Ok, I got the tiger in 2010, more or less as a gift, with 5780Km on the clock! But,,,it didn`t run for about 10 years and it is kept outside under a cover since new in 1994 :-(
So, the carbs cleaned, serviced, 2001 model spoke wheels, new tires and a Ohlins rear shock further and it was ready for a bike trip to Germany. Very nice to ride, only the massive fork dive when braking is annoying. During the return ride from Germany already noticed that when starting the occasional clunk was there, oops! Anyway, got home with no issues, stored it for winter (9700Km).
Spring 2011 it was time to take out the tiger, mounted a healthy full battery and tried to start up. It ran, but barely. And the clunking sound got worse, damn sprag! Well that was it, no time, space and inspiration to fix it up at this point. I also have a Kawasaki zx9r which needed a head gasket. Same story, no time, space and inspiration, had another project to finish at the time, a 1988 toyota supra.
Winter 2012/13, the Kawasaki got the repair , cylinder bank skimmed, head skimmed, valves lapped.
Winter 2013/14, ok, let's start with the Tiger, it was sitting there for 2 years again, and already an investment is made when I got it, wasted if don`t repair it. The repair plan quickly grew in mini restoration.
What is the plan;
Sprag clutch (main issue) DONE
Alternator kit (preventing DAR) DONE
Gear indication plate , just did it anyway DONE
Valve clearance, ex not too bad, in was too tight, all are upwards into spec now, no worries.DONE
Carb clean, new seals, don't forget to remove the emulsion tubes DONE
Yamaha fuel tap, old one leaking in closed position, causes a lot of crud in the carbs! DONE
TT600 coils, converted with lip type seals (and TT600 connectors to make a harness) DONE
Front fork service included with 10% uprated springs
Rear brake piston kit
New type of turn signal indicators DONE
Fairing bolts and rubber rings
Seat cover, came out real nice, I'm really chuffed with that one! It's a cover from ebay, made in Poland DONE
All new seals and gaskets for the engine DONE
Spark plugs DONE
All new fluids, including brake and clutch new reservoir diaphragm
Some more screws here and there, coming from Triumph
At this point the engine is removed, repaired on the work bench and fitted back together. The carbs are clean. Fuel levels adjusted, and a bench sync with a vernier gauge.
The seat cover is replaced with a new cover, the old one became sticky and was porous, yuk! The frame is cleaned, so the time has come to mount back the engine in the frame!
Once the engine is back in the frame it will provide a nice base to lift up the bike to remove the fork legs.
Crappy picture of the seat :icon_biggrin:
That is one smart looking seat cover :love10 hope the foam underneath does it justice.
You've really gone to town on it, they are definitely a labour of love but the rewards are well worth it. You're going to have one sweet Steamer there, with next to no mileage on it :Envy:
:new_popcornsmiley next installment :nod
:worthless altho the seat does look nice :)
Thx! was the first time that i fitted a cover on a seat. The foam is actually still original, still in good shape, the new cover is less stretchy, its a little harder now.
Today fitted the engine back in the frame and torqued all the bolts. Got most of the wiring done and the hoses, routing is a bitch on these bikes!
Tomorrow the day off from work, hopefully enough time to tackle the front fork and some other small things.
Point taken, tomorrow i will make some pictures, although most is fitted :augie
I am planning on installing the same Ricor Intiminator valves in my Tiger forks that I installed in my 99 Legend forks. They are a very clever design, and nearly eliminate all brake dive while leaving the suspension pliable for bump absorption. You mentioned you wanted to get rid of brake dive. This may be a pretty inexpensive way to get there.
Quote from: ssevy on February 06, 2014, 11:15:13 PM
I am planning on installing the same Ricor Intiminator valves in my Tiger forks that I installed in my 99 Legend forks.
OT - Did you get confirmation that they have a model that will fit the Steamer forks? Which forks do you have, the earlier ones with the drain screw or the later without, I'm not sure if there is any difference between them other than that screw. I'm interested to hear your results with that as I'm impressed how well they work on the Thruxton.
I dropped them an email last night. I'll let you know what they say.
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Won't they fit as long as the internal diameter of the fork tube is the correct size?
Quote from: dave NL on February 06, 2014, 09:59:07 PMThe foam is actually still original, still in good shape, the new cover is less stretchy, its a little harder now.
I am thinking of ordering one of these for Stanley:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/141164428408?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
The description is a little vague. Is the material vinyl or other synthetic material? I assume it is vinyl. In your opinion how well do you think it will cope with rain? Thanks.
Some pictures of thursday friday, got the engine fitted back, exhaust and radiator. The TT600 coils are installed. Today im probably able to start up. The sprag is already tested during priming of the engine oil. :icon_biggrin:
Nice job on those coils :thumbsup How did you seal them into head cover?
Quote from: nickjtc on February 07, 2014, 09:00:45 PM
Quote from: dave NL on February 06, 2014, 09:59:07 PMThe foam is actually still original, still in good shape, the new cover is less stretchy, its a little harder now.
I am thinking of ordering one of these for Stanley:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/141164428408?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
The description is a little vague. Is the material vinyl or other synthetic material? I assume it is vinyl. In your opinion how well do you think it will cope with rain? Thanks.
Yup, thats the same one i got, just state colour of stitching piping and the logo, cant go wrong! The people are from Poland. Will take about 2 weeks before they ship out. Made to order these ones.
