[Mickey®]

Its been raining for days in Georgia...jealous of you guys out riding.
Maybe tomorrow...


Mickey®
Lilburn GA

 

[Maxacceleration]

Rode it. I did get sprayed down with oil though.

 

[BMDbonneville]

This is silly question but did you chrome the cylinder head? I have stock Amals on my 71 Bonnie, and I can't imagine what you did to them--are they stainless steel?

 

[BMDbonneville]

Oops, this is about DaveDone's triumph

 

[triumpt120rv]

Minus 8 Celsius this morning. Duck pond in park is freezing over. Bike idling/running great in cold. Wear my snowboard face mask under my helmet to protect my neck and stay toasty warm. "RetroRod Patented PCV Valve" wheezing nicely too. Went for a short ride to lake and to park to warm up oil before oil change. Too much ice surprises on the rode for a long run. Time for a clean anyway too. Avoiding many fixes on my long winter fix list in unheated garage.

 

[DaveDone]

This is silly question but did you chrome the cylinder head? I have stock Amals on my 71 Bonnie, and I can't imagine what you did to them--are they stainless steel?

nothing but progressively finer abrasives, making little scratches out of big ones. This is the first time I polished my Amals and I am sure they will need lots of attention to stay that way. The heads have been done for a year or so and stay shiny with out much maintenance.
I know a few people snicker at "polished Amals' but they are easier to keep clean.

 

[triumpt120rv]

I know a few people snicker at "polished Amals' but they are easier to keep clean.

Why? They look great!






.

 

[dl.allen]

Well too cold to do anything here. My tiger is on the lift under its blanket. Too lazy and cheap to heat the garage. I figured I could at least fit the front fender and my fingers almost shattered from being cold so.......What can I do inside?

I went and found Rob (snakeoils) post about zinc plating. It is easy and awesome and something you can do in the warmth of the house. I used my kids power supply from an old race track. Check out the results of the swing arm axle!!!!

Thanks Rob! Here is a link to Robs info and some pics:

http://www.honda305.com/forums/viewt...r=asc&start=10

 

[silverfish]

I did most of my bolts using Robs method and they turned out brilliantly.

silverfish

 

[triumpt120rv]

Took the bike for my coldest ride yet. -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees F.) this morning. Clear blue skies, bright sunshine, clear dry roads. Couldn't resist a ride. Didn't want to ride for too long though. Tires held on okay. Only problem was condensation on full face helmet face shield fogging/freezing immediately. Sunglass "forget-a-bout-it". Made it too dangerous. Probably a remedy for that? Fingers froze right up when taking pic too. Warmer tomorrow, but snow.

P.S. Bike will celebrate 40th birthday this June. Thanks TriumphRat members (special thanks to Plewsy) for getting it out from under the tarp last year.

P.P.S. "RetroRod Patented PCV Valve" wheezing nicely at -15 Celsius. A world record (I think?).

 

[Garioch43]

Got the head refurbished recently, so finished re-building the top of the engine with new bolts and polished rocker boxes. Also fitted new peashooter silencers.

Those O ring seals on the rocker spindles are the work of the devil!

Started first kick.

Got a timing light gun from Santa, so that's the next job, followed by carb settings.

 

[dl.allen]

triumpt120 what oil are you running in the cold temps? Thanks

 

[68T120R]

triumpt120 what oil are you running in the cold temps? Thanks

I use Castrol GTX 20W-50 in my 68 T120R...She kicks over just fine in temps down around 30-35F degrees . If it's any colder I'm not riding anyway. I suppose I could switch to a 10W-40 in the colder months but all is good with 20W-50.

Bob

 

[triumpt120rv]

triumpt120 what oil are you running in the cold temps? Thanks

I'm down to 10W30 since it's been below -1 to -5 degree Celsius failry regularly (last 3 weeks). With 20W50, although the bike started 2nd kick, I could feel it really stiff pushing down on the kicker. That translates into very syrupy flow in the rockers until the oils warms up a bit. This morning would have been brutal at 20W50. My runs are fairly short because of the cold (1 hour at the most) so I'm not worried too much about the thinner viscosity of the 20W30. I don't think I'll have too many more days like today (clear, salt/ice free roads) so I'll be changing the oil probably back to 20W50 next week to keep it clean while I work on rewiring and other mod/fixes until March. I never thought I would be riding until Jan 3rd but happy I am. (have to pay a ripoff fee for insurance regardless if I ride the bike or it sits in the garage) Cheers, dl.

 

[RetroRod]

Took the bike for my coldest ride yet. -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees F.) this morning. Clear blue skies, bright sunshine, clear dry roads. Couldn't resist a ride. Didn't want to ride for too long though. Tires held on okay. Only problem was condensation on full face helmet face shield fogging/freezing immediately. Sunglass "forget-a-bout-it". Made it too dangerous. Probably a remedy for that? Fingers froze right up when taking pic too. Warmer tomorrow, but snow.

P.S. Bike will celebrate 40th birthday this June. Thanks TriumphRat members (special thanks to Plewsy) for getting it out from under the tarp last year.

P.P.S. "RetroRod Patented PCV Valve" wheezing nicely at -15 Celsius. A world record (I think?).

I sometimes use my other title "old tough as they come", but I'm handing that over to you brother. You're my hero!! God breeds them tough in Canada it seems.

I would not entertian riding unlesss it's at least 10C, and even then I'm making an effort.

It's good to see someone as keen as you who obviously enjoys riding his bike a lot. Now for goodness sake go home and sit around the fire like all the other sane people do !! RR

 

[DaveDone]

Looking good Sam. What did you do to get your 2 cylinder studs finished ?
What are the holes in the fins about? I have never seen 'em like that? what is that button in front of the timing plug on the case? It's on my T140v also, know whats it for?

 

[triumpt120rv]

I sometimes use my other title "old tough as they come", but I'm handing that over to you brother. You're my hero!! God breeds them tough in Canada it seems.

Thanks, but the truth is it's not that I'm tough. It's because I would rather be riding than wrenching (especially at -15 C. in an unheated garage) Riding is a great excuse from work.

Cheers from Canada.

Edit: P.S. Oh yah, also, "tough" is my 40 year old Bonneville that started 2nd kick.

 

[Garioch43]

Thanks DaveDone.

I bought new cylinder studs.

Bike came with those holes in the fins. Hadn't noticed they were unique. Another Triumph mystery.

That "button" appears to be part of the casting. Don't know if it has a purpose.

 

[Morris the Cat]

Bike came with those holes in the fins

Those holes should have a column of rubber to prevent 'ringing' of the fins.
No idea how to get the rubber back in after having been removed.
?

 

[coloradobob]

^&*(*&^xx flat tire!

I mounted my old camera to an old helmet and took a ride on the county road near me. I used Plewsy's suggestion and taped a clear hose over the sound aperture and taped it over my helmet. The bike was handling poorly and I had to limp 5 miles home on a completely flat front tire. On the way home I noticed some drywall scraps in the road. I'm going to have the Kawasaki dealer fix the flat for $15. Happy New Year. Bob