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At last . We bit of dirt in the carbs but Elsie rides again

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It was worth the hassle just for the smell

Those studs can be the devils own nightmare, dont ask how i know .

once a year i wind mine out a bit to keep the threads clear two mins work to save a major sore head

Cracking looking day out lads

I’m sure you can lead the way Rob, the future is looming [emoji6] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk :lol: :lol: :lol: today i cleaned lots of wires and found a dodgy brown wire, ish so faffed with that, turned it on and bingo elsie is good, i then sat and watched it burble away warming up sounding...

So mucho pulling wires apart, swearing and calling it names and checking every wire i could find and bingo all my electrics are back, the motor is sounding crisper than ever ... im actually looking forward to getting out to run the motor in.

well :thumbup: motor in pipes blah blah blah all sorted, 3rd kick it fired and sounds sweet as a nut :thumbup: .. now all i have to do is find out why the only electrics i have id head light and tail light, nothing else :sad2 i checked the wiring diagram and makes as much sense as a bucket of weasel...

oh i wouldnt worry, it just means thats the triumph and the LC now with electrical death

No pictures as i smashed the crap outa my phone when i dropped it but. engine in, clutch casing on, oil pump pipes on , carbs on. that was fun getting the airbox boots in place :clap: and then the pipes popped on, all it really needs now is coolant and fuel sorted and a check over and i should be go...

Lol iv a fair idea what it is..the ignition wires are short on them and cause problems..

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Well it's in now .removed the top water feed and it near jumped in ..

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well today as it was windy but dry i got kitted up and went out on the Triumph, or rather i would have if it didnt have total electrical death other than indicators horn and brake light :confused , checked the fuses, all ok, still no life including dash lights and starter button.. wheeled it back to...

So close.infact its stuck and wont go in or come out . Ggrrrrŕ
Il have to remove the top water feed to allow room to tilt it then it should jump in itself..

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Freshly built motor. Ten mins should throw it in right? Oh not a chance..it came out but with the top end removed now complete it's a pita to get back in.. Battle lines drawn up today it's going in if I have any skin left on my knuckles lol https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240407/687336e8f127d33a1...

how hard can it be to put a little 250 engine into a frame sweet jesus i could change a vtr engine faster... the fight resumes today