Finally got round to fixing a stud on the left leg of the fairing, then set about blending out a few blemishes with G6 and G3, before giving it a couple of coats of Porboys Black Hole, and wow, we really do like shiny lol 
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Got some shiny shiny, just needs a little bit of tig welding 
That's an interesting design. Is that linking piece hollow or is it blocked off so the pipes are separate?
I don't know very much about bikes... What is that cross-piece between the pipes for? Is it something that multi-cylinder bike engines need or benefit from?
It’s common on twin cylinder bike engines. Usually referred to as the balance pipe.
Technically I don’t know any more about it’s function than the balance pipe name says.
It is hollow.
Technically I don’t know any more about it’s function than the balance pipe name says.
It is hollow.
Balances out back pressure, basically doubles the pulse volume
So after arguing with the entire bike to remove the oe header system (I kid you not, the bloody tank has to come off!!!) I managed to get the new headers fitted (even they weren't straight forward lol)
Also managed to cut all the surplus brackets off the new cans, and slotted the connecting flange so they could be clamped onto the headers, which means tomorrow............
.........I'll be making some new mount brackets using the time served CAD system lol
Also managed to cut all the surplus brackets off the new cans, and slotted the connecting flange so they could be clamped onto the headers, which means tomorrow............
.........I'll be making some new mount brackets using the time served CAD system lol
Will get some photos tomorrow, but pipes have been finished, new brackets work perfectly, but need to adjust the baffles a little lol, they restrict it too much, and its wayyyyyyyyyyyyy too loud to be friendly without them fitted lol (never thought i'd hear myself say that!) 
I did manage to get it mot'd tho
I did manage to get it mot'd tho
Bet it was an easy pass, the sort where the tester walks past the bike thinking this guy knows what he’s doing then writes out ticket.
New silencer clamps arrived today so got those fitted, also modified the baffles a little and refitted those as without them it's a tad ear splittingly loud lol and yes i know, it's not summat i thought i'd say about a bike exhaust of mine either!!!
Blimey FB tells me it's been a year since i bought the Thruxton lol and i've even managed to put 4000 miles on it
Well what can I say lol
A mate messaged me last week saying he was considering another bike but was struggling for space and grief from his missus
so I said I've neither of those issues at which point he slowly talked himself out of it lol so I messaged the seller and hey presto this happened
It's a 1975 Bonneville T140v 750 and a rare bit of kit as it's what I call an Inbetweener, ie summat made in between a model change, a bit like a C1.5 like my Cougar lol for those who know it's oil in frame unit construction 750 which was built with right hand gear change, rear drum brake and single front disc, so a proper half breed lol.
Had to have a bit of a change round so got all the toys out in the sun
For those who are thinking this is the engine free green version lol the engine came in boxes, the crankshaft has been ground, bores done, new pistons, balanced crank, new shells, V head has had new guides and valves, so I just need to refresh the gearbox (which looks a tad poorly) and the primary drive before rebuilding it, which I'm really looking forward to
A mate messaged me last week saying he was considering another bike but was struggling for space and grief from his missus
so I said I've neither of those issues at which point he slowly talked himself out of it lol so I messaged the seller and hey presto this happened It's a 1975 Bonneville T140v 750 and a rare bit of kit as it's what I call an Inbetweener, ie summat made in between a model change, a bit like a C1.5 like my Cougar lol for those who know it's oil in frame unit construction 750 which was built with right hand gear change, rear drum brake and single front disc, so a proper half breed lol.
Had to have a bit of a change round so got all the toys out in the sun
For those who are thinking this is the engine free green version lol the engine came in boxes, the crankshaft has been ground, bores done, new pistons, balanced crank, new shells, V head has had new guides and valves, so I just need to refresh the gearbox (which looks a tad poorly) and the primary drive before rebuilding it, which I'm really looking forward to
I’d love an old Brit. Just not sure if I could handle the wrong sides pedal set up. I’ve always had Jap stuff
This is my 4th Triumph, the first of which was a 200cc Tiger Cub 1966 with right hand shift, at the same time i also had a CB250RS with a sidecar on it so the daily swaps between bikes were.........................interesting 
Oh and they're not all wrong hand drive lol
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Oh and they're not all wrong hand drive lol
One of the reasons I sold my Suzuki GV jeep a few years ago was I kept turning the windscreen wipers on to indicate which way I was planning to turn.
For some reason other road user couldn’t understand my signals
For some reason other road user couldn’t understand my signals