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

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  1. GaryM

    GaryM It's him, you know who. Him from you know ....

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    Surprised they are still going. Remember SLF very well from my yoof
     
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    They were brilliant. Sounded as they did on record ( note I said record and not cd they have been going for 40 years now:confused:) but no crackles ;)back to the bike when I get home :D
     
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  3. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    There's nothing like a good night out to put the world to rights :):):):)
     
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    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 .
     
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    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    I was getting a bit anxious about the lounge floor in the new place being a bit 'soft'. Decided to leave it for a couple of days, but today got really stuck into it.

    Ran the circuler saw across the floor boards and lifted them, to find a joist next to the rear wall completely rotten as a pear. Whipped out the old, installed a new oak joist and have started to replace dodgy boards - just need a bit more wood and the jobs a good'un ;);););)
     
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    As long as its only the floor boards creaking :D
     
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    Probably Dave's knees as well :rolleyes::rolleyes:
     
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  8. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    You bet they are Steve, along with back, shoulders, neck etc etc etc. But we are getting there.

    Not aiming for professional quality finish you understand, just didn't want the settee legs puncturing the floorboards ;);):rolleyes::rolleyes:
     
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  9. Havit

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    No the forums staying hard, he used oak :D
     
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    Oak for the joist, but I got hold of (fnar fnar) lovely bit of Chataigne (Chestnut) for the boards.
     
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    It's official - biglads holding onto a firm bit of wood! :rolleyes:
     
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    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    I prefer the word 'solid' myself.
     
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    Whats the update? did you fix bike?
     
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    Too busy uploading jokes I think!
     
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    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 . ;)
     
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    Fingers crossed wayne
     
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    Ditto that - hope all goes well.
     
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    Great news Wayne, you kept us all waiting but it was worth it, well done
     
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    Good news chap, so now that all is now well in Waynes World we can sleep easy at last:D
     
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