1955 Triumph Tiger PIA

[Ansimp]

I was driving to a customers around 1030am yesterday and I saw this immaculate Triumph on the footpath with an elderly gentleman next to it. A hour later as I was on my way back I noticed the same chap and bike only a little further down the road. I decided to pull up and check the bike out and offer any assistance if required as My next appointment was not until after 12 and it was only 5 mins away. He had travelled up from a mates place about 45mins away ( near to my place, sort of) and was only about 5 mins from home when the Tiger stopped after going around a corner. Clear fuel lines with 2 taps and a new carby but it still seemed like fuel to me, so a quick snort of silicon spray ( it's what I had that was flammable and easily managed unlike my butane) and it tried to fire after much kicking. I then decided to give Barry a bottle of water ( no cold beer with me :doh: ) as he looked a little weary after all those attempts trying to start his bike. Side cover on the float bowl and 3 screws later we could see the new float needle valve sticking. The carby has a tattle tail on the top that you hold down the float with and fuel comes out of the top of the carby, no confusion we now have fuel. I gave it a couple of kicks as Barry's 74 years appeared to be catching up to him and the Tiger burst into life and ran well for a minute or 2 then stopped. Pulled one plug and it was dry as a bone even though we had fuel in the carby. Decided to remove the main jet from the bottom of the carby ( 3/4" nut assembly) and found some fine debris and cleaned that part of the jet assembly. Back together with more kicking and once again running until it stopped. Once more with the main jet cleaning and some tapping on the carby to make sure the needle was letting fuel flow. By now the younger bloke had pulled a muscle in his calf from kicking the guts out of the Triumph in frustration and kept forgetting to stop kicking down at full travel thus the injury. I had to get Barry to kick start his bike and I held the revs up while he put his safety gear on. Luckily we had it licked and he was on his way in time for me to make my appointment even if I was hobbling :yes: .
Nothing like having 1500 cca of available starting power in my RTV and not being able to use it :cheeky:

1955 Triumph Tiger

• Ansimp
• Jan 13, 2016

1955 Triumph Tiger

• Ansimp
• Jan 13, 2016

 

[slabghost]

Yep kickers can be a royal pain.

 

[Steve83]

Nice that you were able to help him out! :good:

 

[joedrum]

way to go tony

 

[Ansimp]

joedrum » Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:04 pm[/url]":35h8bz9z]
way to go tony

Calf muscle is still sore Joe :doh: :smilie_happy:

 

[slabghost]

Walk the dreaded driveway a few trips then both calfs will match again.

 

[Ansimp]

slabghost » Fri Jan 15, 2016 9:42 am[/url]":1std3a5d]
Walk the dreaded driveway a few trips then both calfs will match again.

:cheeky:

 

[sledge]

we all get our payback for things we do in this life , you got a good one coming . :music:

 

[julimike54]

The kicking to start when there is trouble is not the fun part :crying:
That's the exact reason I don't have my Norton anymore, when it didn't want to run it was wearing me out :smilie_happy:

 

[Ansimp]

sledge » Sat Jan 16, 2016 2:48 am[/url]":q21le802]
we all get our payback for things we do in this life , you got a good one coming . :music:

:thanks: Sledge
But maybe the crook calf was payback!! :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy:

 

[sledge]

no , no ..... that was just the test..... you have a good one coming. :laptop:

 

[Denver]

My first motorcycle was a 1973 750 Tiger, in 1974. :roll: Learned some of the older than dirt jokes about the Limey bikes, one of them being; Why do the English drink warm beer? Because Lucas, The Prince Of Darkness, makes the fridges. Many of the ignition's basic part's replaced with our's, cheap, available anywhere, handled that issue. :good: : Long threaded rods, to keep the part's properly torqued, was another modification to try & fix the planned problem's built into the bikes, keeping the people busy? :head bang: Never understood any other possible reason why they never seemed to address these well known issues. :headscratch: :nea: BUT, learned how things worked sooner or later, how to fix it, how to split the cases, put em back together, with no leaks, :doh: as well as how a Dual Point Ignition is PROPERLY tuned ! Still have my first shop manual, FILTHY FINGER PRINTS :blush: especially around D P I pages. :hihihi: All manual's since stay clean. :good:

 

[Ansimp]

Your manual only got dirty due to the famed " external oiling system" :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy:
We still had the " Lord of Darkness" producing componets for our local Fords and Holdens ( GM) up until the 80s :doh:

 

[Denver]

Sorry my mistake. :thank_you: You would be MUCH more familiar with his Lordship than me! :roll: Heard to me as only a Prince, :swoon: either way Royalty just don't cut it here! :nea: Threw him out first thing, :Awe: went to American, ballast resistors, coil's, condenser's, point's stopped burning up, lasting a LOT longer! :good: Bad enough dealing with our CROOKED LEADERS, on their rapid decent into a European society, :heat: no offense intended, :hi: But not going to help them by buying their parts when ours are better, & cheaper. :whistling:

 

[slabghost]

Regardless of their issues I'd be one proud so & so to have an old tiger.

 

[Ansimp]

slabghost » Sun Jan 17, 2016 8:26 am[/url]":3nbk5uia]
Regardless of their issues I'd be one proud so & so to have an old tiger.

Me too but only after an electric starter was added! :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy:

 

[Denver]

I loved that bike & still carry the scar's to prove it. :swoon: That said, i'll say what i've said for decades. :fiddle: It was like a straight razor, sharp as hell when it ran right, :yahoo: but you had to sharpen it all the time, :heat: & just like a razor, anything less than in perfect tune & you felt it! :headscratch:

 

[slabghost]

Ansimp » Sat Jan 16, 2016 5:45 pm[/url]":1s2sc51z]

slabghost » Sun Jan 17, 2016 8:26 am[/url]":1s2sc51z]
Regardless of their issues I'd be one proud so & so to have an old tiger.

Me too but only after an electric starter was added! :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy:

Maybe you should start carrying a starter like Bert Munro had?

 

[Denver]

Forgot to mention, still own my first bike, the title looks like a world traveler's passport, :roll: with stamping's for the dates, of the plate issue & expiration dates. :hihihi: Lost it in garage a fire back in 1988 with almost all tools :crying:

 

[mike in idaho]

Ansimp » Sat Jan 16, 2016 2:45 pm[/url]":3spy3ikc]

slabghost » Sun Jan 17, 2016 8:26 am[/url]":3spy3ikc]
Regardless of their issues I'd be one proud so & so to have an old tiger.

Me too but only after an electric starter was added! :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy:

I've got three of them, no electric starters, nothing starts as easy as a properly sorted Triumph twin. Even my Norton lights off with2-3 prods at the most. Starter buttons on Triumphs are for sissies.