1971 Triumph Tiger on 2040-motos
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1971 Triumph Tiger , Restoration completed in 2007 with over $9,000 invested. Receipts, factory repro workshop manual and parts book included with purchase. Excellent mechanical condition. Needs nothing but routine maintenance and a rider! Not a numbers matching bike with all OEM parts or an original paint scheme; however, if youre looking for an outstanding classic that starts on the first kick, runs detonation free on pump gas, doesnt leak oil and gets attention wherever you go this is your British motorbike! Below is a partial list of work performed and upgrades completed: Work performed: Frame and associated parts disassembled, stripped and painted. Frame alignment checked. New seat cushion and cover installed. Rear swing-arm rebuilt with new bushings and seals fitted. Fuel tank stripped, painted and sealed. New UK chrome rims with stainless steel spokes installed. Wheel hubs stripped and powder coated. Hubs and brakes rebuilt with new bearings and seals fitted. All worn parts replaced. All unsightly engine and frame chrome pieces rechromed or replaced. Rebuilt speedometer, tachometer and new cables installed. Clutch and primary chain mechanism rebuilt. All worn parts replaced. Transmission and shifter mechanism rebuilt. All bearings, bushings and worn parts replaced. New US made final drive chain installed. Semi-custom exhaust with baffled straight pipes fitted. Cylinders bored .020 over with Hepolite pistons installed. New piston pin bushings fitted. Cylinder head rebuilt with new valves and guides installed. All worn rocker arm components replaced. New Amal carburetor installed. Custom baffle/heat shield fitted. New fork tubes and springs installed. New head set bearings and seals fitted. New wiring harness installed. All switches reworked or replaced (ignition, lights, turn signals, etc.). New rear shocks/coil over springs installed. Upgrades: Boyer electronic ignition installed. Sparx high output alternator installed. Oil cooler fitted. Oil filter (Trident cartridge type) installed. Transmission semi-elliptical shift detent replaced with later model improved spring-loaded plunger. Maintenance free sealed battery installed. Battery minder equipped (Battery Tender Junior). Note: Odometer replaced at 3,562. Total mileage since restoration 4,827. $7,000.00
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MPG or BHP?
Thu, 05 Jan 2012If you were a child of the seventies, you may remember Craig Vetter’s name from his previous work as a stylist (Triumph Hurricane) or his huge fairing business, Vetter Fairings. Since then, the 69 year-old industrial designer has become obsessed by fuel consumption - or rather highlighting how poor motorcycles are delivering impressive figures. He originally ran a series of fuel challenges in the eighties and now the economy has taken a nose dive, he has resurrected the competition, figuring that the time is now right to highlight these issues again. According to Vetter, three of every four American gallons of petrol is imported – reason enough to devote his time to raising awareness.
Intermot 2012: 2013 Triumph Street Triple, Street Triple R Revealed
Tue, 02 Oct 2012Triumph has redesigned its Street Triple for 2013, revealing the updated 675cc naked bikes at the 2012 Intermot show in Cologne, Germany. 2013 Triumph Street Triple and the slightly more up-spec Street Triple R receive an all-new chassis featuring aluminum beam twin-spar frames and two-piece die-cast rear subframes. According to Triumph, the new chassis optimizes agility and handling with fewer welds than the previous frame and helping reduce the overall wet weight by 13 pounds to 403 pounds.
New addition to the cat family
Tue, 02 Feb 2016Triumph has unveiled a new product called the Tiger Sport. The motorcycle received an inline 1050cc “triple”, installed on the latest generation of Speed Triple, an electronic “throttle”, a multi-level traction control, cruise control, ABS and a slipper clutch. There is no full specification yet, but it is known that the motorcycle will be produced in two color options: silver and black.
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