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From Dave Porter: Technical and Customer Support In this blog I will cover some information regarding the Amal Concentric MK1 carburetor floats and float needles. Preliminary checks of fuel level in the petrol tank, adequate flow of fuel through the petcocks (and inline filters, if fitted) , and fuel flow through the inlet banjo […]
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By Mike Grage, Tech and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop and British Iron You might have noticed something, that those Keihin and Mikuni carburetors on your late model Triumph are not your grandpa’s Amal’s. But they are very similar in function to the Bing carbs Triumph used on your dad’s 1982 Bonneville Executive. Most of the time,
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If you’re working on setting up dual carbs for your bike, check out this guide. Peg from the UK is and an avid Brit bike rider and well versed in…
Setting Up Dual Carbs Read More »
…for a large increase in carburetor sales, piles of unusable carburetors in dealerships, created a lot of hydrocarbon air pollution, and the price of the carburetors is the reason for…
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…Function of Carburetor Mounting Orings Frequently, confusion arises over which carburetor mounting Orings should be used when fitting Amal Concentric carburetors to Triumph twin-cylinder engines, or whether an O-ring should…
Carburetor Mounting Orings: 622/101 Thin vs 70-9711 Thick Read More »
Background On May 1, 1969, Triumph published Service Bulletin Number 10-69, pertaining to the Amal Concentric carbs. The bulletin, which appears to have been influenced by the West Coast Triumph distributor, Johnson Motors, explains the changes made to the late 1968 and 1969 Triumph models to enhance engine performance in the 1968 models which were
Triumph Service Bulletin 10-69 – Amal Concentric Carbs Read More »
Carburation To understand the basics of Triumph carb tuning, it is necessary to understand what carburetion is, what it does, and how it works. Carburetion is the mixture of fuel…
Triumph Carb Tuning Basics Read More »
…(show close up of measuring ferrules) Here we go (close up of carb top, turn on drill, drill out threads) And there you have it, now the cable seats into…
VIDEO: How to Fit New Concentric Carbs with Old Cables (Triumph) Read More »