"UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy" (smithtaylorm)
06/21/2019 at 13:07 • Filed to: None
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"UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy" (smithtaylorm)
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After riding on the triple, my girlfriend and I both think she’s going to want to eventually ride her own. My ninja has been sitting, as I posted a few months ago wondering about getting it back together. Instead of selling, I’m selling the focus RS wheels I bought for my ST instead. That will be more than enough to buy most of what I’m purchasing to get it running and external beauty bits. A radiator, fan, thermal switch, thermostat, air filter, fuel filter, spark plugs, oil filter, plug washer, and battery are on their way. After that, I’m tearing into it. The plan is to test and install everything, clean the carbs, reinstall, resynch the carbs, and when I put it back together, keep it a naked bike with a single front headlight. If it’s all good, I’m going to register it and get some new rubber. Running quality will dictate if I rejet carbs and/or valve adjustment (I think the adjustment will happen regardless). Next year, front suspension service, brake service, new handlebars/grips, repainted tank and front fender , new seat, taillight, fender delete, and black powdercoated wheels will round out the changes. From then on, it will just be a perfect starter bike for her or a bike for me to tinker with.
slipperysallylikespenguins
> UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
06/21/2019 at 13:48 |
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Hmmm, that looks awfully familiar. Great bike.
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UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
> slipperysallylikespenguins
06/21/2019 at 15:14 |
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That looks to be in much better shape than mine. This bike was purchased before I got my ST and into detailing, I don’t think I’ve ever washed it. I can’t wait to see how much better it looks. I’m going naked because even though the fairings look in good shape (which for the most part they are), the clips are mostly loose or broken. Additionally, the wiring for most of the lighting is abysmal and sketchy, it will give me the chance to redo it all the right way. I wish mine looked as good as that!
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slipperysallylikespenguins
> UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
06/21/2019 at 20:03 |
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That i s a picture shortly after I bought it new in 2007. Its been crashed, beat, and vandalized since. I can’t justify getting rid of it so I let friends and family ride it. I’d like to turn it into a track/cafe project if I can find the time.
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UnderSTeerEnthusiast - Triumph Fanboy
> slipperysallylikespenguins
06/21/2019 at 20:10 |
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Ahh okay. I know they make the cafe kits but I’d rather do it myself. There’s a few naked bike builds I am drawing inspiration from with my own twist.