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Triumph Trophy 250
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Motor Mounted... Completely!
I put the foot pegs and the rest of the motor into the bike. The piston rings were too big for the cylinder but that was easily fixed with some filing. The copper gasket that goes between the top of t...
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Triumph Daytona T100R
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Part 11 - Triumph Daytona T100R - Frame
I sandblasted the frame and ther parts a few weeks ago, and can finally start putting some of them together. Once set up, sandblasting is a quick way to get down to bare metal, especially in har...
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Triumph Daytona T100R
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T100R Electronics…….The Beginning
The stuff…..all the electronics came from the guys at The Factory Metal Works. Pazon electronic ignition, twin lead 12 volt coil, and Boyer battery eliminator....
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Triumph Trophy 250
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Motor Mounted... Mostly
The bottom half of the motor is mounted into the bike. This will help when trying to assemble the top half because it means I don't have go continually chase around the bottom half. It is rigidly moun...
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Triumph Tiger 750
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The new fork legs are 86 cm from top of the leg to the centre of spindle.
This is quite an increase from stock but I am reducing the seat height by at least half so I think this evens out on balance... Here is the swing arm with my 375 mm bespoke Hagon shockers (I may well...
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Triumph Daytona T100R
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Triumph T100R Daytona…………..Gutted
The big 109 Land Rover is running well and suddenly I find myself with some spare time…….back to the ’71 Daytona...
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Triumph Trophy 250
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It's Coming Together
I added the fenders and the oil tank. The wiring harness and the headlight are also finished. And attached to the bike. One of the only things left is to just click in the motor. This is not a particu...
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Triumph Daytona T100R
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Part 9 - Rear suspension & swingarm
I've sandblasted most of the frame components, and am starting to put them back together. First up was the swingarm and rear suspension. The swingarm, like the rest of the frame, looks like it was b...
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Triumph Tiger 750
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Blasphemy!
Some KTM goodies have arrived ........ now waiting for the Triumph Rat.net thunderbolt to strike me down for blasphemy...
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Triumph Daytona T100R
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Part 8 - Rear wheel & brake
Finished the rear wheel and brake. I had forgotten that my rear wheel is not original. Some time in the mid 70s I noticed my rear sprocket was worn, so I decided to replace it. ...
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Triumph Tiger 750
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These are the front forks I'm planning to use.
These are WP forks from a KTM Duke 2 640 so the size and geometry are a good match for the street scrambler proportions.The spec sheet says these are 43mm WP upside-down telescopic forks, reload, comp...
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Triumph Trophy 250
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Painting half of the frame:
Painting the frame was one of the easier jobs I've had to do. The frame was littered with small specks of rust that bad poked through from under the paint. It was required that I paint over the rust t...
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Triumph Trophy 250
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Cleaning the frame:
I took the remaining parts off of the frame. We may have to replace the fork springs because they are really rusted. I then took a bucket of soapy water and scrubbed all of the dirt, dust and cobwebs...
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Triumph Daytona T100R
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Part 7 - Front wheel & brake
Forgot to install the primary chain tensioner before the stator. I didn't like the feel of the tension adjusting nut as it caught the edge of the slot of the tensioner blade every half revolution. I...
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Triumph Tiger 750
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Triumph Tigher 750 - Progress....
OK progress of a sort. My swing arm has been offered up and fits like a dream but... (you knew that was coming!) it's highlighted some issues with my frame.. Anyway - first things first - here is the...
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Triumph Trophy 250
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Purely Frame:
I basically just stripped the rest of the parts off of the frame. This leave me to be able to throughly clean the frame and possibly touch up paint if necessary....
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Triumph Tiger 750
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Some more details of the swing arm - I'll need to run longer shocks
The instructions are pretty good so I'm not yet sweating over the swing arm bushes and bobbins, but I am interested to see if the tyre I have specified will fit....
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Triumph Tiger 750
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Very excited - my new Storik swing arm is here.....
I just need some swing arm bushes and I can offer it up to the frame.I'll post more once I have the deed done. ...
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Triumph Daytona T100R
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Part 6 - Engine Assembly Daytona T100R
New Primary chain, clutch basket thrust washer, and rollers:...
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Triumph Trophy 250
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Back from the painters:
The clouds part, a single beam of light shines down from the sky revealing the freshly painted tank and fenders and chorus of angels sing in the background. Alright, that didn't actually happen but it...
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