen him smile at something so much! Have a long and happy retirement.
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« on: April 06, 2015, 09:46:27 PM »
Cafe Racer Kits do a comstar to spoke wheel conversion kit. Bit pricey, but probably the easiest way to do it.
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« on: April 05, 2015, 06:44:02 PM »
There's a torque figure in the manual, can't remember what it is but it's a low figure - 4 or5 lb ft I think.
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« on: March 08, 2015, 10:14:26 PM »
Use paraffin (safer than petrol) with a firm brush and, as said, lots of hard work.
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« on: January 20, 2015, 04:57:26 PM »
I dealt with Dennis at noxandrattles who supplies Stainless Parts for 400/4 He told me he had stripped lots of 400/4 engines and never came across a washer on the camshaft, Today he contacted meto let me know he was doing the Topend of a 400/4 and lo and behold there was a a washer on the camshaft.
Could it be a spacer shim, so only there if needed?
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« on: January 16, 2015, 03:48:01 PM »
I made a cheap, easy bearing retainer removal tool out of a piece of steel flat bar and 2 short 4mm bolts.
Just drill 2 holes in the bar the same distance apart as the holes in the retainer, tap the holes 4mm and screw in the 2 bolts. If you don't have any taps you could drill clearance holes for the bolts and use a nut to hold them in position, just use slightly longer bolts.
They should locate in a pair of holes in the retainer and unscrew it nicely. Mine came out no problem, no damage and I'll keep the tool handy for future use.
If you've got a really stubborn one(oo-err!) and worried about damaging the retainer it would be quite easy to make a wider one and fit 4 bolts to fit all 4 holes on the retainer.
If that doesn't work then by the time you get the retainer out it will be scrap. New ones are available and quite cheap.
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« on: January 16, 2015, 03:14:02 PM »
Both my bikes have survived the winter ravages so far. They're both safely tucked up in the garage which is part of the house. If the garage loses it's roof the whole house has gone! Some Dundee drivers can't understand the need to slow down at all on snow or ice and have been throwing themselves off the road at regular intervals. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/car-crashes-into-dundee-flat-as-snow-brings-chaos-to-dundee-s-roads-1.784823The bikes will be out on the rare occassions the roads are dryish and not covered in salt and slime. Roll on springtime!
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