Bought a new bike

[missyburd]

no, but you have a woman and red lightbulbs are cheap down at B&Q...

;)

1) you're derailing :-P and 2) I would rather you didn't implant ideas into his head! Oh and G33k, what you trying to say?!

[the_lone_wolf]

I dont think that will help either... :(

why, is she a minger?:eek:

8-[

[missyburd]

why, is she a minger?:eek:

8-[

At least any punters wouldn't need a microscope to find me :D

[ThEGr33k]

At least any punters wouldn't need a microscope to find me :D

No... Just follow the insults and you'll be at the end :p

[the_lone_wolf]

At least any punters wouldn't need a microscope to find me :D

always a market for the chubby ones love;):smt079

[ThEGr33k]

always a market for the chubby ones love;):smt079

LOL

[missyburd]

always a market for the chubby ones love;):smt079
ROFL!

Anyway, enough derailing about how marketable a prostitute I'd be :rolleyes::p

Speed triple.... \\:D/:cool:

[yorkie_chris]

Nick the g33k is going to find himself whored out to the hillbillies in lancashire at this rate. I can almost hear the first strains of duelling banjos...

[ThEGr33k]

Nick the g33k is going to find himself whored out to the hillbillies in lancashire at this rate. I can almost hear the first strains of duelling banjos...

LOL


:smt037

[gettin2dizzy]

wow, what a noise;), just loud enough too

like a mounrful yowl until ~6000rpm where it turns into a growl, >10krpm and it sounds like an IL4 that's hit puberty and it's voice's broken:p
10,000 rpm. ... Who'd need all of that eh :rolleyes:

It's spitting oil in to the airbox already. Doh! Have a nice little pool under the bike from yesterdays ride. Some clever **** designed the hose to run out right in front of the back wheel.

I forgot that buying a Triumph meant having to actually pay attention and fix the darn thing. Still, it beats the constant bolt snapping and rusting of the SV.

Somehow managed to overfill it with fuel too. Not quite sure how I did that.

[the_lone_wolf]

10,000 rpm. ... Who'd need all of that eh :rolleyes:

It's spitting oil in to the airbox already. Doh! Have a nice little pool under the bike from yesterdays ride. Some clever **** designed the hose to run out right in front of the back wheel.

I forgot that buying a Triumph meant having to actually pay attention and fix the darn thing. Still, it beats the constant bolt snapping and rusting of the SV.

Somehow managed to overfill it with fuel too. Not quite sure how I did that.

LOL

hope it's not the tip of an iceberg:eek:

as for 10,000rpm - i discovered this evening that the best way to keep your speed at around 100 or less is to only use second gear - i haven't used 4th at all for the last two rides:rofl:

[gettin2dizzy]

LOL

hope it's not the tip of an iceberg:eek:

as for 10,000rpm - i discovered this evening that the best way to keep your speed at around 100 or less is to only use second gear - i haven't used 4th at all for the last two rides:rofl:
Well it's got only 13000 miles, full history with it, and no young idiot like me has had a chance to thrash it.
Seems like a really common problem with that engine unfortunately. Google is most definitely the home-mechanics friend :)


The noise on this one seems to change at 6,000. Sounds wonderful :) Why would anyone want 4 cylinders?! ;)

[the_lone_wolf]

The noise on this one seems to change at 6,000. Sounds wonderful :) Why would anyone want 4 cylinders?! ;)

perhaps they have a debilitating phobia of torque?

[gettin2dizzy]

perhaps they have a debilitating phobia of torque?
Or lacking in character. Rider or engine ;)

[John 675]

Daytona 955i (been mentioned though) Speed triple. Some real muscle :o

.... And no brains :)

[ThEGr33k]

perhaps they have a debilitating phobia of torque?

Mmmm but the 1000's have more torque than any triple and V2 of similar capacity you can buy :( So its not too cut and dry. Doh!

[gettin2dizzy]

Mmmm but the 1000's have more torque than any triple and V2 of similar capacity you can buy :( So its not too cut and dry. Doh!
In one big lump!

[ThEGr33k]

In one big lump!

