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On the way back from Mallory the other day the Falco decided it didn't like the bolt that holds the gear lever on any more and spat it out. Which left me waiting for my mate who was riding it a few miles down the road. Problem was solved by pinching one of the seat screws. Triumph got there and back without a hitch.. Ran as a sweet as a nut too.

Better get someone "mechanically able" to maintain the thing for you .... and break out some of that loctite that you keep safe in its bottle.

Loctite.. Yeh.. I'm used to working with fasteners that don't undo themselves, so I suppose it's best to use it on these naff metric threads.

Willopotomas wrote:Loctite.. Yeh.. I'm used to working with fasteners that don't undo themselves, so I suppose it's best to use it on these naff metric threads.

Well, I suppose you could begin a programme of drilling out and re-tapping every thread with an appropriate selection of your pounds, shillings and pence threads .... just to keep you occupied and save on a splash of thread lock ...........

You may have hit on something here mate.. Although to re-do the whole bike would take me a while. She already sports a few imperial fasteners and shall be doing so more as time goes by.. I'll try not to drill and tap and only use through-bolts. I wouldn't want to confuse anyone with spanners that have fractions marked on them rather than a number if it comes to sell..lol..

Willopotomas wrote:You may have hit on something here mate.. Although to re-do the whole bike would take me a while. She already sports a few imperial fasteners and shall be doing so more as time goes by.. I'll try not to drill and tap and only use through-bolts. I wouldn't want to confuse anyone with spanners that have fractions marked on them rather than a number if it comes to sell..lol..

I have a selection of both ..... most of mine that are marked in fractions-of-a-chain are sockets .... though I do have a few spanners.

I know a few spanners too

D-Rider wrote:I know a few spanners too

Yes.. I think we both know the same ones!

Willopotomas wrote:

D-Rider wrote:I know a few spanners too

Yes.. I think we both know the same ones!

LOL ..... yeah you're not wrong!

Willopotomas wrote:Loctite.. Yeh.. I'm used to working with fasteners that don't undo themselves, so I suppose it's best to use it on these naff metric threads.

You obviously ain't talking about anything with a Triumph label then.

On my last old Triumph every bolt, screw fastener or inspection cover was of the auto-unfastening type.

when I was stoopid enoiugh to have one the wheels were misaligned the clutch lever came from god knows where the engine mapping was wrong the coating peeled of the foot pegs and hangers (there was a recall) The steering head was so overtightened the tech refgused to ride it the headlights worked when they fanicied it .... Triumph's response would you like 200 towards triumph goods ewrr no thanks I'll have a Suzuki instead


and this was when they gave someone a new bike because they bought a second hand one that had been accidentally clocked Jealous moi ? shirley not but thanks for bringing those painful memories back

HowardQ wrote: On my last old Triumph every bolt, screw fastener or inspection cover was of the auto-unfastening type.

I've been searching the Triumph website looking for the auto-unfastening type.
Not found it yet but it's a lot of fun ........... http://www.triumph.com/uk/en/index.html

Ah, you must be talking about the modern incarnation.. AKA Bloorumph. I'm talking about real Triumphs. Ye know, the reliable old donks from 40 years ago

Willopotomas wrote:Ah, you must be talking about the modern incarnation.. AKA Bloorumph. I'm talking about real Triumphs. Ye know, the reliable old donks from 40 years ago

.... back when Howard was not much younger than you are now ..... scary thought .....


back when "Triumph" looked like this:



rather than this:



yet not as good as this:

So called because they're a triumph over gravity?

How's that 'Shock spanner' coming along Will??