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Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:30 pm
by headcoats
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:59 pm
by Luders
Love those retro triumphs
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 9:25 pm
by headcoats
As I can't leave anything alone I'm working along these lines
This fecker (mine) has a 19 inch front wheel
Don't want to do a great deal but plans are
Wider spoked rims
Fruity pipes
longer rear shocks
remove rear mudguard
Flatter bars
Angel eye headlamp (like I have on the LC and it looks retro}
Thruxton seat with the rear cowl/cover
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 9:34 pm
by teerex
Nice, I love the Triumph thruxton aswell.
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 9:37 pm
by headcoats
Yeah me too but those suckers don't half keep their prices
This way (gulp) I may get a Thruxton look a like with a few other mods
on the cheap
Bikes and the word cheap hardly go together though do they
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 9:43 pm
by teerex
headcoats wrote:Yeah me too but those suckers don't half keep their prices
This way (gulp) I may get a Thruxton look a like with a few other mods
on the cheap
Bikes and the word cheap hardly go together though do they
Your right there on both counts mate.
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:28 pm
by Binetta Steve
Nice bike ive been looking at a Bonneville or a Kwack W800 as a swap for my GS650 as mines a bit tall. Second hand prices are very strong. Your bike looks like it has had panniers fitted, looking at the bar by the rear shocks. The aftermarket for Thruxton bits is also massive.
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:36 pm
by 500bernie
Worst bike I ever owned.....T140V Bornevil, leaked oil from places that didn't have any oil in them
Sounded nice and looked nice (Blue/silver teardrop tank)
Always wanted a Tiger.....should have waited
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:32 am
by headcoats
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:15 am
by headcoats
Started stripping the clocks,headlight,indicators off etc
Going to get the 4 idiot lights mounted in the headlamp shell like the old'ns
so just have a single clock for that minimal look
Going to take off what I can to save weight as I think it only puts out high 50's horse power
Front mudguard is as heavy as a KR1
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:39 pm
by headcoats
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 9:23 pm
by KR-1R
in my country you have to have a front mudgaurd for MOT - and no such thing as daylight MOT
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:06 pm
by headcoats
Working progress at the moment
Will fit a short plastic front muddy plus looking at a retro tri bar headlamp shell and some black bullet style indicators
Also looking at a Lucas style rear light so lots to do
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:18 pm
by headcoats
Fitted some Thruxton rear shocks that are 25mm taller and got a Thruxton 18 inch wheel front wheel to replace the 19 incher
Exhausts,do I get a 2 into 1 or 2 into 2
Re: Well it's Green and a bike !!!
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:21 pm
by 500bernie
Hi Martin,
I prefer two into two, more symmetrical