Featured What you been doing with your TRIUMPH today??

True! It was 14° when I arrivied at work the other morning at 7am! So I didn't stay long and went up the glens instead

 

Same thing .. intermittently ! After curing the (common, apparently) wiring on Speed Triples not having enough freeplay around the steering head, causing chafing and starting problems, it began doing the same awhile later. Yep, terminal screw, not loose.. but not tight, tight.

 

Great ride through Trough of Bowland today. Lovely to start off, damp roads but not too bad, then foggy and about 9deg C from A65 to Slaidburn then back to glorious sunshine

 

Great pictures!!!

 

Wonderful scenes!

 

Lovely tree leaf colours this time of the year and I especially like pic 3, very emotive

 

How's this for coincidence, a few hours after the above I get a call from an old mate a coupla hundred miles away, wondering if I may have any ideas on why a Sprint has begun doing the same annoyances ? Hopefully his are as simple !

 

As others have said, gorgeous Autumn colours, thanks for sharing @andyc1

 

Weather change made for a great string of pix @Dawsy

 

@andyc1
Your typical absolutely gorgeous photos, Andy! Thanks!!

 

Beautiful, @Dawsy! Looks like a great day out.

 

After cleaning bike today I set about doing a service. New oil and filter, new air filters, spark plug check and throttle body balance check (3% difference in manifold pressure so will adjust, but on another day as it’s a couple of hours faff to get access).

I was working my way down the 10,000 mile checklist and almost didn’t bother with wheel spoke check as did that a few weeks ago when had wheels off to get new tyres fitted, but did it anyway. Good job I did as one on the rear was bust. Maybe broken when tyre was fitted, or just a coincidence.

Fortunately, spokes are available as an OEM part and on the rear they are easily accessible (maybe just need to remove sprocket carrier.). Whilst I was at it also ordered a new nipple in case that needs replacing due to corrosion.

My plan is to fit new spoke with similar tension to those around it and sanity check rim runout, hopefully things will look true and not require more complicated adjustment or expert attention.

 

When you do your check dont forget to check rim runout in two dimensions, laterally and radially

(Think side to side wobble and egg shape)

 

Thanks, that was the plan.

 

So in between DIY I managed to slip an hour in the garage last night. What do you think to my new Led indicators?

Rear light yet to resolve.

 

Supersmall

 

They are very bright as tested on the bench. Once wired up I'll post a lit picture.

 

For doing certain jobs these are great with so much more control over things.
As in the head bearings, if you need the bike up a few centimetres for a while it's dead easy.



There is a ratchet strap either side at the rear to ensure stability.

 

A quick bit of lubing whilst the bike was so stripped.

When was the last time you greased your balls?