Triumphrat

SaddleTramp · 09-12-2005, 02:09 PM

Popped my "new" ST up on the centerstand to lube the chain. Uh ... what gives? Both tires are still touching the ground. Can't rock it one way or t'other. Is this usual? So I rolled the freekin' bike around the yard lubing the chain a foot at a time. The ride afterward was worth it ... :wink:

On a similar note, what does anyone recommend for stands for maintenance? I don't want to spend a fortune, and it's pretty obvious the lift I use for the Road King won't work. I've seen paddock stands for SSSA ... and front stands for the fork or the steering head. Any specific brands, models or vendors? Thanks!

PaloAlto · 09-12-2005, 02:44 PM

SaddleTramp,

You should have an inch or so clearance under the rear wheel. Something's wrong. Can you give any other information???

triumphite · 09-12-2005, 04:19 PM

That ain't right :???: :???:

Unless, it some sort of aftermarket stand.

Did the previous owner do something?

Nelson955 · 09-12-2005, 05:19 PM

Most likely to be the way the chain has been adjusted. If the mechanism has been turned in the wrong direction, it will mean the back wheel sits closer to the ground. Take a look at the hub and if the wheel is sitting at the bottom of the hub, you need to slacken it off and turn it through 180 degrees so that the spindle is at the top of the hub or thereabouts.

HTH,

Bob

SaddleTramp · 09-12-2005, 06:02 PM

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On 2005-09-12 15:19, Nelson955 wrote:
Most likely to be the way the chain has been adjusted. If the mechanism has been turned in the wrong direction, it will mean the back wheel sits closer to the ground. Take a look at the hub and if the wheel is sitting at the bottom of the hub, you need to slacken it off and turn it through 180 degrees so that the spindle is at the top of the hub or thereabouts.

HTH,

Bob

Thanks, Bob. I'll go check this out straight away. (see owning a Trumpet I'm starting to talk like a Brit ... :wink: )

For the others who replied, nope can't give any more info. I just noticed this and said FTW? (uh, that's fhat the wuck?). The previous owner (he was the second owner, having bought the bike with just 1K miles on it) said that when he bought it the first owner had it lowered, and that he had the dealer (Great Bay Triumph in New Hampshire) return it to stock height. Beats me, I'm just a noob to these machines. I know it sits at stock height, that I'm sure.

DaveM · 09-12-2005, 06:15 PM

Saddletramp,
for a moment there I thought you might have bee off roading and fitted tractor tyres :-D :-D :-D

Seriously I hope all is ok and it is sorted cos that ain't normal.

Davem

SaddleTramp · 09-12-2005, 06:28 PM

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On 2005-09-12 16:15, DaveM wrote:
Saddletramp,
for a moment there I thought you might have bee off roading and fitted tractor tyres :-D :-D :-D

Seriously I hope all is ok and it is sorted cos that ain't normal.

Davem

I'm not sure what Bob means, and I can't really see that "eccentric adjuster". There's no problem with the bike on the road, so I'll either wait until I have shop manual in my hand (I'm the kind that has to understand it before I grab a wrench). Or I'll stop by the dealer this weekend.

I doubt the previous owner messed with anything (he didn't seem the type ... hell, his new bike is chromed out '06 Softail!). And it was at the dealer before that. The dealer did do the rear bearing recall, and it wouldn't be the first time a dealer wrench bunged up a job would it ...

SaddleTramp · 09-12-2005, 07:57 PM

OK ... I took another look, and think I understand what Bob is saying. But there's no way I can actually see that eccentric adjuster. If I'm understanding it, the adjuster is "egg shaped", ie, the circumfrence is offset from the center. Bob is telling me that the offset should be greater toward the bottom than the top. Or am I missing the point entirely :???:

Perhaps if someone who has been there and done that were to rephrase Bob's post for me? Sheesh, I AM a native English speaker, too ... :razz:

[ This message was edited by: SaddleTramp on 2005-09-12 18:01 ]

DaveM · 09-12-2005, 11:12 PM

Saddletramp,
As far as I am aware when I tension my chain using the tool (which I bent first time) I think the "C" spanner when sitting on top of the hub and with handle pointing out to the rear of your machine.

To tighten the chain you would in this instance push the handle of the "C" spanner down wards (from memory but it is in the manual).

Does this make sense?

What Bob is suggesting is that previous owner did this in reverse. and that this has caused this issue.

I don't know enough about it but maybe Bob is right, but I have never heard of this before.

Sadddletramp what are the tyre sizes as marked on the tyre wall?

Davem

SaddleTramp · 09-12-2005, 11:56 PM

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On 2005-09-12 21:12, DaveM wrote:
Saddletramp,
As far as I am aware when I tension my chain using the tool (which I bent first time) I think the "C" spanner when sitting on top of the hub and with handle pointing out to the rear of your machine.

To tighten the chain you would in this instance push the handle of the "C" spanner down wards (from memory but it is in the manual).

Does this make sense?

What Bob is suggesting is that previous owner did this in reverse. and that this has caused this issue.

I don't know enough about it but maybe Bob is right, but I have never heard of this before.

Sadddletramp what are the tyre sizes as marked on the tyre wall?

Davem

I hear ya, Dave. The owners manual (which is, by the way, about as useful as **** on a bull) says clockwise to loosen the chain, and anti-clockwise to tighten it. Brilliant. Does the adjuster have those notches for the spanner all around its circumference?

The tires are the original Bridgestones. The bike only has about 5400 miles on it ... and the tires are in great shape, btw. I think the first 5000 miles were accumulated going on and off the trailer ... :-D

Ah *****, it's after 11 pm. It'll keep until tomorrow ... or the next day ... grin! Once I see a picture of the parts in a manual I'll understand how the thing works. Thanks for your help.