1970 Triumph Tiger 100

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Rocky

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While I'm at it, here is a shot of my 1970 Triumph 500. I bought this bike as a runner in 1995, but it was in rough shape and I spent nearly 18 months getting it to look and run like it does. I rode it as it was for the first summer, but couldn't stand how bad it looked. I tore it down to the last nut and bolt and started from the ground up. This was my first restoration so I went very slow and was learning as I went along.
I sprayed the cycle parts myself, but had the tank and fenders done by a pro, and several parts rechromed.
I even went so far as to rebuild the wheels with new rims and spokes - something I had never done before. Getting the wheels true was a real test in patience, but I did it!
Like the BSA, I spent a lot of money on the bike, but intended to keep it for many years.
Quality parts and attention to detail has kept the bike on the road with no failures. I have complete faith in its reliability. I was back on the road in 1998 and the bike has performed like a trooper all these years.
The color should be Jacaranda purple, but I don't care for purple and chose the 1965 colors of Pacific blue and silver.
These old bikes are my P & J and they make me feel like I'm 20 again :y2:
 
Very cool bike once again Rock good work. I would love to have one of these old Triumph's in this type of condition
Mine certainly didn't look like that when I bought it. Like most things all it takes is lots of time and money :y2: or buy one already fully restored.
I think I have a pic of the bike when I bought it and will post it later.
 
before.jpg
This is what the Tiger100 looked like when I saw it in the sellers basement for the first time. I know that many guys start with something much worse, but I had been away from British bikes for 34 years and had a lot to learn.
The bike was in one piece and 99% there - plus it ran and I was able to ride it home. When I took it apart the following winter I found plenty wrong, but at least I had an almost complete bike to start with - and the numbers matched.
This is the same side view two years later.after.jpg
 
Re: [langtitle=cy]Re: 1970 Triumph Tiger 100[/langtitle]

The Tiger 100 S model is the "standard" one carb model and didn't have a factory fitted tach. The tach drive in the crankcase is a left-hand thread, but some idiot forced a right-hand bolt in it to fill up the hole. Of course that meant the threads were stripped out when I removed it. That ended any thought of a cable driven tach.
Since the tach drive could never be used again I bought a correct blanking plug and put it in place with liquid steel. It has never loosened or leaked.
I like the look of twin gauges so I bought an electronic tach endorsed and sold by Mick Hemmings in England. It's a Smiths copy and only the white sweep hand gives it away, but I can live with that.
This is what I see when I'm riding.electronic tach.jpg
 
I have read that many times, also. I use Simple Green for cutting grease and heavy grime.


Sent by my clumsy fingers typing on an old fashioned keyboard.
 

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