Triumphrat

pigboy306 · 11-12-2009, 02:23 PM

Hi all the 100cc Daytons is back in one piece ( bar the fairing which needs filling and spraying). She is firing on all four after the missing i had a blocked fuel filter and the other one missing. She selects gear and drives woohoo!!! The rear suspension bounces up and down (Great).
The front forks though seem a little, well , saggy i fitted new seal to them and new oil and they compressed and bounced back with no bike weight on them. However now with the weight of the old girl on her the forks dont bounce back i can compress them and then can still lift the bike to get more travel. Hope that makes sense post if it doesnt. Which brings me to the problem... what is it springs shot? Oil level low? Bushes need replacing? Anyhow i think it needs sorting before the MOT is due.

BTW the engine sounds great, the new piston rings are giving great compression and the exhaust has come up ok...pics to come soon....

Lushy · 11-12-2009, 07:50 PM

Pigboy306, i think you may have a case of stiction. You can search it here or elsewhere for info. But try this
http://www.triumphrat.net/t3-sport-t...-question.html

pigboy306 · 11-13-2009, 11:17 AM

Well i have decided to relace the springs. I think that as the bike has been sat on the spring for so long they may have had there day. When i changed the fork oil i was suprised by how little push there was at the top when i undid the bolt. I have ordered new bushes too.

pigboy306 · 11-16-2009, 05:33 PM

Fork update got the new springs and the ew springs are about 1cm longer than the previous ones.
I have also orderd a new for bottom half, one was dented and the slider caught on it so should hopefully have a pair of forks which work!