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13251
I would like to fit a wider rim to my rear wheel so I can have a 180 rear tyre, is this possible has anyone carried out this conversion?...
readrep49
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Mar 2, 2009
10:05 pm
13252
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...
Alec Gore
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13253
... 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...
petermholmes
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Mar 9, 2009
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13254
Looking for complete front end, forks, spoke wheel only, twin disks with calipers, lines, resevoir and controls a plus. Contact chergo@... Thanks, jeff...
bsarocket3a75
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Mar 17, 2009
5:29 pm
13255
Good Luck, I've seen only two sets of TBS forks for sale on ebay in the past 6 years. And those went for a pretty hefty price. ... Thanks, Denny...
Denny
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Mar 18, 2009
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13256
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...
kregelin
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Mar 19, 2009
6:54 pm
13257
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...
Gary L. Gavin
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Mar 19, 2009
8:30 pm
13258
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...
cpallenjr
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Mar 20, 2009
9:49 pm
13259
Visit http://www.webbikeworld.com/tbird/fork/ for info....
mccwriting
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Mar 21, 2009
7:30 am
13260
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...
dleinheardt
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Mar 25, 2009
8:35 pm
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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...
dleinheardt
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Mar 27, 2009
8:20 pm
13262
... 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...
Andrew Jenkins
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Mar 27, 2009
9:25 pm
13263
... 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...
readrep49
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Mar 28, 2009
8:22 pm
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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...
midliferider
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Apr 3, 2009
2:50 pm
13265
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...
mccwriting
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Apr 4, 2009
4:32 am
13266
Pretty slick cafe'd TBS: http://motopuntolinea.blogspot.com/2009/02/special-triumph-thunderbird-sport-by.html...
dleinheardt
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Apr 14, 2009
12:40 pm
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... That really is cool....
Bill Small
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Apr 14, 2009
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13268
the bike looks great= but wher did he get those headers from???? y2kTBS '78 GS750E...
Guy
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Apr 15, 2009
9:05 pm
13269
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...
Scot
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Apr 15, 2009
11:38 pm
13270
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...
mick.leigh50
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Apr 16, 2009
5:54 pm
13271
... 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...
petermholmes
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Apr 16, 2009
6:13 pm
13272
... 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....
winnwillinger
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Apr 16, 2009
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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...
Norm Bour
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Apr 16, 2009
6:44 pm
13274
... 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...
Andrew Jenkins
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Apr 16, 2009
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13275
... 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 ...
Andrew Jenkins
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Apr 16, 2009
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13276
... 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. ...
taylorrguk
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Apr 16, 2009
8:24 pm
13277
... Those are for model years 2000-2004 (part number A9608013). What he's looking for is the ones for 1997-1999 (part number A9600002)....
petermholmes
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Apr 16, 2009
10:45 pm
13278
... 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...
petermholmes
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Apr 16, 2009
10:54 pm
13279
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...
Mick Leigh
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Apr 17, 2009
1:33 pm
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Hi Andy if successful my mobile no is 07788454913 ________________________________ From: Andrew Jenkins <adjenkins@...> To:...
Mick Leigh
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