Triumphrat

ratcat · 10-07-2006

some of you guys asked me for pics of my bike in the sun light, here you are, BRG in sharp sun light though I prefer this color in soft light.

ratcat

thruxtonone · 10-07-2006

Very nice, I do think that is the color Triumph should add to the choices.-T1

SBTThruxton · 10-07-2006

Yeah - that looks great. II like the Union Jack decal with that green as a background. Looks like you've also done something to the are around the indicator lights and speedo/tach - is that area black? The swept back pipes look really cool - do you like 'em?

I think I'll paint mine over the winter with BRG as the base and add some stripes or the classic looking scalloping.

sweatmachine · 10-07-2006

are those stock mirrors turned into bar ends?

they look cool.

TonyThruxton · 10-07-2006

Nice. I have a few questions:
1. Did you just buy entirely new blacked out engine covers? Or just paint the originals

2. What header pipers and exhausts are those?

Very nice bike.
TS

ratcat · 10-08-2006

Hi sweatmachine,
yes those are stock mirrors, very easy and chip mod. Here is how I did that. Supports shape you can change in your own way but remember about a shim you have to cut for the right bar end. Mirrors work perfect.

Hi TonyThruxton,
original engine covers were just powder coated black, I got coarse surface.
The headers and mufflers are from Raask Sweden, great sound.

Thrux-ton-up · 10-08-2006

Ratcat - nice looking machine - and a great idea on the bar end mirrors. JCW

keef · 11-21-2006

Hey ratcat,

I've just done your bar-end mirror mod and it seems to be the biz.
I cut the brackets out of some spare 3mm stainless and drilled them to 5mm (counter-sunk - for the allen screws into the bars) and 10mm (to take the M10-fine bolts for the mirror stalks). Rear visibility is much improved, as are the line of the bike in my opinion. Also, there seems to be a near total absence of mirror shake now and reduced grip vibration.
You're a star - thanks. :upthumb:

NB - I've put a link to this thread in the Triumph Twin Mod Links Page. I hope that's okay.

sweatmachine · 11-21-2006

keef, let's see a pic!

keef · 11-21-2006

Sure thing....

L: I just used the end weight and the mirror stalk as templates and estimated the distance between the two.
R: Having drilled the holes and roughly shaped them on a bench grinder, I bolted the brackets together and shaped them with a file to ensure they were identical.

L: Just about ready for smoothing - but I still need to even up the curve at the tops.
R: Fitted. Between the bolt head and the bracket, I re-used the spring-washer from the bottom of the stalks where they had been bolted through the lever mounts. I'll try to find a couple of lower profile stainless bolts later (a pair of rounded allen bolts would be good).

This is how they look on the bike with the Mbars

I know they don't look quite as clean as ratcat's but I'll tidy them up when I find more time. Overall, though, they seem to do the job admirably.

[ This message was edited by: keef on 2007-01-31 06:18 ]