Yes, see here: www.alecgore.com/thunderbird.html Hagon re-rimmed the wheel to a 5 inch wide 17 inch dia for me, using the original hub. Handling though is...
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... Peter Holmes has been here maybe twice in the past 10 months, but you caught up with him. Hi Alec! Whazzup? In search of a certain rather noisy blonde...
Looking for complete front end, forks, spoke wheel only, twin disks with calipers, lines, resevoir and controls a plus. Contact chergo@... Thanks, jeff...
MY 98 TBS,41K NEEDS NEW FORK SEALS. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW MUCH FORK OIL I WILL NEED? ANY TIPS ON THIS JOB? ALSO, IS 5 WT. THE CORRECT VISCOSITY? THANKS, KEITH...
The correct oil grade is SAE 5. I've followed the service manual and measured the air space between to top of the tube down to the fluid to get the correct...
1 liter is just enough to do both sides and I used 7wt from BMW which stiffens things up a bit (I have both the compression and rebound damping backed out...
Steve- Are you using bar-end mirrors with your M Bars? If so, which ones? And not sure if I missed it, but can you post a few photos of your M Bars on the...
Has anyone installed Oberon bar-end or clamp-on mirrors on their TBS? They look sweet and trying to make certain they'll work on the standard bar before...
... I fitted bar-ends (not Oberon but similar). I've now switched back to the originals as I found the 60mm diameter bar-ends to be completely useless. Not...
... Hi a friend of mine has an Oberon on his bike and like Andrew explains they are difficult to use, being a convex 60mm. However I have a pair of 70mm Motrax...
I put some lower bars on my Legend last fall and added CRG bar-end mirrors. These have a gentle convex quality. I see far more around my back . It helps keep...
I have had napoleon bar end mirrors on my '98 TBS for years and looking for another replacement set. If you want more info about mounting them, check out...
John: Glad to hear you are coming. To the rest of you, I think this is the last week to get one of the blocked rooms. There will be plenty of room for...
I am looking without much success for a set of off road mufflers for my 98 TBS,its like rocking horse poo to find in the UK.Can anybody point me in the right...
... Honestly, your best bet is to just pop off your stock mufflers, grab a 12"-16" extension and a 3/4" hole saw or concrete bit, and go through the baffles...
... I think there is a pair on Ebay autos U.S right now. Sometimes you can talk a seller into an over seas ship, as I have had to do for U.K. parts....
I have long considered the off-roads but didn't want to deal with the re-jetting issue. So if you do the drill bit thing, is that still an issue or will the...
... Mick, A friend of mine here in Cardiff had a pair he asked if I wanted (before he realised I already had the same ones fitted). I don't know what he was...
... my 98 TBS,its like ... direction,or know ... deserves.Thanks Mick, A friend of mine here in Cardiff did have a pair which he asked if I wanted (before he ...
... Triumph should start making these again? A pair just sold on eBay in the UK for GBP 393! When they were last available from dealers they were GBP 299. ...
... You don't really have to rejet when you put on the offroads, Norm. The sum total of the rejetting is just backing out the idle screws to about 2-1/2 turns...
Hi Richard If you can get hold of a pair i would be very interested.I bid on the recent pair on e bay £400 is a lot of money.I spoke to a chap from osmc.co.uk...