1983 Triumph T140W 750 TSS; 8 valves & electric start!
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Sea Dog
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SD here are the pics of the rocker spindles and process update as promised.
Need to get that toothbrush out and try an get her all ship shape to Mr Sea Dogs standards
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The End (for now at least i hope)
Mike,
Your TSS looks very, very, very, very, nice, spot on, gorgeous.
Terrific work ! Looks brand new out of the show room.Interested in your ride comments.
Did you use the copper head gasket rings etc
Cheers
SD
Triumph Tom
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Great info, re: the S Jubilee, I have heard the Square BSA tank called the "toaster tank" and we call em buckhorn Bars. Funny really what you call the peanut tank, is our standard and a peanut tank here is the small H Davidson sportster tank. I dont Imagine being from the UK, you are familiar w/ whizzer motorbikes? Schwinn was our best bicycle, Thee was a motor kit, or a stock whizzer.. they are quite valuable. while You brits had narrow tires and curly q bars that didnt take in the US till maybe the mid 70s. I have learned a LOT from this thread and though I knew they continued to make bikes I after the Japs stole the market in the 70s, offering (IMPROVED) motorcycles for 1/3rd less cost. IE: The XS 650 Yamahahaha or the less popular Kawasaki Triumph lookalike. Even recently Kawasaki makes a T100 looking machine. All because Asian labor is the cheapest labor. But the "improvements" like the CV carbs are irrepairable once they get gummed up (at least for the average joe) , Give me an AMAL or even the jap copy, Mikuni any day. The Honda 7504, Im told was inspired by a prototype 4 cylinder Triumph. Being that you seem quite a bit more knowledgable on these subjects have you heard of this? or have any links I could research? I would like to post this and hope you all like it please dont click if you havent got a bit of time to kill..EN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-ABelgFdjA&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL438F290D492E4A0E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-ABelgFdjA&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL438F290D492E4A0EVery much enjoyed the youtube clip. I can vaguely remember something about a four cylinder engine, but not exactly where I read it. I will try to find the reference and supply more info. The original triple engine was effectively a '500 and a half' as Bert Hopwood believed in taking a modular approach.
mikechev
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Mike,
Your TSS looks very, very, very, very, nice, spot on, gorgeous.
Interested in your ride comments.
Did you use the copper head gasket rings etc
Cheers
SD
From the multi award winning Sea Dog that is praise indeed, i thank you sir.
The initial ride was controlled but not too gentle, just maintaining a balance of bedding in the new rings and not pushing it too far before re-torquing the head etc. After a few Kms, she smoothed out nicely and idled better than before. The pre-ride compression was down 25psi on the 155psi prior to strip down, i've had this before with new rings and a hone so I was not too concerned. I managed to get some time yesterday to re-torque the head and re-set the tappets, having taken the bike apart a quite few times now i'm getting fairly quick at it. SD, I did not use the copper head rings, i was going to but one of them did not seem to fit? a rough edge which will only need some cleaning up it all it was but time did not allow me to fiddle with it. I already had some cooper rings so i just used them for now, and your right about the amount they crush as on re-torque the nuts tightened a full 3/4 turn. Tappets reset (tedious job) and compression was only 2psi short of the original 155psi prior to the work being done.
The new paintwork on the head and barrels has slightly dulled and now blends in well with the original paint on the engine cases, this is marred a little by my carelessness with the RH top fin now having a few chips from a dropped screwdriver (my bad). NO oil leaks! so far anyway.
There is a big bike show coming up next month and I was think of entering her, i don't know now the pressure to perform is too great
Need to get to my other project now that I've gotten my hands back in to the oil and muck again, getting some work done at the engineering shop on the cases and if all ok i can start putting her back together....
To be continued (on another thread)
Here is a pic of the other side
mikechev
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Thanks for the offer of holiday accomodation Mike, however i would have to decline as by the time i'd polished all your bikes (i reckon you have even more) it would be time to go home again
Sea Dog
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Thanks for the offer of holiday accomodation Mike, however i would have to decline as by the time i'd polished all your bikes (i reckon you have even more) it would be time to go home again
Take me in your suitcase Mike and I will help with the polishing.....ie polishing off a few beers
Mike she is really looking great what show are you thinking about entering her in
Sea Dog
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Great to know that the engine settled down so quickly. You must be damn good at fettling these old Trumpies. A very satisfying result.
Go to the bike show and knock their socks off. When it is realised that only 112 of these American market TSS's were produced, the light dawns on how rare they are. My research has revealed that our shipment of TSS's dispatched the factory 11 days prior the factory doors closing.
Excellent work Mike !
Congratulations, Bryce; well done.
Mike, yours is drop dead gorgeous, too. Enter it in that show.
Take me in your suitcase Mike and I will help with the polishing.....ie polishing off a few beers
What sort of beers? I brew my own (mild ale) but give a few weeks warning and Ill concoct something else.
mikechev
Member
Thanks GP and good point about the topic...
mikechev
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The Brisbane Laverda Club hold an annual "Concours" event (open to all makes) that has now gotten fairly large over the years and had to move to a new venue, it was actually meant to be last month but was cancelled due to the rain and has bee re-scheduled for August.
Not sure if i'll enter as the pressure to perform is too great, if i don't win all the trophies that Sed Dog did i could never show my face on this forum again
However as Sea Dog mentioned, these are pretty rare bikes so it would be good to let it been seen by a whole bunch of foks that are into bikes.
I'll see how i go and better start polishing now
mikechev
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Thanks SD, although im not so sure about the "Damm good at fettling" i broke a piston ring,lost some of the new parts i needed, chipped the new paintwork and still haven't cleaned the dust between the fins!!!
Appreciate the nice comment though.
