Triumphrat

JohnRimmer · 04-20-2004, 03:45 PM

I have a 95 T'bird with 30,000 miles and in pristine condition.I bought a 2nd Hinckley 3 years ago and soon discovered it was difficult to find the time to run 2 bikes especially as the T'bird takes a lot of cleaning keeping the alloy shiny.Consequently I had the bike serviced,drained the petrol tank and carbs,removed the battery and put her in a vac-bag in the garage.And there she has stayed for over 2 years.I have recently bought a Daytona Centennial which I am learning to enjoy but I am tempted to put the T'bird back into commission for the summer.This will be relatively inexpensive,I'm hoping just an MOT and new battery (plus tax and insurance).The question is will anything have deteriorated ?Should I change the oil and filter and what about starting the engine after such a time ?I would turn the engine over with the starter and no choke until the oil light went out and then there should be good oil pressure in the motor.Anything else to do ? Ideas welcome.this bike was always a joy to ride but obviously not in the same performance league as my recent kikes :955i's :Speed Triple,RS and Centennial Daytona.

Slinky · 04-20-2004, 04:10 PM

I would deffo. change the engine oil, after warming the engine up good first. Also take a good look at the tyres to see if they are perished. You might want to change the hydraulic fluid in the brakes/clutch too.

Go for it, the thought of the poor bike languishing in a vacuum bag in a garage is too much to contemplate.

shedds · 04-20-2004, 05:02 PM

even though the vacum bag idea sounds good it will make it too dry, therefore best to add oil to each cylinder before starting to lube the top end?? definetly change oil and filter and after you start her up and fill back up gas tank try putting some yamaha ringfree to the fuel it cleans out all built up carbon in cylinders and valves and breaks itc down and burns it. this stuff is a chevron licensed product so if you don,t want to add yamaha to youre bike look for the chevron product i think they call it procam or something i will be using it just to keep my valves clean from awfull gas deposits.

Trumpets4Years · 04-20-2004, 05:42 PM

I would also drain, flush and fill the coolant system and change the fork oil. Really, protective components in all the fluids break down over time even if they are not used.

Good luck with it

Ken

JohnRimmer · 04-21-2004, 02:38 PM

I changed all the fluids before storing the bike but in for a penny.I may wait until next year to get my money's worth from the Daytona.If only I could guess what the English summer has in store.

tnsen · 04-25-2004, 01:40 PM

next time ... a long storage is in the works ...a little leather conditioner on the rubber products...like the carb bank to engine rubbers would help to keep from drying out and cracking .....tom