Another great video Paul. I had to laugh when I saw Dave’s workshop/showroom, it bought back so many memories, exactly the same as way back in the day in the 1970/80’s. From Hyde motorcycles in Horsham, down to Bol D’or in Worthing, the workshop always had boxes, and boxes of bits in the corner’s of the workshop. Organised chaos I think, where everyone said how on earth do you find anything, but it was found and used, if no bugger touched it!. Many years ago, I heard that in the Triumph factory, one shed cast the crankcases, and on the side of the factory was the assembly line. The newly cast crankcases were loaded or thrown into a wheelbarrow, then bumped across the factory yard to the assembly shed, complete with dents and scratches from the journey, and maybe explaining why the oil never stayed completely in the finished engine!. Great to see you and Dave in the thick of it, and can’t wait to see the finished results. Cheers, Peter”John”
Very nice video, sadly most of these shops have closed here. Mostly thry made a very good job, but now their owners get oldtimers. That is s part of the retro bikes. But well done old boys, miss your sort of shops. Hopefully that shop will last for some years. Sorry too negative, have a nice Christmas and ride out when ever you can, we had no sun for over 3 weeks, but rain.
For potential Triumph buyers there is a wealth of information available. Parts availability is good and with the right tools and help these bikes are fixable and rewarding to ride.
Registrations can be researched using Glasses Registration Guide, and the Factory Records survive in the UK for Triumph, BSA, Ariel, Norton, Velocette, Vincent, Scott, Douglas Scooters, Greeves and Zenith.
Registration number gives you the area code . NRA, the RA gives you the area which is Nottingham in Derbyshire, this is where it was first registered. Must pop in and see Dave again and have a look at the bikes 👍
They can be made to be pretty oil tight. Modern gasket material. Modern sealants and careful preparation of parts to make good sixtyor seventy years of chimps levering cases apart with screwdrivers ( with one bolt left in) and parts kicking around on the floor damaging mating surfaces. A lot of the doesn’t go well, leaks oil , dodgy electrics , unreliable accusations are tribute to how robust they are in face of ignorant owners.
Really, a good video, but spoilt somewhat by you continually talking over, and not letting Mr boldor respond , at the same time trying to answer your own questions - and in dominant volume. 😮
Yep fair comment, sometimes I don’t notice till later in the edit then but late to change it. I also notice my repeat of same words like yeah and yes. Il get there in the end with practice. Always good to get constructive comment 👍.
Hi, I apologize in advance as this is off-topic. I’m curious, how tall are you? I’m going to place a deposit on a Hunter 350 today. Unfortunately, I don’t have the chance to test ride it. I’m 187 cm tall or 6.1622 feet. I’m really worried that the bike might feel too small for me. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
Hi Yes 5.11, I’d advise buying a signature seat like I did, it’s a bit more firm than the standard and better looking but will help lift you a bit if that makes sense. I order mine from India about £100 well worth doing. There’s a video about me putting that on . Good luck with it. I went out on mine yesterday, still love it .
Another great video Paul. I had to laugh when I saw Dave’s workshop/showroom, it bought back so many memories, exactly the same as way back in the day in the 1970/80’s. From Hyde motorcycles in Horsham, down to Bol D’or in Worthing, the workshop always had boxes, and boxes of bits in the corner’s of the workshop. Organised chaos I think, where everyone said how on earth do you find anything, but it was found and used, if no bugger touched it!.
Many years ago, I heard that in the Triumph factory, one shed cast the crankcases, and on the side of the factory was the assembly line. The newly cast crankcases were loaded or thrown into a wheelbarrow, then bumped across the factory yard to the assembly shed, complete with dents and scratches from the journey, and maybe explaining why the oil never stayed completely in the finished engine!.
Great to see you and Dave in the thick of it, and can’t wait to see the finished results. Cheers, Peter”John”
Enjoyable series of vids, it's great that these 'genuine' bike shops still exist. After market coils can often cause grief....
Very nice video, sadly most of these shops have closed here. Mostly thry made a very good job, but now their owners get oldtimers. That is s part of the retro bikes. But well done old boys, miss your sort of shops. Hopefully that shop will last for some years.
Sorry too negative, have a nice Christmas and ride out when ever you can, we had no sun for over 3 weeks, but rain.
For potential Triumph buyers there is a wealth of information available. Parts availability is good and with the right tools and help these bikes are fixable and rewarding to ride.
Hamerite do rust dissolver. You paint on leave it put another coat on. Then wash off with water so it keeps the look but gets ride of the red rust.
Registrations can be researched using Glasses Registration Guide, and the Factory Records survive in the UK for Triumph, BSA, Ariel, Norton, Velocette, Vincent, Scott, Douglas Scooters, Greeves and Zenith.
Registration number gives you the area code . NRA, the RA gives you the area which is Nottingham in Derbyshire, this is where it was first registered. Must pop in and see Dave again and have a look at the bikes 👍
I said Lichfield Staffordshire not Leicester
Sorry twizzlestick I remember thinking as I said Leicester did I get that right. Thanks again for the info. 👍.
They can be made to be pretty oil tight. Modern gasket material. Modern sealants and careful preparation of parts to make good sixtyor seventy years of chimps levering cases apart with screwdrivers ( with one bolt left in) and parts kicking around on the floor damaging mating surfaces. A lot of the doesn’t go well, leaks oil , dodgy electrics , unreliable accusations are tribute to how robust they are in face of ignorant owners.
Really, a good video, but spoilt somewhat by you continually talking over, and not letting Mr boldor respond , at the same time trying to answer your own questions - and in dominant volume. 😮
Yep fair comment, sometimes I don’t notice till later in the edit then but late to change it. I also notice my repeat of same words like yeah and yes. Il get there in the end with practice. Always good to get constructive comment 👍.
Nice proper bike shop. Shouldn't your bike have twin carbs, I had a 3TA, single carb, sure the T90 is twin?
T90 ans100 were both single carb. The only unit construction middle weight Triumph with twin carbs was the Daytona 500.
Hi, I apologize in advance as this is off-topic. I’m curious, how tall are you? I’m going to place a deposit on a Hunter 350 today. Unfortunately, I don’t have the chance to test ride it. I’m 187 cm tall or 6.1622 feet. I’m really worried that the bike might feel too small for me. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
5’11 …or so he tells me 😊 Enjoy the new bike.
Hi
Yes 5.11, I’d advise buying a signature seat like I did, it’s a bit more firm than the standard and better looking but will help lift you a bit if that makes sense. I order mine from India about £100 well worth doing. There’s a video about me putting that on . Good luck with it. I went out on mine yesterday, still love it .
@paulholmes9537 A sow a video whan You cutting the seat, stop watching instantly !😅. Do you have a link ?
Buy it, it is super. I own one since 2 years, now beside a half year Bullet reborn. The same, but totally different.
@@PeterWW-W I am going wright now !