Rendering 20101210

Painted Frame

Winter hit here in Chicago, but not before I had time to paint the frame. I used A paint called PJ1 Frame paint. It seemed to work alright. The cans did not go very far but it seems to be a good paint. I did find out after using the paint that Pep boys sells a similar paint that might be made by the same company.

While I was letting the paint dry on the frame I started breaking down the forks that I bought a few months ago. All was going smoothly till I crushed one of the Dust Excluder sleeve nuts. Turns out they are 100.00 a piece, and on further investigation the forks are for a lighter Triumph and it is not suggested to use on this size of a motorcycle. I have found some Bonneville forks on ebay that I hope I win.

Now that the paint is dried I could not wait to reassemble the frame. My goal it to make it a roller as soon as possible

Bead Blasted

I have been thinking about what should I do with the frame. At first I was thinking I should powder coat the frame. Paul suggested I should Rattle can it. I did my research and found this paint PJ1 Frame Paint (http://www.pj1.com/) that I am told that it is tough as nails. I also found out my neighbor has a huge bead blasting room at his office. He offered to bead blasted the frame for me for free. I could not pass up the offer.

Thanks neighbor.

Reassembled Crank

Last Saturday night was a big step for the Triumph. The crank was reassembled. Everything from the sludge trap to the big end bearing were replaced and tightened to specs. Next bearing and reassembling the cases. Oh mama its getting hot in here!

Sweet Bike

This is about the coolest bike ever. The attention to detail is outstanding.

Cad Model

I have decided to start modeling my triumph in Solidworks. I think that this will give me a road map on how to put the bike back together and, aid me in designing custom parts.

Carb breakdown

From the first day I had the bike I have been working on the carburators. They have been quite the pain in the ass. They were in really bad shape and difficult in every aspect. But after many applications of penitrating oil the final filter housing and the tickeler button gave way to my awesome force.
I have been waiting on parts so I decided to tackel the Gearbox Outer Cover. I bacicaly broke the assembly down, cleaned it up, and reassembled it. I even got to use my first seal from the gasket set I bought. As you can see from the picture the guide plate is really pitted from rust. I am not sure if i have to replace it, But looks pretty good now.