TRITON! ...at last...

[DaveM]

Those wheels do look great

 

[otherwise]

Excel shouldered aluminum rims are from Buchanan's, the only people that will ever build wheels for me.

I'l google and check them out.
Years ago I started with some blank undrilled Borranis for one of my race bikes, I drilled, laced and trued them myself and got a good result. Oh the hours that went into it, don't think I'd bother these days.

 

[grandpaul]

"Dirty Harry" Callaghan (Clint Eastwoods) said it best: "A man's got to know his limitations".

One of mine is lacing & truing wheels.

 

[DaveM]

 

[otherwise]

"Dirty Harry" Callaghan (Clint Eastwoods) said it best: "A man's got to know his limitations".

One of mine is lacing & truing wheels.

Ha, it's just like setting a job up in a 4 jaw chuck only instead of having 4 adjusting points you have 36 or 40.

A story that prompted me to do mine from scratch all of those years ago. I was working in a Yamaha shop and the owner was a local who had raced as a privateer in the world championships back in the Hailwood, Ago days. One of the mechanics asked him to rebuild his TZ250 spoke wheel. He turned and said "You build wheels for customers ... build your own". The unstated suggestion was build your wheel or don't work on customers bikes. I kept my mouth shut and a few weeks later wanted a wheel done, I did it myself, I'm glad that I did.

 

[grandpaul]

I STILL cant do anything significant.

UPS claims to have delivered my big box of cad plated hardware, but my surveillance video cameras show the truck driving past my driveway down the road, then returning and leaving 8 minutes later WITHOUT ever entering my property.

I was here all day, working in the shop and my office, NEVER SAW HIM.

I'd sure like to know where that box is, supposedly the driver will be here today and "prove" he left the box.

 

[otherwise]

That's upsetting, hope you get it sorted quickly.

 

[CarlS]

Great looking wheels. The project is moving along.

 

[kashif]

its lovely to see some clean stuff here while in rebuild.......here in pakistan mechanics dont care about it.....

 

[grandpaul]

Thankfully, honest neighbors showed up with my box yesterday mid-morning. I told them I'd take them fishing in my family's pond next weekend as a way of saying thanx.

"3204 Frost" (instead of 3304)

42 pounds of stuff, from 5 different projects in-work, plus spare parts-

To get a good idea as to the size of this pile, note the relative size of several coil clamps in the pile...

 

[grandpaul]

There wasn't really a whole lot in that pile that pertained to the triton, but here are the front fork parts-

A few other miscellaneous bits & bobs-

I inserted the timed breather disc & spring, nipped up cases-

Also built the front brakes (somehow I'm missing one of the four shoes, there is a gremlin in some dark corner of the shop, chewing on it)

They'll go in the front wheel this afternoon; Avon RoadRunners are mounted!

 

[otherwise]

Glad your bits turned up.
Progress is looking good.

 

[CarlS]

Good progress, Paul.

 

[DaveM]

You are really making great progress on this build now Paul, well done

 

[grandpaul]

Yes, it helps to have the fasteners!

By this evening, I hope to have a completed rolling chassis.

 

[CarlS]

That is always a milestone.

 

[grandpaul]

Finally a SIGNIFICANT milestone: The rolling chassis in the light of day!

 

[grandpaul]

If Buchanan's did it right (and they ALWAYS have, in my experience), the chain alignment should be perfect-

Rear wheel at the fully forward position in the chain adjuster slots, still leaves a bit of clearance with the 110/90 Avon-

 

[DaveM]

Wow its looking great

 

[Sea Dog]

Looking awesome GP. Very nice work!