Unfortunatly not... a new Firblade for example has the same torque and power as mine upto 9.5K when the fireblade keeps on gaining. It goes on to habe 80+ftlb of torque at about 10K. :(

Modern Superbike engines are mental good motors. Just a shame they are IL4's :p Should have put all the R&D into V2's tbh :p

[the_lone_wolf]

i was comparing 600 class bikes in a humerous statement, i didn't expect the spanish inquisition:rolleyes:

[ThEGr33k]

i was comparing 600 class bikes in a humerous statement, i didn't expect the spanish inquisition:rolleyes:


Aye I guessed you were... but tbh the 675's torque does come from the CC's more than the configuration. :(

Forgot how the saying goes... something like you feel CC's? Bah.

Either way the 675 is a better road bike due to its better spread of torque, and more of it :)

[carty]

Either way the 675 is a better road bike due to its better spread of torque, and more of it :)

Arguably a better engine, whether it's a better bike is a completely different matter:p

And I think it's 'there's no substitute for cubes' (said in an American drawl)

[ThEGr33k]

Arguably a better engine, whether it's a better bike is a completely different matter:p


Ill leave all you middle weight folk to argue that one :p


And I think it's 'there's no substitute for cubes' (said in an American drawl)

Ahhh yes, that be the one! Cheers :D

[yorkie_chris]

G2D, why not block off the airbox breathers and run them to a proper catch tank?

i was comparing 600 class bikes in a humerous statement, i didn't expect the spanish inquisition:rolleyes:

Nobody expects the spanish inquisition.

[ThEGr33k]

Nobody expects the spanish inquisition.

Is that because they dont exist? :p

[gettin2dizzy]

G2D, why not block off the airbox breathers and run them to a proper catch tank?



Nobody expects the spanish inquisition.
I was thinking that last night. Maybe bodge a breather filter on it, although it could get a bit messy. Ideally though it should be under a vacuum, so not a permanent solution unfortunately.

I'll whip the tank off in a bit and see how bad the airbox is. It could just be a case of the engine being overfilled with oil, but it is a common fault with these engines that the seal in the breather disc goes pop. Not hard or expensive to fix; just time consuming and fiddly.

[yorkie_chris]

You aren't going to get much vacuum in the airbox, not unless your filter has a dead rat in it or something.

Lots of oldskool bikes with serious tuning simply use the stock breather off the cam cover, as well as a breather from the top of the filler cap. Some of those using forced induction or gas breath heavily as well. Seems to be known as the "right" way to do it there, not sure why a triple motor would be different.

[gettin2dizzy]

They are a bit agricultural, old triumph engines. Yeah, I'm not concerned about oil consumption as I'll happily top it up as it needs it. I'm just not too keen on the engine ingesting bellow fulls of oil, so a breather filter may be the right way to go if replacing the seal doesn't work. I'm amazed that Triumph put the breather hose in the perfect place to scatter oil over the rear tyre (as it did). It's a pretty lively engine to have that going on!

Todays work:
Optimate wired in
Airbox cleaned
Inforad installed
Bleed both brakes
Check the plugs for any other gremlins

[John 675]

Arguably a better engine, whether it's a better bike is a completely different matter:p

lol, much better engine! much better torque usage.. agile, aerodynamic, MIDRANGE ;) .. different league.. sales figures should argue some too lol,

however id still buy one because they are pretty ace :)

[yorkie_chris]

And I think it's 'there's no substitute for cubes' (said in an American drawl)

No replacement for displacement :-D

[gettin2dizzy]

No replacement for displacement :-D
Oh yeah :)
http://bored-bored.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/monster-motorbike-1.jpg

Have box of parts arriving next week :) Going to spend a few days making sure everything is as new. Every fluid replaced, every pivot lubed, and a few electrical gubbins to throw on.

Anyone know somewhere good to get cheap seals? I would never get a triumph dealer to order and sell me a friggin cooler drain seal... ffs.

[yorkie_chris]

Any bearing factors

[gettin2dizzy]

No bearing problems. But whilst I have the bike in pieces, I'll be replacing them anyway. Few quid for peace of mind :)

[gettin2dizzy]

Oh, and I'll probably replace the master cylinder, brake hoses and give the calipers an overhaul.
Planning on doing a big euro tour so don't want any (more) surprises. Will probably wire in a spare clutch cable too.

