Absolutely gorgeous! Lovely project!
What I Did With My Bike Today
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ManInTheJar
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Almost there now. Rocker boxes fitted and valve clearances set. Rocker oil feed connected. Head steady fitted and carb + manifold refitted. The rubber seal between the single carb and airbox requires a contortionist with 12" long fingers to refit.
Just need to refit the RH airbox cover, headers and mufflers to finish this phase. I have a couple of small jobs to do on the primary drive side and that should be it ready for the spring.
I have ordered an Evotech engine guard for my 23 T120 so that's next on the list.
Progress! Looking very good so far.
Looking mighty good.
It’s a classic engine for sure , surprised Triumph has not used the black barrels / bare alloy heads on some new models .
Bloodknot
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Having bought myself an Insta 360 X4 the only way I could think of mounting it, didn’t want any of those clamp thingies on the bars, was to use one of my suction mounts on the nacelle which worked well but it wouldn’t capture any side views.
So as I have swopped the lollipop mirrors for bar end mirrors but still use the OE mirrors on the bar end mounts I have a brace of mirror stalks kicking their heels. The left one has been refitted with a small bracket on the end to take the camera.
Will let you know how this works out when the bikes go back on the road next year.
So as I have swopped the lollipop mirrors for bar end mirrors but still use the OE mirrors on the bar end mounts I have a brace of mirror stalks kicking their heels. The left one has been refitted with a small bracket on the end to take the camera.
Will let you know how this works out when the bikes go back on the road next year.
Clever
Look forward to a report on that install! Very practical mod and re-use.
Nice ! Looks like something I would do . Around here they call such things as being Brookenated . I did one this morning actually . My old fan failed so I got a new one at Home Depot $43 cdn . Used painters tape to attach the filter to fan , it’s better than duct tape for this application. I have two of these in the house and they are impressive. We have an expensive one with a 200$ filter and a germ killing bulb 60$ but the two home made models do all the work .
We’ve had a few nice days lately which we deserve after the gloomiest November in memory , about the freezing point but clear and sunny so checked the solar panel production and it was good . The panels produce more power than I use and electricity is the only energy the house uses .
We’ve had a few nice days lately which we deserve after the gloomiest November in memory , about the freezing point but clear and sunny so checked the solar panel production and it was good . The panels produce more power than I use and electricity is the only energy the house uses .
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Whatever works! LoL!
Bloodknot
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Awesome! Look forward to the videos!
No e work. It looks really good.
Great Idea. You considered mounting it on the other side as well, or just going to keep it on the left?
Bloodknot
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Just the left.Two reasons.You may not want the camera recording all the time and the only hand you can take off of the bars without impeding progress is your left. And it just so happens that the record on/off button is bottom left if the screen is facing you which is ideal, fingers behind the camera and thumb to use the on/off button so no stress on the camera mount.
I run a Garmin Virb camera mounted it to my upper crash bar. Easy reach to turn on and off with my left hand, so gotta agree with you on that one.
How does the camera stay charged during a ride?
Mine gets charged before the ride, and I have a spare. If I am out for an extended trip, just charge in the evenings or using the USB charging port on the bike. Some dedicated peeps will carry a charge block.
Bloodknot
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One of the big advantages of the X4 over the X3 was battery life, over 2 hours I believe. However if you look at the photo, on the bars inboard of the mirror arm mount you can see the charger I have installed. Below you will see closeups with the USB A and USB C ports open and closed. I will probably zip tie the cable to the mirror arm. The USB A port is used to power my iPhone on it’s Quadlock mount on the top yoke.
Nice! Did you make a post on the port add? Would love to read it. Also I like the cap on the mirror mount. Who makes it?
