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10644
Hi guys, I am looking at a '98 TBS at present and have some questions? * Was the engine offset to the right on this bike? * If so, how much when...
Richard Fenner
Ridgeback43
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Mar 3, 2006
3:32 pm
10645
Aloha Richard, My 98 has a clutch cover with Triumph on it. IIRC it was cast rather than stamped. My guess is that the early production bikes may have had...
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glgavin
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Mar 3, 2006
4:50 pm
10646
Thanks, Gary. Much appreciated. I just wanted to be sure that a) I wasn't cross-eyed and b) I wasn't in the process of buying a bent bike! Cheers, Richard. ...
Richard Fenner
Ridgeback43
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Mar 3, 2006
5:19 pm
10647
Howdy Richard, My 99 T-Bird Sport has a blank clutch cover. The distance from the seam on the tank to the outer edge of the right rear cam cover is approx . 3"...
Robert
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Mar 4, 2006
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10648
As I am getting older [see fatter], the need for handlebars that reach to me instead of the other way around seems to be evident. This occured to me after...
Dan Winkle
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Mar 5, 2006
2:23 am
10649
I had the low TBird bars on my TBS when I got it. They were good, but I have the Speed Triple bars on there now and I like them a little better. I've never...
Denny
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Mar 5, 2006
2:28 am
10650
... From: Denny To: triumphthunderbirdsportriders@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [T TBS R] Thunderbird bars on TBS???? I...
Dan Winkle
bull_man11
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Mar 5, 2006
2:51 am
10651
O i forgot to mention the front brake hose is longer than stock. The Clutch hose is still stock. there is plenty of wire for the electrical controls. I...
Denny
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Mar 5, 2006
2:59 am
10652
Hi, I just changed the bars on my '99 TBS back to stock. It had been fitted with standard T'bird bars. These were high as the risers on the TBS are a lot...
PETER FAKER
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Mar 5, 2006
7:37 am
10653
... Unless you just want to gently cruise, or like hanging on to your bars for dear life above 60, wouldn't recommend ... I don't like the sounds of that...
Dan Winkle
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Mar 5, 2006
1:49 pm
10654
Bonneville bars are 1" Thunderbirds are 7/8". There are a lot of aftermarket bars out there, do some measuring to help figure out what you want. Triumpg...
Denny
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Mar 5, 2006
5:50 pm
10655
Thanks Denny for the excellent amt of info. Now that I have the info, now I have to decide what to do. BULLman [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Dan Winkle
bull_man11
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Mar 5, 2006
7:15 pm
10656
... reach ... Bike ... maybe a ... I have a 2000 TBS which I put Thunderbird bars on. It is a direct bolt-on except for the front upper brake-line. As you can...
Bill
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Mar 5, 2006
8:28 pm
10657
... No! - your middle cylinder is dead on centreline of the frame, which makes it a real tw*t of a job to get the middle plug out! The engine might 'look'...
taylorrguk
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Mar 5, 2006
10:34 pm
10658
quote ... However, just because you want more pullback and rise does not mean you are slow. Mine also has green cams, open airbox, rejetted carb, dunstall...
Dan Winkle
bull_man11
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Mar 5, 2006
11:23 pm
10659
... do something it wasn't designed to do. ... dear life @ 60mph" - ... I have removed the fairing you see on the bike. I did not like riding with it. I also...
Bill
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Mar 6, 2006
5:17 am
10660
I'm running a Watsonian GP Jubilee sidecar on my 2004 TBS. What a beautiful combo. Had to add a subframe from Doug Bingham's Side Strider Inc. in CA. (If you...
Máirtín
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Mar 6, 2006
8:51 pm
10661
Denny, Doug Bingham at Side Strider, http://www.sidestrider.com who has been riding, racing and selling sidecars for decades talked me out of the leading link...
Máirtín
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Mar 7, 2006
12:57 pm
10662
i had a set of ducati monster bars on mine before i replaced them with european drag bars... ... From: Denny <dennyhenderson@...> To:...
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britboy1956
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Mar 7, 2006
4:36 pm
10663
Speaking of which, does anybody knows if Speed Triple bars have those holes to accomodate TBS electric assemblies? And do Speed Troble bars differ from year to...
dgalassi63
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Mar 8, 2006
10:33 am
10664
S3 bars have different location holes. Some folks have gone the other route and snipped the tabs off the pods and used friction tape beneath the pod to give it...
chris griffin
grificonius
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Mar 8, 2006
4:25 pm
10665
Need recommendations for the best spark plugs for cool weather (Ohio) for 2001 TBS Adventurer; I do remember reading that it is recommended to go with a...
Ginn ADV
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Mar 9, 2006
10:36 pm
10666
The Denso Iridium Plug. Any one running this high end Plug notice a great difference. Denso Iridium #5376 IX24B Plug. $11.99 each. I'll pay more if they...
Ginn ADV
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Mar 10, 2006
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10667
I have been using the Iridium for 2 years now. Better/ smoother idle and maybe I'm a clutz but before I would infrequently kill the engine taking off from a...
Mel Vance
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Mar 10, 2006
1:37 pm
10668
Wow, you guys have choices in motorcycle plugs! I have tried to purchase plugs for motorcycles at auto parts stores and they have always sent me to the ...
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glgavin
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Mar 10, 2006
6:01 pm
10669
My TBS is making me crazy. Tune up weekend, New Bat, Plugs (8mm gap), Fuel Filter, drained carbs. Bike started with a jump before my little tune up. Newly...
Ginn ADV
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Mar 13, 2006
3:43 pm
10670
Are you smelling any fuel at the exhaust or on the plugs after turning it over? Ginn ADV <tginnadv@...> wrote: My TBS is making me crazy. Tune up...
chris griffin
grificonius
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Mar 13, 2006
4:29 pm
10671
I'll bet that you fouled the plugs with the Stabil. I have none it several times. Michael ... From: "Ginn ADV" <tginnadv@...> To:...
Britbikemike
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Mar 13, 2006
7:02 pm
10672
Yes as I wore down the battery I could smell fuel. So I let her sit for 1/2hour.... Went back to killing the battery.... no go... chris griffin...
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Mar 14, 2006
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10673
When my TBS won't start due to flooding I was instructed to open the throttle fully and hit the starter again. It's always worked for me. Wish I could help...
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glgavin
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Mar 14, 2006
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