mornin all

[rybes]

been away for a bit but should be back now 

its with great sadness i have to say this but i think my tiger is dead  saturday ridin it home it seemed like it was down on power, almost like towing a trailer. the closer i got to home it started to smell waxy n odd and everytime i pulled up to a junction it would stall. went out to it this mornin and nothin. not even a try to start. ive been havin lots of problems with it just recently and i think its come to the end of its days. clutch has been stickin real bad almost like changin gears with no clutch sometimes espacailly when cold. saturday mornin i heard bubblin in the expansion bottle so im thinkin head gasket ? im gutted clicked over to 75000 on moday n seemed to be fine but no more.
so now the question is do i rebuild the engine or search for a newer one ? if i go for a engine from a differnt triumph, what bit is it in the gear box i have to change as tiger engines seem to be very high mileage and hard to find.

anyways, im back 

[Mustang]

  ...............you need to swap the shift drum for the gear selector,or learn to shift 1up five down

bummer about the steamer engine

[Bixxer Bob]

Almost local considering:


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-TROPHY-900-ENGINE-RUN-S-NICE-28K-SOUNDS-RUNS-AS-IT-SHOULD-1996-ERA-/271267056004?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item3f28c6c984

[Bixxer Bob]

Welcome back BTW and sorry news indeed.

[rybes]

cheers mustang. i thought thats what it was. and cheers bob feels good to be back. you couldve decorated tho lol. i was lookin at that engine earlier today and was thinkin that could be the one. would also get those engine mountin plates out the way so i could see about fittin that 1050 swingarm  . was also thinkin about a 1200 lump for it  i got some pics ill upload later of a tiger tank on a 1200 trophy. got the chance to try it a few weeks ago. if it wernt a plastic tank itd be an easy job but it is a plastic tank so it wont be 

[Bixxer Bob]

As an aside, I have a nice shiney new ACDC TIG 

[rybes]

really Bob....we need to talk 

[Bixxer Bob]

I was hoping so,  I haven't used TIG for 40 yrs so am a bit rusty and the Chinese handbook isn't a lot of help.  I've just about got my head around the settings but these inverter machines are capable of much more than the old BOC rigs I'm used to.  Has a footpedal and does stick as well!!!

I'm good at blowing holes in stuff though 

[rybes]

i can see a trip to mr bixxer in my future  their a difficult thing to get goin on but once youve got it all set up there easy to use. you got a foot pedal too so that makes the whole thing much easier  :icon_wink: been a while since i used a tig welder but wont take me long to get back into the swing of it, its like ridin a bike.....apparently 

[Bixxer Bob]

Kettle's always on.  Anyway, back to the plot.  Are you going for that engine or upgrading to a 1200 Steamer 

[London_Phil]

There was a 1200 Steamer about in UK some time ago, and it came up on  Ebay a few years ago. If I remember it was a dealer fitted engine, and only some minor mods were needed. Anyone care to chip in on this?

[Sin_Tiger]

Simpler solution.  Take my Roadie and swap the tank and all the plastic bits off the Steamer 

No really, believe it or not I have actually given that some serious consideration, I must ease up on the single malts  :icon_wink:

[rf9rider]

Sorry to hear the bad news Rybes.

Fitting the Trophy/Sprint engine seems the way to go, more power.

[rybes]

thats temptin sin when ya back here cos i need me bike back lol.

i been thinkin tday Rf about the engine i want to put back in me tiger. in the garage i got a zx9r engine ive got to sell to raise money to get a new lump for me tiger. however, tday i was wonderin if the zx9 lump will fit in the triples place  tmora i shall be gettin the tape measure out and havin a look to see if it works. then ill have a nice power upgrade 128 bhp 45 up from what i got

[rf9rider]

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