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

…rock the rear wheel back and forth while upshifting, no clutch is necessary with the engine off, and chances are the hydraulic clutch fluid is dried up. Once it is…

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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 Steps to Install New Clutch Rubbers Using a Clutch Locking Tool The Disassembled Clutch Center Old Clutch Hub Install New…

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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

Have you thought about getting an old barn bike to fix up but feel like you don’t know where to start? Are you thinking that you have a smaller budget to get it back on the road? No worries, mate. Sometimes it’s great to restore these Brit bikes to their original glory but sometimes you

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September 29, 2022