Triumphrat

rickj · 08-21-2006

2004 TBS:

First of all- WOW I love it! But I do have a few questions

SHIFTING: sometimes when I downshift I don't get down a gear till I really remove my foot totally and push the lever down- like the throw is a little long or not "clean" or I'm not lifting my foot enough between gears? related- I think I rest my foot too far foward maybe and drop a gear occasionally without meaning to. In a way two opposite problems... ANY shifting comments?...( I like the extra gear!!)

Ride: I feel like there is a flat spot at about 3000rpm- if I'm at steady throttle around there the power seems to deaden some-even sound weird-almost a racing-slipping sound. No problem flying THROUGH 3grand!!

I don't know how the original owner drove- I've put almost 200 miles on- already it sounds looser-louder. It has 2179 miles on it.- Stock exhaust etc... (maybe it wants air and fuel- please tell me to get offroadpipes and re-jet- only kidding- no mods for a while)
Thanks for any input...

[ This message was edited by: rickj on 2006-08-21 15:31 ]

rickj · 08-21-2006

Hey NEWBY- try searching before you ask such well covered questions. :hammer:

TB's (you would have found out) require sure-footed shifting. They also tend to smooth out after a few thgousand miles.
Re: the buzzy flat at 300rpms - this too is fairly common.

Stop worrying, enjoy the bike and search before asking-

geoelectric · 08-21-2006

Don't stress. The search function isn't that great, since anything halfway common clips at 100 results.

Yeah, like you say, the way downshifting ratchets requires you to come back up to near-neutral after every shift. Upshifting does, too, but doesn't come up as much that way. I do find that the shift between 5th and 6th is occasionally a little dodgy--not quite a false neutral, but it doesn't always feel solid either.

And yeah, everyone gets the 3k buzz. It's a resonance vibration of some kind--when I'm wearing thin boots, I can feel it through the pegs.

jimmyj900 · 08-21-2006

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SHIFTING: sometimes when I downshift I don't get down a gear till I really remove my foot totally and push the lever down-

You've got to fully release the lever and let it return. A lot of folks have had trouble with that.

Just think of it as a mark of fine British precision and craftmanship -- it lacks the slop space of the rice bikes! :-D

Jim

ronniena · 08-22-2006

Hey NEWBY- try searching before you ask such well covered questions

+1 search is a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you type in a search and you get everything. you type in coils and you get wiendsheilds or fenders

rickj · 08-22-2006

yeah- I sort found that to be truer- though I did get some answers to my questions-I found that if I clicked the "topic" column rather than the "forum" I got more specific info but basically the search function is really lame (there- I avoided profanity!)

So- having said all that- anything to add to my questions? Today I found the 5 to neutral shift- real annoying!

highcard · 08-22-2006

Rick, I'm a kinda newb and I can vouch for the fact that "search" does su**.

That being said, this site has probably saved me hundreds of dollars in wrenching that I can do myself.