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ok, im on the third time doing this. according to the manual, ive put the camplate in the proper position. used a straight edge and indexed the pawl.i take the bike for a ride, the gearshift locks in neutral, and i either push or glide the bike into the garage. I have the original triumph...

hello all, been busy assembling my 68 bonnie, (thanks grandpaul for the help with machine work), while looking at the o rings that mate to the backeolite spacers, it looks like 45 years is a little past life expectancy. went to auto parts store and the ones they offer are much thicker. Anyone...

69 650 Bonnie. Ok the exhaust and crank marks line up perfect, the problem is that the hash marks on the intake are both long. I have a original shop manual, in its description the inlet position should be on the long hash mark for t120 which is the latter of the 2 from the pic. Is this correct...

Ok, wanting to bring this front end back to stock. Bought the right stanchions,gAtors,headlight brackets, all seals and bushings. Being a 69 Bonnie, it's a shuttle valve front end. So my father was the one who put the extended front end on in the 70s. Are the exposed springs for esthetics? When...

well progress is happening, cases are together on my 69 650 bonne. was over at a buddys house the oyher day who runs a front engine nitro dragster. he is running through the top end and took the copper head gaskets, put them in the oven at 400 for 20 min and put them back on the car. he said...

This will probably be directed at grandpaul, but advise from all is appreciated. Just got head back from machine work, on newer car and motorcycles they recommend new head bolts after taking apart. This will be the 3rd top end tear down, should I replace the head bolts? Thanks in advance

just got motor back from machine yesterday, getting ready to start putting all back together. Hopefully got all parts to bring front end back to stock also. Looking at some of the electrical recently, my father told me the amp guage would shake itself to death and go to ground, which would make...

This is the way I got the bike, I would like to bring it back to stock, motor is at Maury's in ringwood il, , I would like to put the righ forks ,bars , and headlight bracket on. Is 67,68,69 all the same? Any help would be greatly appreciated

still waiting for my engine parts to get back, been at machine shop 2 months,,,oh well, but upon reassembly of other projects i have always chased all thread holes prior to assembly. so what size taps do i need for a 68 650? whitworth still confuses me, so any help would be appriciated. thanks...

Ok, ive taken the motor out and apart,68 650 bonnie, found a good british bike machinist, while taking apart i found that the clutch cable thread going into gearbox cover is striped, is there a heli coil option for this or do i need to replace cover? if so size? thanks

If u look left of bolt in between cycls, there must have been a breech. Head has slight melting, gasket looked good, how much can stock head be milled? Put on machinist stone and can get .003 in between cylinders on head. Think head bolts got used too many times on rebuilds?

Hello all, recently inherited a 68 Bonnie. Several years ago it was taken on a ride, lost power, no compression. Upon tAking out spark plugs, could see dime size hole in one piston. I believe it is due to gasket failure, but won't know until tear down. Will the cases need to be split? Any advice...

Hello all, My name is Terry. I have recently inherited a 1968 triumph bonneville that is going to need alot of tlc. I am new to fourms, and not to tech savvy. My hope is that i can not only learn, but also help. thanks