In Big trouble I think.......Triumph Thunderbird 900

They were brilliant. Sounded as they did on record ( note I said record and not cd they have been going for 40 years now) but no crackles back to the bike when I get home

 

Your dead right Dave. The bike was taking over my life. I can now look at it in a new light. It's funny , when somthing goes wrong like this somtimes your better going away from it then taking a look on a new day .....I feel in a better mood for dealing with it if you get what I mean .

 

As long as its only the floor boards creaking

 

No the forums staying hard, he used oak

 

Well, sort of I think. I did as suggested ,took out the plugs put her in gear and turned the engine over in gear backwards . I then took a massive gamble and put the plugs back in and started her as taking the sump off ment taking the Engine out of the frame. Anyway she started .I put her in gear and gingerly rode her along the drive and out on the road. All seemed good . No rattles clangs or nasty suprises. So i took her for a longer ride to the motorway and she seemed find except for a coolent leak that i think i have traced to a gasket behind the head. Im in the uk for a week now so as soon as im back i will get stuck into her again and hope to have her done for the meet. I think my luck is holding in regard to the shaft but not in the other small things that keep happening. I would have liked to have had her finished and given her a few runs before Buxted. But its going to be very tight with time for that luxury me thinks. Let's hope all will be good for August. Thanks everyone for your input and support during this episode .