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Texas94fs

Texas94fs

Hooligan
Well forks are ordered and on the way. Going to dissassemble them and send the lowers off with the wheels to be powdercoated. I'm still trying to decide on what color they should be. I'm thinking just black like the current forks but I can't help playing around with the idea of a chrome powdercoat or the same gunmetal gray as the wheels.
 
2Monkeys

2Monkeys

Street Tracker
Have to go with the original purple and florescent yellow that are on the wheels in the picts! lol that would grab peoples attention ;)
 
Texas94fs

Texas94fs

Hooligan
sweatmachine said:
I vote for gunmetal or black on the wheels. The forks should prob match the wheels.
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Yea the wheels are ognna be gunmetal with the lip of the wheels the electric blue of the levers I have and a few other bright blue pieces i have planned for the yellow bike. It's all coming together, big question mark at this point is the rear wheel bearings and thats it. Also figuring out what brake pads i want and brake lines and yada yada
 
Texas94fs

Texas94fs

Hooligan
Well after some questions answered by a fellow that has already done this and some searching it seems I will ahve to use 3 triumph wheel bearings for the rear F3 wheel, and have a bushing machined for the cush drive side of the wheel to fit over the OD of the bearing but the ID of the f3 wheel, then presto the front goes on without a hitch the back goes on and I have lighter 17 inch mag wheels, better front suspension, better rubber, and better brakes! Depedning on the monetary side of things and finding a machine shop for the bushing Its looking like Mid august and she will be up and running.
 
Texas94fs

Texas94fs

Hooligan
The forks are in and I just ordered the new seals, dissasembly starts today and I'll clean them off so I can send the lowers to be powdercoated.
 
sweatmachine

sweatmachine

moped
Texas94fs said:
Well after some questions answered by a fellow that has already done this and some searching it seems I will ahve to use 3 triumph wheel bearings for the rear F3 wheel, and have a bushing machined for the cush drive side of the wheel to fit over the OD of the bearing but the ID of the f3 wheel, then presto the front goes on without a hitch the back goes on and I have lighter 17 inch mag wheels, better front suspension, better rubber, and better brakes! Depedning on the monetary side of things and finding a machine shop for the bushing Its looking like Mid august and she will be up and running.
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do you know the dimensions of the bushing you need? I know a good machinst that's reasonable. He's in Kentucky. If you email him dim's he'll turn it and ship it. PM me if you want his email address.
 
Texas94fs

Texas94fs

Hooligan
sweatmachine said:
do you know the dimensions of the bushing you need? I know a good machinst that's reasonable. He's in Kentucky. If you email him dim's he'll turn it and ship it. PM me if you want his email address.
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I don't know the dimensions but apparently I was wrong with my description, I need a bushing that goes on the outside of the triumph bearing to the ID of the f3 wheel. I may have to bug you for that once I get the exact info.
 
Texas94fs

Texas94fs

Hooligan
Well all the parts are ordered minus tires and the triumph wheel bearings. Fork lowers, wheels, and a few other bits go to the powdercoater on friday. Should get everything back next week to start re-assembly.
 
Texas94fs

Texas94fs

Hooligan
parts are back from powdercoating, getting tires next week or two and the bushings and bearings done. Jeff, whats the little bicycle speedo you are using, I'll need to pick one of those up as well.
 
nohawk

nohawk

Rocker
Speedo might be Sigma. Your bike oughta be a second or so quicker a lap huh? Should look badass too
 
Texas94fs

Texas94fs

Hooligan
I'll look those speedos up. A second or so at the least, once I get used to the turn in. I'll be able to brake much later and drive harder out with the better rubber that I'll be running. Next items are zrx rear shocks and a steering damper.
 
Texas94fs

Texas94fs

Hooligan
Well fuck. Shit just keeps popping up with this. They sent me the wrong braided brake lines for the front so I have to send em back and the ones I want are backordered. On the plus side I have a new tits ass gauge bracket. This thing will be bitching when its done.
 
Texas94fs

Texas94fs

Hooligan
Well the bushing I need is only 3mm thick.

16.8mm ID
19.8mm OD
28mm wide

digital caliper. . .go get one its quite useful.
 
Texas94fs

Texas94fs

Hooligan
sweatmachine said:
pics or it didn't happen
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Pics will be up once I get the bitch back together. But i will shoot a few teaser filthy bike porn shots before hand.

I will say though triumph is retarded when it comes to wiring and their choice of colors. I have to figure out whats the ground and whats not based on trial and error it seems because they just figured ah hell who needs to know what wire from what lets just make these 2 going to this the same color and these 2 to this the same color. Assholes.
 
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