Cereal KLR
Two Stroke
Dam! This stuff makes my mind spin. Noticed on one of his donor motors the front stay snapped off like mine. This must be a common occurance in front collisions.
Building up a Thruxton.
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Cereal KLR
Two Stroke
Starting pulling the head off, Triumph really believes in fastener retention. Broke two T 30 bits getting the cams out, and using every trick 47 years of wrenching has taught me, still only have three of the head nuts off. I don`t want to round out the silly putty grade nuts and running out of options quick.
The old trick of welding another nut on top might not work due to access and drilling top off is out too. I do have left hand drills to try next, although if it runs down to the stud without releasing nut, my problem will grow larger while my swearing vocabulary evolves into tool launching.
Anybody run across this scene before?
The old trick of welding another nut on top might not work due to access and drilling top off is out too. I do have left hand drills to try next, although if it runs down to the stud without releasing nut, my problem will grow larger while my swearing vocabulary evolves into tool launching.
Anybody run across this scene before?
Cereal KLR
Two Stroke
So,gave it a day to rattle around in my head and while riding out to the coast for lunch it came to me. Shorten the hex wrench and put a standard socket around it to stabilize the wrench while transfering the torque to the flange. Now head is off and bare,off to welder tomorrow.
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I hope I'm not pointing out the obvious, but you'll wanna make sure that rocker cover sealing face hasn't been warped from the welding heat.
Cereal KLR
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Excellent call. I did run a straight edge over it I brought it home with no daylight showing ,the picture gives an impression of a downward cant.
Cereal KLR
Two Stroke
Spent 200 bucks at local dealer, of course not one part in stock...in a week they tell me. Picked up a cheap Harbour Freight C-clamp to butcher into a valve spring compressor. That is all.
Cereal KLR
Two Stroke
Cereal KLR
Two Stroke
Fabbed up a valve spring retainer tool from an old Hazet Mercedes D309 transit bus tool. Weather is still very nice day here,so lapped/installed and cleaned up head for install.
Seeing the frame thread makes me get the sawzall out and remove the rear pass pegs/mounts, that really cleans up the back of these.
Seeing the frame thread makes me get the sawzall out and remove the rear pass pegs/mounts, that really cleans up the back of these.
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Let's see the frame.
Cereal KLR
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Before and after. It just open up the back so much better. I will probably go with TT pipes anyway so they would be just riding around back there.
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Wow. It does really clean up the back end. Do you intend to paint the frame a different colour?
Cereal KLR
Two Stroke
Still kicking color around. If I go with wrinkle black motor, frame will be differemt color. The cam covers on these just bug me and need something to liven it up.
Cereal KLR
Two Stroke
Heard of anyone widening the swing arms on these? To match the Trophy 1200 front end I would slip the bigger rear wheel in but it needs about 3/4 " more to make disc work.
dschief
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There is, or was, a company in the UK that was making aluminum swing arms for Bonnevilles. You could spec the width as I remember. I can't find the link right now, but probably wouldn't be allowed to post it anyway owing to forum regulations. They seemed reasonably priced, considering that they are a custom order item. Try doing a websearch for Triumph Bonneville aluminum swing arms if that sounds like something you want.
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I had a 5.00 rear tire with a stock swing arm.
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Cereal KLR
Two Stroke
Its not the tire size so much as fitting the Trophy 1200 180/50/17 tire/wheel combo in. It will slide in swingarm and not touch any part of it but is too tight at the axle and fitting the disc brake caliper won`t work.
I know better when doing a project build,but still tossed the trophy swing arm which would have given me the exact dimenision needed. I will look into the aftermarket ones while I scheme on how to widen this one. In the old days (oh here we go again) the round tubing was no problem to do this stuff.
Kinda looking at other options makes me think the Speedmaster or America model has a wider swing arm? Believe they run a wider wheel.
I know better when doing a project build,but still tossed the trophy swing arm which would have given me the exact dimenision needed. I will look into the aftermarket ones while I scheme on how to widen this one. In the old days (oh here we go again) the round tubing was no problem to do this stuff.
Kinda looking at other options makes me think the Speedmaster or America model has a wider swing arm? Believe they run a wider wheel.
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