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Greatly appreciate these presentations. .....a fan in Florida...

My T140 breathed through the primary chain case via 3 small holes in the left hand case and no crank seal, allegedly to help the drive side main bearing. Regarding the Lack of top gear I had a genuine Triumph workshop manual and indexed the Quadrant as shown in the book, and had 4 gears on upshift but 5 on changing down as the photo that shows you how to index it was upside down. I was stumped for ages until a mate pointed it out.

T140 in a slimline? I had one like that. The biggest issue was unless you kept the rear chain really tight on overrun it would hit the swinging arm pivot. I loved it My partner tolerated it until she got pregnant. so I had to buy a car. To my eternal shame It was an Allegro.

I’m a bit shocked to be honest. I can only assume the builder didn’t know the T120 well, looking at how the clutch pressure plate wasn’t adjusted properly (pretty elementary) and the restrictive breather…then of course also omitting the crankcase oil seal. That’s sometimes the risk of buying a ‘pretty’ bike. You hope the builder is as familiar and competent with the mechanicals as he is with the spray gun.

Looks like a Joe Hunt magneto…plenty of spark, plenty of grunt

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I’ve had similar problems on post the original Lucas company “ genuine” alternators in the green boxes. They were made under license “ offshore” and are nothing like the quality of the ordinal Lucas company alternators. Indeed that’s true for lots of other Lucas products. I had three alternators in a row fail within very few miles. The new classic range in red boxes, while still made offshore, are much better quality. Great videos. From a guy living in Canada who is from near where Dave’s workshop is. Keep the videos coming. Very enjoyable!

I have one with that magneto but kicks back a lot. I even bought a retarded lever kit but still kicks back. I do not know why yet

Great video! Very interesting. Tons of knowledge. Thanks. 🤔👍

Yeah. You really need to be a Triumph enthusiast. Or willing to learn. Bet it vibrates like mad. Need loctite and a tool kit, and those spongy grips that Harley used to put on Sportsters.

Wow !! Great channel. I just acquired an 1959 bsa golden flash. I will be watching more of your videos. Great content 👌

Brilliant, mate. A bike amongst bikes!!!

Your wrong about the breather, the engine breathes by going through the main bearing into primary case by putting in a seal you've now eliminated engine breathing.

Nice but the mud gaurds don't look in proportion?...

Looks fantastic ,nearly as nice as my continental gt 535.

Hi Dave, if my memory serves me right the oif engine breathed through the main crancase bearing....and not the camshaft bush....the three small holes on the engine casing is inadequate to breathe. But I don't know if this build has a camshaft bush oil breather. My 72 65o bonneville lacked power till I took out the oil seal from the drive side engine bearing. Just my opinion

Does anybody re manufacture norton featherbed frames ?

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Put a 750cc Norton Atlas in that frame. Tune it will higher comp pistons, high lift cams, gas flowed head etc. I like alloy fuel tanks, but that’s my preference. Or go all out and put a Vincent engine it.

Beautiful machine, wish I lived in the UK and not AUS. Good luck to whoever wins it 👍

somehow i don't think Triumph went to all the trouble of routing the breather to the rear if they could have made do with a five inch stub, i'd at least route it to be a rear chain oiler.

Great you got that sorted for the new owner. Lovely bike.😊

For those not familiar with high comp singles, note that they had to push the bike back against compression. Not to stall it when trying to start it. Applies both to push start and roller start.

It's so nice that you're open and honest about the things you find with the bikes. Not painting it rosy , like

Having ridden and seen so many motorcycles in my 43 years of having a bike licence I have to say that Triton is the most f#### beautiful bike I have seen in many years. Perfection.

Whats the point originaly the cooper car co used norton engines in their racing cars.until norton stopped supplying the engines .so cooper bought complete bikes and removed the engines .which meant that owners of rigid and sprung hub triumphs could get a nice new norton at a nock down price and put their old triumph engine in it .making a very nice bike .but why do it with a modern bike i just dont see the point.as there was nothin wrong with norton engines.

Looks like a solid, well built bike.. I think I like it but I'm not absolutely certain !.. As Dave says it's a modern take on a classic design and I'm a bit of a traditionalist so it didn't immediately give me the 'wow-factor,' but I do think it would grow on me pretty quickly.. Of course although most Tritons look very similar, superficially at least, they're still very much to the builder's taste !.. I'm not fond of the mag, it looks very vulnerable to me.. Like Dave I'd prefer twin clocks and also a larger headlight and an alloy cover on the rear hub to balance it with the look of the front brake plate.. The insulation on the alternator stator being all shattered and flaking was a bit concerning to say the least, it would be good to know what caused that to happen..

Dave, another good video. You could drop the bike off to me when I win as I’m in Kent. I spotted your Huntsman badge on your jacket.

The more I look at it, the more I like it.

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I really enjoyed Dave's assessment of the aspects of the bike that needed to be addressed. And a somewhat rare opportunity to see Alex "The Stig" Rollings in front of the camera. :) Nice looking bike. Thanks for posting another Workshop Vlog.

That Hunt magneto (or copy of) is ok for intended purpose, American oval racing because they only go around left hand bends. Too many scenarios where it could be damaged and possibly damage other parts on a road bike

Do you know the supplier of the belt drive please? I've always been under the impression that if you are running in oil you may as well stick with the chain 🤔

reminds me of my BSA I had as a (very) young man.....just looking at it now gives this old man wrist / back / neck ache....lol

Electric start be better money than magneto

TT pipes. Are they Road Holder forks , how does Dave judge correct tension on belt primary?

Beautiful build. Then ruin it with the un-necessary magneto, stuck on the side like a wart!

Those english licenseplates take off a few miles of your top speed 😮

Looking at the bubba work on the crankcase alone it would appear that these are 2 miss matching halves, not sure how BSA machine crankcases but normal practice would be to machine them as a pair, and these 2 halves are not a pair, so the likelihood of the crank bearings being in line are remote, the mating spigot being broken suggests that that was broken off when the 2 miss matched halves were put together, in any case a new crankcase is required as these 2 will never be any good, relying as they do on the bolts to keep them as a unit, the customer needs to consult Citizens Advice for what action to take against the seller, there is ample evidence that fraud has taken place here, and a well documented report would bring about legal action against the seller. Chris B.

That' a stunning kettle, the winner will be over the moon, I know I would be!

Any bike off of which you can eat your dinner is nothing more than a garage queen

Benelli 4 cyl was better than MV-Agusta 3 cyl

Fun thing about finned Shadow brake drums. Now they are actually a few quids cheaper than the plain ones. But harder to fit the chain wheel on. As usual no mention of the Comet. A grossly underestimated touring bike, decent with modern speed limits. Only difference I feel when riding a Comet or a Shadow is when twisting the throttle. And easier to start a Comet if you are lightweight.

That engine running, the pang pang pang, brings back memories of my own IT490 from back in the day

Nice looking bike, but as usual, it's not even close to a replica! It's just a look-alike (i.e., if you don't come too close!)

I am getting an 1958 A10 which has replacement chrome mudguards which I will want to replace. You are doing the same for the DBD34 Gold Star. Where will your get the correct mudguards and stays from?

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The condition of the forks and master cylinder doesn't inspire much confidence in the rest of the bike. the winner should ask Dave very nicely to take the heads and barrel off.

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I've a picture of this fella print out big has a 30 number on it can't find out where he's racing