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

 

Hi Joe,

Have just been riding her but today got around the balancing the carbs and to be honest they were pretty much OK but I went through it and did the deed anyway good job too as found the vacuum hose needed replacing do the it perishing also corrected the foam heat shield placement on top of the cam cover it was too far forwards it's now where it should be with the little square towers located in the plastic shield retainers. Hopefully that will help with the heat coming up and cooking my right inner thigh!!! Mind you getting the fuel pipes back on the petcock was a right PITA especially routing the new vacuum hose there is no much room there.

Have got the remove the right lower fairing to wire in the multi LED DRL light that is now mounted under the chin of the top fairing it will be wired to come on with the ignition spliced into a multi pug so it's on a fused line as I don't like the amount of drain on the charging system that having the headlights on all the time even though according the law here lights on during the day is not required in the summer but the Police will issue fines for not having them on even though the fines are actually illegal.

Will get onto that after a run out to see todays balancing act has made any difference.

Plezier

 

OK that did not go exactly to plan got the DRL wired in OK but there was something amiss with the fuel delivery after refitting the tank was having starvation issues could only ride about 1.8km before had to prime the carbs again. So tank off drained it and removed the petcock (Tap) and pulled it apart cleaned the filter screen and checked diapham cold not see anything obviously wrong bike ran fine on temp fuel bottle so not carbs issue. So put tap back together and refitted to tank and tank back on bike reconnect hoses fuels and vacuum plus breather then slosh in some fuel notice no leaks so put in 12 litres prime system and fire her up with tap on reserve then once running switch to normal and she is running fine.

Took her out on a 64km test ride and she is performing just like she should odd thing is that the vibration band has narrowed it's now tight around 2500rpm vibration is reduced. Have read that some 900's had issues with stator rubbers and bolts failing to am looking at what is needed to renew those just in case. Tried listening to engine using a screwdriver held against casings and did not notice anything really bad sounding.

In balance.



In spec,



The DRL and it's only really noticeable when lit up and that happens as soon as key is turned on.

PLezer

 

Oh dear we have a problem the bike has not been ridden in 6 weeks due to the collision when riding the Ducati but I have started and ran her up a couple of times to keep her running. The problem is she has developed a coolant leak somewhere the puddle has formed below the front of the belly pan.

Now have looked with a flash light (torch) and ran my hand over all the pipes and hoses that can be reached without removing fairings and cannot find any damp or wet spots so it looks like will have to start removing them will try belly pan first as it's the easiest although even that is going to be struggle as I cannot kneel down very well due to injury to the right knee and of course there is the reduced movement ans strength of my right arm.

So any suggestions as to where the leak is likely to be would be most appreciated. At least we have time to get it sorted as it's not like I can ride her as the weather is not exactly good and it's getting colder plus I simply cannot manage her weight right now.

Plezier

 

Thank you.

Managed to get down with a torch on the right side and have a look underneath the bottom is dry but lighting up the underside like this noticed that the little tab bracket on the left side exhaust is wet the puzzle is still where it's coming from. As mentioned will get the belly pan off and see if I can see where it's leaking.

Plezier

 

OK very delayed update.

The leak was a hose clamp needed tightening up so sorted.

The DRL well that has not worked out as it was basically crap quality the mount broke one side then the LEDs started to fail it has now failed altogether so need to figure out something else.

Now as mentioned on the not firing thread we had a non start issue now sorted but when checking the sparks they seemed a little weak to me so knowing from the forums that the coils do break down (they are getting on for 30 years old unless they have been replaced previously by someone but I doubt that) have been wondering if I should replace them and if so is it worth my time and money to upgrade to the stick coils?

Meanwhile she is very grubby need to get her out and washed off also need to get a cover for her keep the dust and grime off as much as possible one good thing about the full fairings is that the cover cannot touch the front pipes an melt onto them still have to watch hot the silencers get though.

Plezier