The phone just rang... (Triumph project)
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From: Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 19 Mar 2010 07:22 Sean_Q_ wrote: > Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote: >> So SQ will have to tell us all if it says /6 or /7 on the side of the >> engine. And has a disc or drum front brake. I had a 1975 R90/6... > > The bike is 300 (statute) miles from here and I haven't seen it yet. > (But I might, in April when I drive up there to get the Thruxton). > It'll be a 12-hour drive (return). I hope my MPV's transmission lasts > that long. Take the Dnepr instead! 300 mile (600 round) trip should only take about .. oh .. two weeks? :-) -- -bts -Four wheels carry the body; two wheels move the soul
From: TOG on 19 Mar 2010 09:08 On 19 Mar, 04:31, Sean_Q_ <no.blar...(a)no.spam> wrote: > Bob Myers wrote: > > Watching Sean slowly go mad from afar: priceless. > > ;-) > > "We're all mad here." --the Cheshire Cat ) <--- note disembodied grin > > The Thruxton is carburetted, has 7k Km on it and > a Salvage Title meaning that it can't be registered > for road use. So I'll simply(!) unbolt and remove > its frame from all the other parts, leaving them > in their proper positions hanging in the air by > anti-gravity suspension. After which I'll merely replace > the bent frame with my good one. The whole process will > be a meditation. Of course I'll take plenty of pix. The real > tricky part is, how am I going to convince the sales tax > collector that I paid only $850 for a 2007 Triumph Scrambler? > Yeah, early Bonnies were carbs. All 270 degree crank bikes, like I said to Krusty up there somewhere, are FI. Assume you've got the carbs, too? You'll probably need to use the Thruxton wiring loom as well, as the Scrambler one will be intended for FI and will have all sorts of odd things on it. What are your rules regarding putting written-off vehicles back on the road? We have different categories - minor cosmetic damage that make it uneconomic to repair falls into category D, the easiest one, and Category A is something that's so damaged it must be crushed to prevent it being put back on the road. Cat D doesn't require any official inspection, which makes life very simple.
From: Bob Myers on 19 Mar 2010 12:27 Doug Payne wrote: > On 3/18/2010 5:19 PM, Bob Myers wrote: >> On the other hand, would you really be surprised, these days, >> if BMW came up with some way of wiring, say, the front >> fender or the mirrors into the computer? > > Yours doesn't have heated mirrors? I don't have a BMW. Might get one at some point, but it would be an older example from the pre-wire- everything-together-via-the-stupid-CANBus days. Bob M.
From: Sean_Q_ on 19 Mar 2010 14:01 TOG(a)Toil wrote: > You'll probably need to use the Thruxton wiring loom as well, as the > Scrambler one will be intended for FI and will have all sorts of odd > things on it. All I have from the Scrambler is the frame (with registration paper), swingarm, rear shocks, tank, headlight, speedo, pegs, seat and a few chrome bits. All of it factory new. > What are your rules regarding putting written-off vehicles back on the > road? Whatever they are, I won't have to deal with them -- officially the bike is a road-legal '07 Triumph Scrambler. Of course I'll also have the bill of sale for the Thruxton so I'll have a paper trail in case someone checks the VIN against the motor s/n. SQ
From: S'mee on 19 Mar 2010 23:15
On Mar 19, 10:27 am, "Bob Myers" <nospample...(a)address.invalid> wrote: > Doug Payne wrote: > > On 3/18/2010 5:19 PM, Bob Myers wrote: > >> On the other hand, would you really be surprised, these days, > >> if BMW came up with some way of wiring, say, the front > >> fender or the mirrors into the computer? > > > Yours doesn't have heated mirrors? > > I don't have a BMW. Might get one at some point, > but it would be an older example from the pre-wire- > everything-together-via-the-stupid-CANBus days Bob are you SURE you want to do that? I mean everybody knows aircooled motorcycles and especially old BMW's burn at least a quart of oil every 750-1,000 miles. ;^) |