Featured Speed Triple 94´s Resurrection

Looks like a great project you have there, I'm sure you will get help when needed. Go for it.

 

So .... we get to see the Speed for the first time! You have certainly taken on a BIG project, Joaquin - I have to admire you and hope you have the stamina for the long haul that this is likely to be! No doubt you're already searching motorcycle "breakers" locally and nationally to you but there are one or two over here that seem to specialise in early Hinckley bikes :-

http://www.triumphhinckleyparts.co.uk/

http://www.triumph-ant.co.uk/

https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/nationaltriumph/Motorcycle-Accessories/_i.html?_sacat=25622

Sprint Mfg. occasionally have used parts and they're also specialists in some reproduction parts. https://www.triumphparts.co.uk/

Is what we see in your picture all that you have or do you have things like the air box chambers; the side and rear panels, the tachometer, etc.?

The 900 engine is the same across the range of Trident, Daytona, Trophy and Sprint, from '92 - '97.

 

Do you plan to fix the engine or just drop in another working engine?

Nice project indeed!

 

Some friends can be too funny for their own good!

Actually, engine aside, you appear to have most of the important bits except for the coils and leads (unless they're still on the frame?); one (?) carburettor and the brake pedal/mounting.

When you take the tank off to refinish it, try to get the tank protector pad off in one piece - it looks like a genuine Triumph one from the period and looks like it's worth saving!

Keep the black exhaust/silencer set up - that's the original - and sell the other one!

You have the Mark 1 Speed Triple bug, now, Joaquin -- keep going.

 

Yes, quite a project. Lovely bike though. I have a 1994 model myself which is in a similar state! I'm refurbishing it after 75,000+ miles of daily, year round use since 2003. So a lot of expensive restoration has gone into it. Paint work, powder coatings, nickel plating and shiny stainless steel parts. I've got a rolling chassis and electrics all restored and rebuilt. I'm working on the engine just now. A six speed gearbox from ebay ready to drop in, to convert from the old 5-speed. Scary stuff!
Be warned Triumph have stopped making a lot of the parts for these beasties but as another member has said there's a few good online places to get either OE or after market replacements. Sprint Manufacturing and Square Deals being two that i go to for parts. Good idea to try and get a hold of a Triumph Parts Catalogue so you know exactly what you're looking for. You might get one on disc or download. VERY handy for checking parts. www.worldoftriumph.com also have this available to view online, so you get prices and an idea of what's still available from Triumph.
Some Before & After pics!


Best of luck and happy spannering! Let's see who gets back on the road first, eh?

 

I think it will, ultimately, be quicker and cheaper to buy a complete reasonably decent Trident, Trophy or Sprint 900, take the engine out and, perhaps, give it a refresh and sell off the parts you don't need - frame, wheels; bodywork, etc.

Lucky man! Great find, and even better at that price. It does sound like you have the whole bike - just need to get a motor that will work!

 

@Slytri ... that is going to look absolutely fantastic when it's done! Nice work. You will come back with some photos for us all to enjoy, won't you?

 

Agree...it's expensive and time consuming to overhaul the original motor, particularly if someone else has been messing with it.
I have had the same issue, its a leape of faith when buying a used motor "it was running perfectly before I took it out mate"

 

Yes, indeed.

I think it's better, if possible, to buy a complete bike and "part it out" - as our colonial cousins would have it. Something like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-trident-900/264759752224

with the motor taken out, the cycle parts .... ermmmmm ...... "re-cycled", and the engine given a top end refresh and, maybe, rebore and pistons.

The bigger problem with that approach would be the need to have the wherewithal to collect and then store whilst dismantling the machine and working on the motor.

Edit :- maybe one to watch with interest? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-Daytona-900/203311392379?hash=item2f564da67b:g:JIMAAOSwAL9gVlRl

 

Ola Joaquin.

National Triumph has a number of used tanks in stock

https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/national...sories/_i.html?_sacat=25622&_bkw=petroll+tank

and I think he mentions somewhere that they will ship worldwide. Won't be cheap (our postal charges seem to have gone through the roof lately!) but it might be worth it to make some progress.