Its made out of motorcycle quality vinyl or eq. Does look good on the tiger, looks a little OEM
Rain, yes, well no idea, im sure the material itself will hold up fine, the stitching we`ll have to find out, dont know if gleu is used between the seams. Im not really worried about it. Always possible to threat the seams with something. Anyway, its a lot better than the old one, that one leaked for sure!! :icon_scratch:
Quote from: threepot on February 08, 2014, 02:14:00 PM
Nice job on those coils :thumbsup How did you seal them into head cover?
Very easy to do, just order Ignition Coil Seal from triumph, used on various bikes with COP. Partnr. T1291511
During start up i had 2 and 3 mixed up, oeps. Very un- intuitive how it is routed stock. But i didn`t check it properly anyway. Started right up after. :icon_redface:
Really like the later style turn signal indicators, shaves off a couple of years imo
:notworthy :notworthy :notworthy Impressed, now go put your feet up and enjoy a Grolsch :friday
Any chance you'll have it all sorted in time for a ride around Scotland in July, we've got lots of mountains :tempt:
Thx!
Drove it round the block a bit, heat up fase seems a lot shorter, throttle pick-up is ok, only need so sort the choke, it seems stuck with the remote lever. Bu hand it pushes in easily, maybe some tweeking to do.
Getting ready to overhaul the fork legs, need to suspend the bike first. Last thing will be the brakes, they still work ok, just needs cleaning, the rear caliper needs new pistons, they have some corrosion now, but not leaking.
Should be ready July!! Sounds like plan, never been to Scotland yet!!
Quote from: ssevy on February 06, 2014, 11:15:13 PM
I am planning on installing the same Ricor Intiminator valves in my Tiger forks that I installed in my 99 Legend forks. They are a very clever design, and nearly eliminate all brake dive while leaving the suspension pliable for bump absorption. You mentioned you wanted to get rid of brake dive. This may be a pretty inexpensive way to get there.
Interesting, for now i`ll first overhaul the forks, a good clean, new oil, and the uprated springs will already make huge difference,,,, i expect. If this is acceptable i dont need to change anything, if not, then i know where im at before installing such valves. When the dampening is to loose, probably i will first mix up some weights of oil :icon_study:
Quote from: dave NL on February 08, 2014, 07:09:45 PM
Should be ready July!! Sounds like plan, never been to Scotland yet!!
Let's see if we can tempt you Applecross Ride (http://www.tigertriple.com/forum/index.php/topic,12915.0.html)
Impressive pictures, perfect habitat for the tiger! I have to think about how to arrange this trip, for one weekend it seems a bit short for the journey i have to make. But its not July yet, if more people from this side of the pond go for the meeting weekend that would be better already.
Anyway, got the fork legs rebuild, new seals, new oil and the uprated multirate springs mounted. These springs came from sprint manufacturing, anybody got these?
Front brakes removed, cleaned, seals greased up with brake lube. New oil and bled. New rubber seal and screws for the reservoir. Rear brake is removed and disassembled. Maybe this evening rebuild it again, not a big job anyway. Only the brake fluid is annoying to clean :icon_confused:. The new brake fluid is Dot5.1 from motul, i still had two sealed bottles at home :icon_scratch:. Also have a bottle Dot 4, but was opened already for MTB brakes :icon_biggrin:
Just a little more work to do, and the tiger is ready to for a real test round :wheel
The tiger is ready for the road again!
Rebuild and mounted the rear caliper, also renewed the oil of the clutch and fitted a new boot on the banjo and new diaphragm fitted.
The fairing fitted on the bike, was sort of a struggle, the plastic has shrunken quit a bit! Had to pull it in place and fit the bolts. Anyway got it in place. :icon_confused:
Tested the bike a little, im not paying road tax at the moment, so I cant take it out to far. The fork springs seem better, more in balance together with the Ohlins rear damper. Massive fork dive is not there anymore, but I do need to set the tyre pressure correctly first to get a real good feel of the steering response.
The shoke is sorted, although I didn`t do anything :icon_scratch:. The beast pulls like crazy, but seems to be a little lean on ¼ throttle. The pilot air screws are 2 turns out now, if it stays like this I will give it a ¼ turn more out. :icon_study:
Some pics of today.
thats a lovely lookin bike you got there :thumbsup
Nice. I like the seat cover. :thumbsup I like the sofa in the third pic. so you can sit and gaze! :love10
Very jealous of the seat. If you do come over for the Scotland trip, let me know , I can meet you off the Newcastle ferry if you need a guide.
A little heads up about the outfit that makes the seat cover. When you ask for a quote for postage make sure you emphasise where you are (http://makesureyouemphasisewhereyouare). They gave me a quote, which was not unreasonable, but when I went to pay for the cover the postage had gone up by 70%. When I queried this they came back to me and said that they had given the original price in the wrong currency. However, they did revert back to the original price. And thank you to them for that. I am looking forward to getting what looks like a very nice item.
Thx fof all the positive respons!!
I also happy how the bike turned out!
After 2 years biting dust the bike needed a good clean and polish to get the cosmetics sorted. When the weather is better i will clean it a little more here and there (wheels).
I hope the seat cover keeps up after hours of driving, but so far so good. Hope no wrinkles will develop.
Newcastle, yes was looking for the ferry from ijmuiden, the price threw me off a little bit. Need some more research on this one. Would be great to ride together from there :thumbsup
Looks bl@@dy ffantastic :love10
I can just imagine you and Geoff riding two red Steamers up the road, going to turn some heads.
You could always make it a longer trip if you can get the leave, we'll find you a bed somewhere or loan you a tent :icon_mrgreen: