Hello From Belgium

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  1. Metcalcat

    Metcalcat New Member

    Aug 31, 2021
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    #1 Metcalcat, Aug 31, 2021
    Last edited: Aug 31, 2021
    Hi there,

    48 year Old belgian bloke whom after 15 years off the saddle decided to get back on. So I bought myself a 1999 Trophy 900. Cosmetically it's in awesome shape but it's in need of some TLC on the valves, carburators and leaking petcock. It's running lean on pilot and I had a backfire wich as I understood can be attributed to the lean condition and/or valve clearance out of spec.
    So :
    - rebuild carburators and thorough clean
    - check valve clearance
    - rebuild petcock
    - change oil/oilfilter/airfilter/sparkplugs
    - replace rubbers on airbox whom got all hard from leaking fuel
    - replace fuel/vacuum hoses whom are to soft for my liking

    Cheers,

    Pascal

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  2. Hubaxe

    Hubaxe Good moaning! aka Mr Wordsalad :)

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    Welcome, bienvenue!
    Very nice Trophy!
     
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  3. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Hi and welcome….
     
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  4. joe mc donald

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    Metcalcat
    Welcome to the family. Thanks for sharing a picture of the steed with the inmates here in the asylum. Do put up some pictures of you repair jobs in the restoration section.
    Joe.
     
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  5. Dartplayer

    Dartplayer Crème de la Crème

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    Hi Metcalcat and welcome to the forum :cool: great intro and pic, thanks for posting :p
     
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  6. Metcalcat

    Metcalcat New Member

    Aug 31, 2021
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    Thanks all for the warm welcome :grinning::party:. Will be posting some stuff (that's not on youtube :eyes:) on the "rebuild" in the tech forum :cool:
     
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  7. Cyborgbot

    Cyborgbot Guest

    Welcome. Keen to watch the project develop as you fix up the bike.
     
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  8. Helmut Visor

    Helmut Visor Only dead fish go with the flow
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    Salut Pascal :cool:
     
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  9. David Cooper

    David Cooper Triumph Rocketeer.
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    Hello Metcalcat.

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  10. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    Welcome in to the madhouse
     
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    andyc1 Lunarville 7, Airlock 3

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    Welcome to the forum :)
     
  12. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    Hello and welcome to the forum :)
     

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