Author Topic: For Vintage Triumph Fans (Read 5053 times)

Dave Swanson · « **on:** March 07, 2021, 10:47:42 PM »

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!

Rough Edge racing · « **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2021, 11:05:29 PM »

Old iron head, nice.....Where the frame?

Dave Swanson · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2021, 05:35:19 AM »

Quote from: Rough Edge racing on March 07, 2021, 11:05:29 PM

Old iron head, nice.....Where the frame?

Waiting in the corner for the motor and transmission.

oldbike54 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2021, 05:48:53 AM »

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

Dusty

JJ · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2021, 06:55:38 AM »

...and please post a photo of the completed project!!

chuck peterson · « **Reply #5 on:** March 08, 2021, 08:10:56 AM »

I annoy a college friend by sending him craigslist ads for triumph... lots of candidates coming out of sheds...

JJ · « **Reply #6 on:** March 08, 2021, 08:26:39 AM »

My neighbor's lovely 1970 Bonneville "Street Tracker"

Love vintage Triumph's!!

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tazio · « **Reply #7 on:** March 08, 2021, 09:40:35 AM »

Nice! I'm stoked more than ever as my '66 bonnie is coming along slow but sure.

chuck peterson · « **Reply #8 on:** March 08, 2021, 10:11:35 AM »

Rough Edge racing · « **Reply #9 on:** March 08, 2021, 01:39:20 PM »

My 79 T140D.....Not stock and gives Norton's the willies.....

JJ · « **Reply #10 on:** March 08, 2021, 02:18:00 PM »

Quote from: Rough Edge racing on March 08, 2021, 01:39:20 PM

My 79 T140D.....Not stock and gives Norton's the willies.....

Cool beans!!

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!!

Canuck750 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 08, 2021, 08:01:31 PM »

Quote from: Dave Swanson on March 07, 2021, 10:47:42 PM

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!

I don't think they left the factory looking that good, lovely!

Tom H · « **Reply #12 on:** March 08, 2021, 08:17:38 PM »

Dang you Dave!!!!

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

Rough Edge racing · « **Reply #13 on:** March 09, 2021, 07:27:24 AM »

I built and then owned this sort of stock 53 6T for many years.

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...

radguzzi · « **Reply #14 on:** March 10, 2021, 08:53:58 PM »

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.

rad__

And just because, Lifted from the interwebs...

JJ · « **Reply #15 on:** March 10, 2021, 09:01:01 PM »

Just a fabulous vintage Triumph...all around!!

Scout63 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2021, 10:23:51 PM »

Love the magneto. I’ll bet it throws a fat spark.

Dave Swanson · « **Reply #17 on:** March 10, 2021, 10:56:09 PM »

Quote from: Scout63 on March 10, 2021, 10:23:51 PM

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).

Rough Edge racing · « **Reply #18 on:** March 11, 2021, 06:44:12 AM »

I built this a few years ago. 1956 lowers with 69 cylinders and heads...

JJ · « **Reply #19 on:** March 11, 2021, 07:24:10 AM »

Look at this LOVELY '64 Bonnie from Baxter Cycle! Oh man!!

Everyone loves a vintage Triumph when they look like THIS!!

Ncdan · « **Reply #20 on:** March 11, 2021, 07:45:20 AM »

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 👍

Scout63 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 11, 2021, 11:14:05 PM »

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.

Rough Edge racing · « **Reply #22 on:** March 12, 2021, 06:43:35 AM »

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..

larrys · « **Reply #23 on:** March 12, 2021, 08:25:41 AM »

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

leroy_can · « **Reply #24 on:** March 12, 2021, 08:51:16 AM »

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.

Dave Swanson · « **Reply #25 on:** March 12, 2021, 09:00:23 AM »

Quote from: leroy_can on March 12, 2021, 08:51:16 AM

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.

JJ · « **Reply #26 on:** March 12, 2021, 01:41:35 PM »

Another beautiful vintage Triumph "STUNNER" from Randy Baxter of BAXTER Cycle, Marne, Iowa...

nc43bsa · « **Reply #27 on:** March 12, 2021, 06:30:30 PM »

Quote from: Dave Swanson on March 12, 2021, 09:00:23 AM

Good eye! Yes, Clover is the go-to lapping compound around here.

As is Dean's French Onion dip.

LowRyter · « **Reply #28 on:** March 12, 2021, 07:27:42 PM »

Quote from: Rough Edge racing on March 11, 2021, 06:44:12 AM

I built this a few years ago. 1956 lowers with 69 cylinders and heads...

Just your commuter bike?

wow.

JJ · « **Reply #29 on:** March 13, 2021, 10:01:18 AM »

Another vintage Triumph gemstone on BaT...

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