Triumph TR6RV Tiger Restoration; 26+ Years Sitting

[Greyfell]

Now I have stainless steel plates and screws holding the pieces together. I always thought they used titanium, maybe us lowly medicare folks are lucky they don't use pot metal.

Did your doctor test you for tolerance of titanium? I discovered, after losing my dental implants, that my body rejects titanium, and that there is a test for checking one's tolerance of titanium. So, in my future, any metal implants are going to be stainless steel.

 

[BAinLA]

Glad you’ve obviously healed up! Great job on getting the motorcycle trustworthy again!

Thanks sikatri, yes, I was back at work a couple weeks after the surgery. Had to do weeks of practice before I could pull my clutch handle well enough to ride. -BA

 

[BAinLA]

Did your doctor test you for tolerance of titanium? I discovered, after losing my dental implants, that my body rejects titanium, and that there is a test for checking one's tolerance of titanium. So, in my future, any metal implants are going to be stainless steel.

Hi Greyfell. No, he didn't check. He was a trauma surgeon and it was considered an emergency. I asked about titanium but got no meaningful reply. I'm sure this hospital just uses the most economical materials.
I too am a candidate for a dental implant but the last place I checked said "$3-10K" for one extraction, bone graft and implant. Didn't know they use titanium. -BA

 

[Greyfell]

Hi Greyfell. No, he didn't check. He was a trauma surgeon and it was considered an emergency. I asked about titanium but got no meaningful reply. I'm sure this hospital just uses the most economical materials.
I too am a candidate for a dental implant but the last place I checked said "$3-10K" for one extraction, bone graft and implant. Didn't know they use titanium. -BA

Titanium intolerance is not common; I just happen to be one of those people. The fact that there is a test for it shows it happens enough to be a concern. Your doctor must request it according to what I read from a couple sites.

What one should know about titanium implants

Titanium rejection

 

[BAinLA]

Here is a clip of ol' me winding through a few gears in my ugly Triumph. I could paint it and shine it up and take a little pride in restoring this bike, but then it would quickly have a new owner. You see, I have no space inside to park it. This is my first video riding it and was not really prepared. Next time I'll clean it up a bit and wear regular clothes (not my crawl under it to change the oil clothes). Is this bike too loud? Non-stock pipes have a couple neighbors sort of looking at me askance. -BA


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEuIhubLSww&t=26s

 

[Rocky]

The bike sounded great when you pulled away
Too loud? Too hard to say unless I was there.

 

[CarlS]

Sounds mighty good to me.

 

[speedrattle]

piss on the neighbors.

theyre living in town, man.

tell em to turn up the television set

 

[Greyfell]

Sounded louder than the traffic at the time, but I guarantee you have "hoodlums" riding bikes and driving cars in your neighborhood with louder exhausts than that.

 

[triumph david]

Nice bike, love those pipes, had a set similar to them on a 70 tri.

 

[triumph david]

Nice bike, love those pipes, had a set similar to them on a 70 tri.