Triumph Hydraulic Brake Restoration (Non-Abs)

Part 2: Resurrecting a Barn Bike: Hydraulic Brake Restoration (non-ABS)

Part 2: Resurrecting a Barn Bike: Hydraulic Brake Restoration (non-ABS) Triumph Hydraulic Brake Restoration By Mike Grage: Tech and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop and British Iron This is more of a third part of my restoring a Triumph from the Hinckley factory blog series. The Constant Velocity Carburetor Cleaning/Tuning Tips & Tricks should be […]

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September 11, 2025

Resurrecting A Ran When Parked, Hinckley Triumph Barn Find

Part 1: Resurrecting a Ran-When-Parked, Barn Find, Carbureted Triumph from the Hinckley Factory

By Mike Grage, Tech and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop and British Iron When I started my career as a motorcycle technician after graduating MMI in 1991 I had no idea that every spring every shop I worked in would be filled with motorcycles that ran when they were parked anywhere from a few

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July 17, 2025

Guide To Amal Concentric Carburetor Fitment

Amal Carb Fitment: An Everyman’s Guide

It’s been said many times that nothing wakes up an old British motorcycle like a new carburetor. Amal carb fitment shouldn’t be that hard. It would be so nice if you could just open the box of your newly purchased Amal Concentric carburetor, remove the wrapping and bolt it up to your manifold. Well,

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October 1, 2024

TECH TIP: How to Install New Clutch Rubbers

Dave Porter, Customer and Tech Support at The Bonneville Shop Using a Clutch Locking Tool Clutch locking tool that has been modified with a tire lever welded on to gain leverage for torquing down the mainshaft nuts. Here it is shown being used to hold the clutch chain wheel stationary while I torque down the

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June 27, 2024

Dave’s Building a 10-Footer: A 1970 Triumph TR6R Build – Part 2

The 1970 Triumph TR6R Build Continues: Rotor and Stator Next in the series shows me checking the air gap of .009” between the rotor and stator, in various positions. I rotate the engine while moving the feeler gauge around the circle, ensuring there is no tight spots. The rotor was in good condition, no “runout”

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October 26, 2022

Dave’s Building a 10-Footer: 1970 Triumph TR6R Repair – Part 1

…where the lift is needed, I can move the motorcycle off the lift, if necessary. Having a working front brake makes backing the bike down the lift’s ramp easier and…

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September 29, 2022