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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Dave Swanson on March 07, 2021, 10:47:42 PM
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I am pretty stoked today! After sitting at my place in boxes for 11 years, and then before that laying in bits in a pole barn for about 30 years, it is most satisfying to have this 1955 Triumph T110 engine together!
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Old iron head, nice.....Where the frame?
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Old iron head, nice.....Where the frame?
Waiting in the corner for the motor and transmission.
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Would imagine I still bleed BRG , because seeing that old cast iron lump quickened the pulse a bit . Looking forward to watching as the motorbike comes together :thumb:
Dusty
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:thumb: :cool: :boozing: :bow: :thumb: ...and please post a photo of the completed project!! :thumb: :thumb:
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I annoy a college friend by sending him craigslist ads for triumph... lots of candidates coming out of sheds...
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My neighbor's lovely 1970 Bonneville "Street Tracker" :thumb: :boozing: :wink: :smiley: Love vintage Triumph's!! :smiley:
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Nice! I'm stoked more than ever as my '66 bonnie is coming along slow but sure.
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Yum
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My 79 T140D.....Not stock and gives Norton's the willies.....
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My 79 T140D.....Not stock and gives Norton's the willies.....
Cool beans!! :cool: :thumb: :wink: :smiley:
Of course, one could just *SNAP*....and then, cash out one's IRA, and strut right on over the BAXTER CYCLE in Marne, Iowa...and get something like THIS!! He's got some fabulous inventory!!
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I am pretty stoked today! After sitting at my place in boxes for 11 years, and then before that laying in bits in a pole barn for about 30 years, it is most satisfying to have this 1955 Triumph T110 engine together!
(https://i.postimg.cc/Fsy9tZtx/IMG-8286.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JGhwZjzy)
I don't think they left the factory looking that good, lovely! :drool:
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Dang you Dave!!!! :angry: :laugh: :evil:
Seeing this engine makes me want to put my 6T powered back together. But I did modify it a bit. 9 bolt upper end, unit crank with modified LH case for the new bearing and to be able to use bearing shells on the rods instead of replacing a rod.
I do think about the external oil lines on the iron heads, I miss the idea, but a 9 bolt upper is a decent way to go unless your after a full exact restoration.
Sweet!!!!
Tom
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I built and then owned this sort of stock 53 6T for many years.
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Old Triumphs have old brakes. I found the original front disk on my 79 to be inadequate....It was not difficult to adapt a 320mm Ducati disc an caliper to the Honda Interceptor front forks I previously fitted. The cast wheels are stock Triumph on this model...
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Dave,
Such a beautiful engine, nice work as usual. I too have a thing for the Pre-Unit Triumphs, they just stir the soul. My last was a '56 T100 many years ago.
I have owned a ton of others since, mostly Units and I keep myself somewhat satisfied with a handful of later Triumphs now, T160, T140V and a Daytona.
All the best on the remainder of the build.
Rob
Rough Edge,
Lovely 6T.
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And just because, Lifted from the interwebs...
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Just a fabulous vintage Triumph...all around!! :thumb: :cool: :wink: :smiley: :thumb:
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Love the magneto. I’ll bet it throws a fat spark.
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Love the magneto. I’ll bet it throws a fat spark.
It should! It was overhauled by the esteemed Douglas Wood (along with the dynamo).
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I built this a few years ago. 1956 lowers with 69 cylinders and heads...
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Look at this LOVELY '64 Bonnie from Baxter Cycle! Oh man!! :thumb: :thumb:
Everyone loves a vintage Triumph when they look like THIS!! :bow: :boozing: :cool: :wink: :smiley:
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Love these ole British bikes. The first Triumph I ever road was a 70 Bonnie. I can remember I kept gearing it down without the clutch due to the shifter being on the wrong side. I use to rewind the part in the movie Coogans bluff time and time again to watch the chase screen:)
Please keep the pictures coming as the work progresses 👍
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British bikes are like cross country motorcycle rides. Romantic and gorgeous in the planning and remembrance, but a long string of inconveniences and discomforts when happening.
