New Boy, Old Trophy

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  1. Skip

    Skip Well-Known Member

    Mar 13, 2019
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    Morning All, thought I'd drop a line to say hello as I've just signed up. I'm based down south, got a '92 Trophy 900 project on the go, I picked it up really cheap as a neglected and forgotten basket case in the back of a workshop, She's had a chequered past by the looks of things, all the body work missing, but I've got the seat! All the frame and engine numbers match and there's no insurance history so I thought she deserved better than breaking for fleabay. Always wanted a Mk1 Speed Triple back in the day, even though I was riding Jap sports bikes then, so I'd like to put her on the road as a naked bike. Thought about going down the CRK route but I don't really have the budget for that, maybe in the future. I've done a few jobs, got more than a few to do, and some parts to source. Maybe this summer......
     
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  2. darkman

    darkman Crème de la Crème

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    Hi welcome n enjoy your new toy :)
     
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  3. Skip

    Skip Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for the welcomes boys.

    I think you're right DD, it's a shame to see really good examples of the T3s being chopped up for projects, good for those out there that have kept them pretty much standard, they'll be hard to find in the future. It's the cutting the frame thing that I'm not sure about, it's hard to go back from there.

    I don't feel guilty about my old girl though, it would have been a lot less effort to break it for spares but Trumpets with carbs should be out there making a noise if possible!
     
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  4. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    Hi mate and welcome
     
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  5. Vulpes

    Vulpes Confused Member

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    Hi and welcome.
     
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  6. Sprinter

    Sprinter Kinigit

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    Hi.
     
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  7. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    Hello Skip and welcome to the forum :)

    Enjoy the rebuild which ever way it goes.
     
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  8. BigCLM

    BigCLM Senior Member

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    Welcome from sunny California.
     
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  9. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Hi and welcome, good luck with the project....
     
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  10. sprintdave

    sprintdave Nurse,he's out of bed again

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    Welcome from another carby.
    They are great bikes, well worth saving.
    Right now Tridents, Trophies and Sprints like mine don't fetch a lot, it is all about Speedies and Thunderbirds which just keep going up in price but i am sure one day they will command a decent price, fingers crossed.
    Good luck with your project.
     
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  11. joe mc donald

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    Skip
    Welcome to the Family. We want a picture of the beast soon. Helps us when nursey medicates
    Ride Safe
    Joe.
     
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  12. David Cooper

    David Cooper Triumph Rocketeer.
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    Hello and welcome to the forum Skip

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  13. Tucker 1963

    Tucker 1963 Elite Member

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    Welcome to the Asylum you should fit right in. To keep the inmates happy we will need photos
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  14. Skip

    Skip Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for all the welcomes boys, I'm starting to feel right at home! Here are a couple of photos to keep you amused, these are the last ones I took but it was a while ago, believe it or not things have moved on a little. She now has a nice matching pair of 3 spoke wheels, 4 pot front calipers and floating discs thanks to a later Daytona someone was breaking. Carbs have been cleaned and rejetted to match the 3:1 exhaust, I fabricated it from my headers and a T5 3:1 system. Forks have been stripped and rebuilt with new seals, swingarm has been dropped and all the linkages, bearings and rear shock cleaned, replaced where needed and greased up.

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  15. Helmut Visor

    Helmut Visor Only dead fish go with the flow
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    Hi Skip, and welcome in :cool::cool:
     
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  16. R_1000

    R_1000 Elite Member
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    Welcome buddy :)
     
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  17. Judd Dredd

    Judd Dredd Giver of Drugs, Vaccines and Hard Truths

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    Hello and welcome to the madhouse, don't fancy sorting those electrics.....
     
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  18. Tucker 1963

    Tucker 1963 Elite Member

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  19. joe mc donald

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    Skip.
    You are going to have a few late nights with that one. Keep us all in the know as to how it is going.
    Ride Safe
    Joe.
     
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  20. foxy52

    foxy52 Active Member

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    Welcome mate. Full credit to you for taking that on. Looking forward to seeing how you progress.
     
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