TopCats Bikes Thread
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I'm actually really surprised how comfy and neutral it is to ride, was a real shocker
I meant painting her green TC, I wouldn’t but she is yours so your colour choice.
She is a beauty and I don’t doubt a pleasure to ride, I’d love one if I had the room.
She is a beauty and I don’t doubt a pleasure to ride, I’d love one if I had the room.
Ah gotcha lol i love the green ones but i'm thinking jag green which is just a very sparkly tourmaline 
One of the design engineers who used to work at my place, legged it over to Triumph at Hinckley a while back, so i did the usual and pestered him for info on the new bus, and getting a 2nd key sorted.
He did a bit of rummaging for me and came up with these little gems......
Absolutely gobsmacked, as not only has it hardly been frightened or run in, but the previous owner only had it from july last year and did about 200 miles on it from last service!!!
also said he paid £7200 for it........... which i obviously didn't 
Happy days, no wonder the bloody oil was still clean lol
He did a bit of rummaging for me and came up with these little gems......
Absolutely gobsmacked, as not only has it hardly been frightened or run in, but the previous owner only had it from july last year and did about 200 miles on it from last service!!!
also said he paid £7200 for it........... which i obviously didn't Happy days, no wonder the bloody oil was still clean lol
What is this 'Summer' you speak of?
Ditto, still haven’t taxed my bike. In fact I might invest in a submarine.
Well that's that, the Big Blue Dirty DRX has found itself a new home, which funnily enough turned out to be a septic at Lakenheath who works in the shop next to my mate so he'll get to see it on a regular basis lol
On the other side of the garage I managed to knock up a pair of paddock stand bobbins and wire in a charge lead on the Thruxton, so all in all a succesful day (and all this while suffering from a head cold since yesterday) lol so heatings back on for a bit
so he'll get to see it on a regular basis lol
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On the other side of the garage I managed to knock up a pair of paddock stand bobbins and wire in a charge lead on the Thruxton, so all in all a succesful day (and all this while suffering from a head cold since yesterday) lol so heatings back on for a bit
Ooooh forgot about this lol soooooooooooooo
As Chris and Paul will verify after our get together today at Pauls
I've pretty much eliminated the dents in the tank, but will need tank access from inside just to finish off, as the creases were just a tad too much for the dent kit
I've also fitted and wired in the aux lights
Fitted a sump guard
Modified a rack from another model (£50 marketplace win)
Got a set of Triumph wax cotton/leather panniers inc fitting kit
Chucked a new set of tyres on it
Fitted some shorty levers
Changed the gearing from 16/42 to 17/37 and OMFG what a bloody difference!!! It's like riding a different bike! So lazy but SOOOOOOOOOO Torquey, the higher gearing really suits the engine characteristics so much better
oh yeah and the seat hump cover thingy which came in white, so i wrapped it in silver for now
Anyways, few pics........
Picked the panniers up from Reading while i was onto my way to my Aunties, where i stayed overnight and wandered over to RIAT on the sunday, the VIP section is a bit posh lol but thats another thread lol
As Chris and Paul will verify after our get together today at Pauls
I've pretty much eliminated the dents in the tank, but will need tank access from inside just to finish off, as the creases were just a tad too much for the dent kit
I've also fitted and wired in the aux lights
Fitted a sump guard
Modified a rack from another model (£50 marketplace win)
Got a set of Triumph wax cotton/leather panniers inc fitting kit
Chucked a new set of tyres on it
Fitted some shorty levers
Changed the gearing from 16/42 to 17/37 and OMFG what a bloody difference!!! It's like riding a different bike! So lazy but SOOOOOOOOOO Torquey, the higher gearing really suits the engine characteristics so much better
oh yeah and the seat hump cover thingy which came in white, so i wrapped it in silver for now
Anyways, few pics........
Picked the panniers up from Reading while i was onto my way to my Aunties, where i stayed overnight and wandered over to RIAT on the sunday, the VIP section is a bit posh lol but thats another thread lol
That is beautiful, no chance of ducking behind the screen when the tank bag is on 
Mate i've been gobsmacked by how much attention it gets whenever i park it up, it's unreal. AND it follows on from my remit for kate the z400, old school charm mixed with new school tech, its flippin nuts lol just ask paul as he was all over it sunday 
As you can see, I now have the final piece of the Thruxton CZaR puzzle lol (Chris will laugh lol)
I managed to grab this seat (yet another MINT addition) which are a tad on the rare side, and i've only seen 3 others for sale since buying the bike! But it is the factory dual comfort seat which retail at stupid money, which is why i really wanted it transported via friends than courier..............Well chuffed!!
The panel on the left had rather a nasty wear through, where something had vibrated against it (possibly while being transported somewhere) so set about it with some wet n dry up to 2k grit before polishing with G3 compound and a couple of coats of Porboys Black Hole, proper nice job
Also picked up this sump guard which was anodised, but tatty, so it got a good seeing to and a couple of coats of Rustoleum (look it up lol) rubberised paint, and altho i originally had an issue fitting it, thinking it was for another bike, i worked out I was missing a spacer and trying to locate it in the wrong position, but now it looks brill, and it's protecting the X pipe and bottom of the engine
Have now taken this beastie past 6k so thats over 1600 miles, and i gotta say that short of a paint job that i'm planning, it's a right flippin pearler, and about as done as it's gonna get
I managed to grab this seat (yet another MINT addition) which are a tad on the rare side, and i've only seen 3 others for sale since buying the bike! But it is the factory dual comfort seat which retail at stupid money, which is why i really wanted it transported via friends than courier..............Well chuffed!!
The panel on the left had rather a nasty wear through, where something had vibrated against it (possibly while being transported somewhere) so set about it with some wet n dry up to 2k grit before polishing with G3 compound and a couple of coats of Porboys Black Hole, proper nice job
Also picked up this sump guard which was anodised, but tatty, so it got a good seeing to and a couple of coats of Rustoleum (look it up lol) rubberised paint, and altho i originally had an issue fitting it, thinking it was for another bike, i worked out I was missing a spacer and trying to locate it in the wrong position, but now it looks brill, and it's protecting the X pipe and bottom of the engine
Have now taken this beastie past 6k so thats over 1600 miles, and i gotta say that short of a paint job that i'm planning, it's a right flippin pearler, and about as done as it's gonna get