[yorkie_chris]

No bearing problems. But whilst I have the bike in pieces, I'll be replacing them anyway. Few quid for peace of mind :)

Yeah, most bearing factors stock seals too.

[gettin2dizzy]

Yeah, most bearing factors stock seals too.
Ah super cool cheers :thumbsup:

[yorkie_chris]

Pack it as full of grease as you can, make sure there's a blob of grease on both ends and wrap the ends in a plastic bag and a bit of wire. No point replacing a snapped cable to find the spare is so corroded from water that it snaps within 10minutes as well...

[gettin2dizzy]

Pack it as full of grease as you can, make sure there's a blob of grease on both ends and wrap the ends in a plastic bag and a bit of wire. No point replacing a snapped cable to find the spare is so corroded from water that it snaps within 10minutes as well...
Will do! Going to buy a cable greaser too. £10 sounds more bearable than having the clutch snap on you.

[Dave20046]

£10 sounds more bearable than having the clutch snap on you.
Where from? what are they? Are they just a regular oiler but gimmicky or do they actually work?

[maxxdope]

: drool : WOW ..... :thoughtful:

[gettin2dizzy]

:thumbsup:

Put an inforad and scottoiler on it today :)

[kwak zzr]

so what bike was it? i cant be reading 14 pages to find out :)

[yorkie_chris]

Speed triple

[kwak zzr]

ahhhh fankooo

[gettin2dizzy]

so what bike was it? i cant be reading 14 pages to find out :)
And old one. 1999 955 Speed Triple, in the only colour they should come in. Black :)

Triumph could call that paint 'rocket red' all they liked ... but it was friggin barbie pink!

[kwak zzr]

got any piccys on?

[gettin2dizzy]

got any piccys on?
I took this an hour ago :smt017

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/gettin2dizzy/21042009149.jpg?t=1240349754

[ThEGr33k]

I took this an hour ago :smt017

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t226/gettin2dizzy/21042009149.jpg?t=1240349754


What you doing? Look at how small your TB's are!!! :p

[yorkie_chris]

What you upto with it?

[gettin2dizzy]

Plumbed in the scottoiler, cleaned out airbox, rerouted crank breather, changed breather disc, oil change, wired in inforad. And it's back in one piece again now :)

I need floodlights next ;)

[ThEGr33k]

Plumbed in the scottoiler, cleaned out airbox, rerouted crank breather, changed breather disc, oil change, wired in inforad. And it's back in one piece again now :)

I need floodlights next ;)


Ahhh cool. Got to love a good fiddle :D

Its a git when the Sun runs off to hide aint it! Grrr! :p

[gettin2dizzy]

Yeah. And bad when the clouds swoop over you just as you've made the most mess.

This is a really easy bike to work on though. Much better laid out than the SV.

[ThEGr33k]

Yeah. And bad when the clouds swoop over you just as you've made the most mess.

This is a really easy bike to work on though. Much better laid out than the SV.


Does look pretty tidy! :cool:

[yorkie_chris]

Any room for a pair of HID ballasts?

[gettin2dizzy]

Certainly. I have a toolkit, alarm, inforad and waterproof under the rear seat. It's like having a boot :thumbsup:

The tank is deceiving, and is only actually the back half of the 'visible' tank. Once that's taken out (very easily, even the fuel hose connectors are accessible without moving the tank an inch), it leaves the whole engine to work on. Perfect :)

[rictus01]

And old one. 1999 955 Speed Triple, in the only colour they should come in. Black :)

Triumph could call that paint 'rocket red' all they liked ... but it was friggin barbie pink!

"Nuclear red" I think you'll find is the "Pink" one, whilst Tornado Red was the proper red.

Good choice of bke though.

Cheers Mark.

[gettin2dizzy]

"Nuclear red" I think you'll find is the "Pink" one, whilst Tornado Red was the proper red.

Good choice of bke though.

Cheers Mark.
Yeah. Blinding bike! Been out for a hoon today, and this thing pulls at any revs harder than any bike has a right to! Even in 6th it gives a snort and then leaves the world standing behind it :mrgreen:
Absolute hooligan when you want, and as civilised as can be when you turn the tempo down :thumbsup:

I can't think of another bike I'd rather have. Shame I scratched it today then :smt104