Trophy Guess This Is My T300 Trophy 900 Project Thread.

As I am going through the newly acquired bike as we do not have up to date service records so have no idea when most things were done, checked and renewed in most cases. We know when the Oil, Oil filter, Air Filter, were changed as the seller did these for me he also fitted new Triumph front brake pads and of course the new Bridgestone tyres. This morning I flushed the clutch fluid through would have done the front brake but one screw does not want to move so need to get a new cross head bit for my impact driver.

The chain and rear sprocket look to be in fine condition have not inspected the front one as yet the rear brake was dragging a bit but that has freed up with a little use so leftto do is :-

Change coolant
Check spark plugs and maybe fit new ones.
Change brake fluid.
Sort flashers out flashing too fast due to car relay being fitted.
Get new front left indicator and fit.
Get clock working, It was working until I disconnected and removed the battery?

Plezier

 

So last little thing done was to break out the grease gun and grease the swing arm pivot then the shock linkage that's when I noticed just how filthy it was under there in fact it was so mucky I missed a nipple completely so up early this morning and out with the degreaser and paint brush and attack the filth and although I have got a lot of it it's going to take another couple of goes to get it clean I doubt the previous owner ever cleaned under there plus there was a coating of tar from that incident on the way home when had to ride over a stretch of freshly sprayed roadway and that tar got everywhere it seems.

Also have been looking at lowering "Dog Bones" as I find it a little bit of a struggle to get my leg over the saddle!! this ole bod is not as flexiable as it was!!!! Plus I am not that tall so every little bit will help.

And oh yes yesterday I reduced it's weight by 14ozs by simply removing the tail piece of the rear mudguard it simply bolts on wih three bolts. I think it was an extra bit required by the Swiss regs unless they changed things I seem to recall that the rear mudguard must cover the rear tyre down to the center line of the wheel and with this bit of extra weight gone the bike look more normal after hosing off the degreaser it was time to check the rear shocks damping adjuster and wonderful it is not seized so screwed in in to the stop then out to the stop and it appears that we have 10 clicks of adjustement the handbook says factory setting is 6 clicks so that is what it's set out now and we will see how it goes.

Plezier

 

Am considering all options just thinking it all through.

This morning I rode the Ducati Monster into town to get a few wiring connections that is is much lighter and lower is obvious right away and before where I found that it tended to drop into corners I did not notice that this morning so something with me has changed from riding the Triumph. Meanwhile I still cannot fathom why the clock stopped after I removed the battery and put the battery back the clock has not moved since and the buttons do nothing.

Plezier

 

Have checked all the fuses that are in the fuse box in the right hand cubby and they are all fine checked with multimeter. If ignition is off there is nothing no side lighs, no hazards nowt. As far as I am aware there is no alarm on this 97 Trophy it has 2 keys both the same and they fit all the locks, side cases. side case frame latches, seat latch amd of course ignition.

Plezier

 

Ahhhh correction we do in fact have parking lights I was not turning the key far enough to the left abd the clock lights up alraight just does no work as a clock it's been stuck on 10 past 2 since I put the battery back in. The keys are plain black no buttons and no fobs came with it the bttery is also pretty new.

Plezier

 

OK update on progress:-

Have got the bodywork all back on and took it for a ride the buzzing is less now that was without the bellypan fitted so home and fitted bellypan then out for anoter test ride a longer one and yes the buzzing is lessened by a lot it's a lot more pleasent to ride now and it was a good ride before! There is vibration felt through the handlebars and feet reminds me of riding the SOHC Honda fours this vibration effects my hands did back then and does still now. Oddly the vibration from the old parallel twins did not effect me had a T140E and a T21 in the past and my first real bike was a Norton 250 Twin (Jubilee) also had several British singles as well.

Hoping that a carb balance sesson will help with the way other servicing has been missed I doubt the balance has been checked.

Plezier

 

Ok what good is a project thread with no piccies? So he we go warning picture heavy :-



This is the coolant removed.



New Motul coolant that now resides in the system



The tempory indicator after my little drop smashed the already glued together one shattered on hitting the tarmac at 0mph.



Clean again and bug free





This is Angus who is a drahthaar.



Think that will do for now.

Plezier