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Riding a vintage Brit bike is motorcycling in the raw....It is not for everyone..But those who have flogged one down a country road know the feeling.The fact we are discussing them nearly half a century after the last one was manufactured says a lot..
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Well, I do not miss the excessive maintenance required to have a Brit bike as a daily rider. Kinda like a helicopter, one hour in the air, log book with red X's every flight, four hours in the hangar.
Larry
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Beautiful job. I worked in a bike shop 1970-72 and Triumphs were our main business. Most of what I knew back then is far back in my memory. I always look past photos for information and was happy to see I'm not the only person aware of the value of Clover grinding/lapping compounds. I discovered them when I needed to lap a set of too tight Sifton cam gears in a Sportster 40+ years ago and have found them indispensable in my shop.
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Beautiful job. I worked in a bike shop 1970-72 and Triumphs were our main business. Most of what I knew back then is far back in my memory. I always look past photos for information and was happy to see I'm not the only person aware of the value of Clover grinding/lapping compounds. I discovered them when I needed to lap a set of too tight Sifton cam gears in a Sportster 40+ years ago and have found them indispensable in my shop.
Good eye! Yes, Clover is the go-to lapping compound around here.
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Another beautiful vintage Triumph "STUNNER" from Randy Baxter of BAXTER Cycle, Marne, Iowa... :thumb: :cool: :smiley:
(https://i.ibb.co/8nCc5wv/Screen-Shot-2021-03-12-at-12-39-57-PM.png) (https://ibb.co/8nCc5wv)
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Good eye! Yes, Clover is the go-to lapping compound around here.
As is Dean's French Onion dip. :thumb: :grin:
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I built this a few years ago. 1956 lowers with 69 cylinders and heads...
(https://i.ibb.co/tXw0CP2/30138028323-60e6f7a01c-c.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tXw0CP2)
Just your commuter bike? :evil:
wow. :drool:
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Another vintage Triumph gemstone on BaT... :cool: :boozing: :thumb: :wink: :smiley: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
(https://i.ibb.co/cbM8F4Z/Screen-Shot-2021-03-13-at-8-59-23-AM.png) (https://ibb.co/cbM8F4Z)
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Another beautiful vintage Triumph "STUNNER" from Randy Baxter of BAXTER Cycle, Marne, Iowa... :thumb: :cool: :smiley:
(https://i.ibb.co/8nCc5wv/Screen-Shot-2021-03-12-at-12-39-57-PM.png) (https://ibb.co/8nCc5wv)
Owned two of those just exactly like that one , my favorite Meriden Triumphs . That color just does it :thumb:
Dusty
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Just your commuter bike? :evil:
wow. :drool:
Sort of.....It normaly runs on a land speed racing track but it has seen a little time on public roads, not road legal of course... :evil:
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Everyday there are a few new classified ads for vintage triumphs..
Beautiful Stuff is really being dragged out now, for sale. The pace seems to have quickened
https://nh.craigslist.org/mcy/d/sunapee-1971-triumph-tiger-650/7289638258.html
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Everyday there are a few new classified ads for vintage triumphs..
Beautiful Stuff is really being dragged out now, for sale. The pace seems to have quickened
https://nh.craigslist.org/mcy/d/sunapee-1971-triumph-tiger-650/7289638258.html
(https://i.ibb.co/7KQTrXY/529-DD8-DD-021-A-49-ED-B792-EE6-C03-BFF393.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7KQTrXY)
(https://i.ibb.co/Tr3bXTd/93-C7250-A-4-F13-4-F95-A7-C1-790-A449-AA9-B8.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Tr3bXTd)
Cool beans!!! :cool: :thumb: :smiley: :wink:
Looked at this one recently in Cottonwood, AZ, $8,000, with about 9K original miles!! :thumb: :thumb: :cool: :boozing:
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