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…and spigot nut are all in serviceable condition for the rotor to perform its job of revolving inside of the stator and creating alternating current. The stator and rotor together…
Triumph Service Bulletin Twin 9-70: Rotor/Rotor Nut Read More »
…bands”. The end of the Classic Triumph Daytona The T100R Triumph Daytona models are one the most tractable and beloved Triumph models of all. The final T100R model year was…
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1964 Forks – Eliminating Oil Leaks By Dave Porter, Technical and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop One topic that comes up occasionally when discussing the early unit-construction Triumph B and C-range telescopic forks is the fork oil seal holders, or “dust excluder sleeve nuts”, as termed in the Triumph parts catalogs. The new external
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By Dave Porter, Technical and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop From time to time, we receive reports from customers working on piston ring replacements on their Triumph engines and the measured ring end-gaps appear to be out of specification. There can be several reasons for this perception. Sometimes, the technician performing the job simply
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Background Service Bulletin 4/72 focused on the hydraulic disc brake and was published 10/24/72. Around the time that the Lockheed hydraulic disc brakes debuted on the new Triumph 750cc models: TR7RV, T140V, and T150V. This bulletin seems to have preceded the 1973 Triumph Factory Workshop Manual, 99-0983, and was of significant importance, as the new
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Having trouble fitting Triumph parts to your vintage bike? This interesting Triumph Service Bulletin, issued on 11/9/1973, seems to confirm what many of us have known all along- sometimes you have to massage parts to make them fit correctly, or slightly modify them to improve fitment. Pattern parts originate from all over the globe and
Tech Tip – Fettling with your Vintage Brit Bike 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
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…appeared during the 1974 model year production run. The 1974 TR7RV and T140V models were fitted with an o-ring, 71-1070, between the countershaft sprocket and tab washer, effectively shttps://www.ebay.com/itm/400396660137ealing the…
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