![]() ![]() He installed new valve seats and the geometry on the head is excellent. All the power is in the head and it really is noticable when you have a good one. I will try to break down the engine in categories. ![]() He worked for Triumph and wrote OVERHAUL MANUAL FOR 650CC UNIT CONSTRUCTION TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE ENGINES SINCE 1963. There is a most helpful manual written by Mr. Glad I did install the filter as the pics will show. My welder teaches welding at the college and works on the Border Patrol helicopters down here in AZ. So far there are not any problems with the frame. I installed an oil filter on this bike under the end of the downtube. ![]() I think I will wait until I have finished with the engine and try some polish first before painting. ![]() The frame and sheet metal probably need to be painted. When I got into the engine this was way expensive. That is they are very hard to find at reasonable prices. Most are very hard to find especially nuts and bolts of varied design from long ago. I spent a lot of time finding the right parts. It is boring so you may want to see it one time then skip to better categories Breakdown pictures for documentation will be very helpful to the builder especially the wiring. This category is placed here because of importance. The Beginning Parts Frame Oil Filter Engine HeadĬarbs Rockers Wiring Wheels Bodges Wrap Up Just click on the links below to get started! The next pictures shows how it looks after years of storage. So.I am very glad I went through it as you will see. You just cannot depend on another person's work even if it looks good. I wouldn't drive a bike that had not been gone through. Please comment if you see mistakes as we would like to know. These old bikes will have gone through a lot of mechanics and owners after 50 years and there will be all kinds of issues as I soon found out! I had to work through some problems as the pictures will show. Then offer one tenth of the asking price. Make sure you know how much work it is going to need. When you find yourself in this situation: I thought I should walk away but also had some time on my hands so gave it a go. I started in on it and soon found out that it was really in bad shape. I didn't know how much these old bikes could deteriorate just sitting. In 2014 I found an old bike and thought I would like to try to get it on the road. I decided to ride and it was a great time. I will try to take plenty of pictures and hopefully I'll be more concise as I write.Īs Ray says the sickness started a few yearsĪgo, when I had the chance to work in a Triumph shop. It was so thorough that I decided I would try to emulate him with my Triumph. TR6Ray's Triumph (link courtesy of TR6Ray on ). He has a great story about his restoration of his 1964 TR6R Triumph: TR6Ray, a gentleman on the Brit Bike forum has a fine write up there. John's 1969 Triumph T120R Restoration 1969 Triumph T120R 650 cc ![]()
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