Hi, I'm a Brit living in the US and have just bought a 1996 Trophy 900 in BRG. Classic! Currently ride a Suzuki 650 V-Strom but wanted a larger touring bike. Can't wait to start the preventive/rehab maintenance, and this website should be a great help. Cheers
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So here's the new to me 25 yo Trophy 900. Question, anybody got a clue why a PO drilled a hole in the right foot peg plate? (You'll have to zoom in to see it) Is it for an aftermarket device/farkle?
So here's the new to me 25 yo Trophy 900. Question, anybody got a clue why a PO drilled a hole in the right foot peg plate? (You'll have to zoom in to see it) Is it for an aftermarket device/farkle? Somehow didn't manage to get the words and photo in the same post... Apologies
On a positive note, got the bike started today for the first time since I got it. New battery was a huge help!
Hi NYBrit. I spent a few very cold weeks in Albany in late '88 when some friends contracting there asked me to drive their car (an old Monte Carlo) up to them from Phoenix. Had a great time - untill I got busted at the Canadian border when heading for a weekend trip to Montreal. I was still wandering around on an expired tourist visa and the Brobdingnagian border guard at Champlain took great delight in threatening me with a detention centre stay; court appearance and deportation! Luckily, after a LONG interrogation (and it really was an interrogation!) I was allowed enough time to get back to Phoenix, collect my belongings and get the hell out of of .... ermmmm .... 'Merka. I ignored the order and wandered around for another 9 months or so trying to stay out of trouble and away from any borders. Anyhooo ....... more to the point. The Trophy looks pretty good for its age and it's good to hear that you've managed to get it running OK. I don't know if you're familiar with the fact that the T300 range of Triumphs have a particularly weak spot in the starter sprag clutch so be aware that you should avoid trying to start the bike unless the battery is in top condition, fully charged and, preferably 'warm'. I took a look at that hole in the footrest mounting plate - very odd, especially as it isn't replicated on the LHS, though it would have been hard to do that in view of the odd shaping of the LHS plate. What I did, however, notice was that there's a DIY 'lifting handle' mounted on the LHS - it's the inverted pillion peg just above the standard one. These are usually fitted to make it slightly easier to lift the bike onto the centre stand - especially if you're a nine stone, shortarsed weakling like me!! So, I'm thinking that the hole on the right might have been used to mount a similar 'handle' on that side? But why? Well, the Trophy IS a heavy machine and, if the owner is of, say, less than ample proportions, and the bike is packed and loaded for a long trip, that handle could well be used by a pillion passenger to assist in getting the bike onto the centre stand. Not the only possible explanation, I'm sure, but fairly plausible? Good to see another T300 owner enjoying the characteristic charms of the range!! Be safe. Adie
Hi Adie, Thanks for getting back to me. Your border incident reminded me of time I had fun leaving Mexico for the US. The Mex. authorities spent hours under the hot sun tearing my gear apart looking for contraband (vs mordita). Didn't find either but very tense and sweaty time for yours truly. Character building! Your theory about a handle for the pillion sounds reasonable, although it made me wonder why they didn't just fit another DIY handle opposite the other one. Then I found a photo of the "DIY handle" in the Haynes manual, so assume it was OEM on this later model. Keep the shiny side up, Brit