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Thanks, in which case i will leave it where it is. I was thinking it was too close to the choke and might get pressed when moving the choke.
Paint test swatch for the front mudguard. First the grey primer was sprayed over a piece of scrap steel then the Alaskan white paint (cellulose)...
The underside of the front mudguard. Preparation was sanding, treating rust spots, primer and two coats of enamel paint (as used on my Land Rover...
Kill switch on. Not the best position, so i will need to check where Triumph originally put it. [ATTACH]
Air filter on. [ATTACH]
On goes the choke slider, spring, cable and lever. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Well here is a nice surprise, my box of stand springs had one in it. There was a Triumph one in there, yet i’ve never owned a Triumph. Old one is...
The bike came with a rack and rear crash bars, which have been put on to see what they look like. [ATTACH]
This is the top end of the side stand spring. It has worn half way through where it touches the spigot it is hooked on to. Time to get out the box...
Front mudguard brackets on for a final test fit. The horns are on and working. [ATTACH]
Sundry brackets and bits painted black. [ATTACH]
More prepping, ready for primer. [ATTACH]
The weather yesterday was too wet for painting outside so i set to work on other sundry items. The horns fitted to the bike are a pair of...
Hi-build undercoat. Not happy, so will sand again and re do the undercoat. [ATTACH]
Sanded the front mudguard with 120 grit paper, by hand. [ATTACH]
That’s correct! A lovely bike but it has three cylinders too many.
Update: It just needed more carb tickling to start, that’s what i’m farting around with at the beginning of the video. I wasn’t revving the balls...
The beast lives! Fired up today with no issues. Noisy as it doesn’t have silencers. It coughed on the first kick which is nearly as good as a...
Cracking good sparks on both plugs. :) [ATTACH]
Carb and throttle cable on. There is a choke slider for the carb with a cable and lever, but i’ve never needed one on other bikes with Amal carbs...