TriMotoRevival is about my experiences reviving Triumph motorcycles made in Hinckley the 1990's. These are the so-called 'T300' models, using the Hinckley factory codes for machines of this era. I started it to document the process of renovating my Lancaster Red 1991 Triumph Trophy 1200, VIN #544. Since I completed the rebuild on #544, I've added written about trips, other early Hinckley bikes, and work on my Racing Yellow 1994 Triumph Daytona 900. I hope you enjoy what you find here.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Greasy fun with Daytona suspension linkages
A nice little job to get done, and satisfying to see fresh grease squeezing out of the seals.
See that mud flap. Is it in danger of getting blown forward into the wheel? Not a dangerous proposition but unlikely to improve longevity. Could it be attached to the linkage in any way so as to prevent that?
That is a thought. I deliberately made the flap a lot wider than the gap between the swing arm spars so it would have to curve. I think the curve helps to prevent it from moving about too much. I'll keep an eye on it to see if there is any sign of rubbing. So far so good.
Nevertheless, a bit of fishing line threaded through the centre of the flap and then tied off around the bottom of the shock would do the trick.
By the way, I had to buy a flexible hose for my grease gun so I could pump it in to the central nipple in the lowest bearing (bottom right-hand picture, just behind the sump). It's a fiddly job because I found I had to push the host onto the nipple with one hand whilst using the other hand to push the grease gun against my arm to work the pump. Got there in the end.
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Gives me something to aim for!
See that mud flap. Is it in danger of getting blown forward into the wheel? Not a dangerous proposition but unlikely to improve longevity. Could it be attached to the linkage in any way so as to prevent that?
That is a thought. I deliberately made the flap a lot wider than the gap between the swing arm spars so it would have to curve. I think the curve helps to prevent it from moving about too much. I'll keep an eye on it to see if there is any sign of rubbing. So far so good.
Nevertheless, a bit of fishing line threaded through the centre of the flap and then tied off around the bottom of the shock would do the trick.
By the way, I had to buy a flexible hose for my grease gun so I could pump it in to the central nipple in the lowest bearing (bottom right-hand picture, just behind the sump). It's a fiddly job because I found I had to push the host onto the nipple with one hand whilst using the other hand to push the grease gun against my arm to work the pump. Got there in the end.
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