Featured Objective View On Daytona 1200 Purchase

Thank you very much, that is why I love this community. No nonsense (some nonsense) help and input. I did in fact purchase said Daytona so Its mine now regardless of width. The condition was just too good.

Upon arrival I asked the young man (18-21 years old) why he was selling and how long he owned it. He produced paperwork showing all owners and the timeline made sense. Original owner cared for her from 1995 to 2011, he had a front end mishap and sold it as a wreck to owner #2, it took #2 a year to repair and get inspected and back on the road, he rode it until 2017 and sold it to Owner #3 as his first bike ever.

In Germany their version of MOT is called the TUV and is incredibly strict, all changes must be logged in the book and all parts must be EU approved and any part swap must be type approved or undergo a lengthy/expensive procedure, Owner #2 never mentioned the repairs and had a special relationship with his local TUV. Our boy #3 did not. He spilled the beans about the front end replacement with non model specific parts and the best he could get was a provisional TUV . Also he said the bike scared the shit out of him and he didn't ride it 200 miles in 3 years. The battery I brought did not fit the hole and I could not connect, tried some Fischer Price Toy jumper cables that the owner had in his Smart Car to connect terminals and it was not enough amperage to engage starter, I could hear relays and all other lights came up but since it didn't start and I could not evaluate...I went back down tp my 800 euro offer and he took it. so I am a gambler, but such is the nature of our hobby. I'll post once more in a few days to say if it started. Any build up will be a separate thread. Thank You all fo the input.

 

Congrats on the new bike
Keep the updates and pics coming.....

 

Make sure you check the valve clearances before you put any mileage on it. My 1995 Daytona had a reputable dealer stamp in the service book stating the clearances were done at 27,000 miles, I believed it and put 2,000 miles on the bike which started life with me at 29,000 miles. I checked them at 31,000 miles and six were out of range requiring a shim change. One inlet which I had guessed at 0.004 (as my smallest feeler gauge blade was 0.005 which didn't go in) was later actually found to be fully closed up. Either I have a valve seat that was eaten alive in 4k miles or the servicing dealer was lying through his teeth to the previous owner.

 

thanks, I will check them. I dont have the Triumph tool but they are easy enough to check anyway. I got lucky with my no history sprint 900, they were all well pithing specs. Guess since I have 2 T300 bikes I should shop for a tool.

 

I purchased the original Triumph tool, not too dear but a bit finicky to use.

 

Show us a pic so we all can see. never know might be able to make own from another tool etc. Cheers if you can

 

I made a vid, here you go. I do these for fun, not trying to build a channel.

 

To be honest I think I`d rather take cams out once measured clearances. You have alot of patients. Very fiddly job. Excellent video though and getting shim off at slight angle on exhaust is a good hint and solution

 

Yes, if you have one or two it's fine but taking the cam out would seem a lot easier if there is a few to do.

 

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I suppose if you measure all clearances and only one or two are out then tool is fine as you say but if more are in need of adjustment then cams out is best solution. Always nice to see other people solutions to problem and aligning bucket to allow access is a time saver once you know it.