(05-11-18, 12:19 PM)robbo link Wrote: Woke the Speed Triple up from its summer and autumn slumber in preparation for its winter duty. Cleaned and lubed the chain, pumped up the tyres, gave the button a prod and it burst into life first go. After a warm up, the oil got dropped and replaced with a sumpful of Motul's finest.
Yesterday was the London to Brighton veteran car run, so that was an opportunity for a day out to blast any cobwebs away. I've had it since new in April '94, so it'll be 25 next year. Might have to buy it a cake.
Lovely bike
the night i was born, lord the moon stood a fire red., my poor mother her crying,
she said the gypsy was right, and she fell right dead
(03-11-18, 12:51 AM)coffee link Wrote: It was a toss up back in the day whether to go for an FJ or a Pan, the shaft drive clinched it. That is one lovely bike mate. :thumbup :thumbup .at the moment I'm painting a load of Ercol furniture,we couldn't afford a new dining room suite so we decided to paint everything in 2 colours and then flat it a bit so it looks like that shabby chic,only done one and a half chairs at the moment and it don't half take some time!,lot cheaper than a new one though,should be finished by Christmas I hope. :rolleyes
Lovely bike. I've also got an owned since new 2004 one that's only 15 years old next year. Might buy it a cupcake
Fifteen, just a teenager then :lol . It'll either want a new phone or a games console :rollin . Plenty of bikes have come and gone in the last 20 odd years, but the ST has seen the back of all of them, not that the Fazers going anywhere. It's a bit rough round the edges now but has certainly served me and the mrs well, following WSB all over Europe throughout the mid to late 90's, when a Pan took over those duties. According to the Mk1 ST owners group, it's the only one owner they know of still on the road.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
05-11-18, 06:31 PM (This post was last modified: 05-11-18, 06:33 PM by tommyardin.)
(03-11-18, 12:51 AM)coffee link Wrote: It was a toss up back in the day whether to go for an FJ or a Pan, the shaft drive clinched it. That is one lovely bike mate. :thumbup :thumbup .at the moment I'm painting a load of Ercol furniture,we couldn't afford a new dining room suite so we decided to paint everything in 2 colours and then flat it a bit so it looks like that shabby chic,only done one and a half chairs at the moment and it don't half take some time!,lot cheaper than a new one though,should be finished by Christmas I hope. :rolleyes
Still awaiting the Shabby Chic photos Coffee.
Here is my latest bit of handy work, wife was complaining about my skid lids being left about the house. I was fed up with my great nephews coming into the house and using them as Buzz bloody Lightyear helmets dropping them, scratching them and cracking the visor on my LS2 Convert, £27 quid for a replacement visor. :'(
Looked in lots of places including the Bay trying to find a chest that would take the 3 Buckets, some just two small other much to big, so down to B&Q for some pine and out with the tools that have not seen much light since I retired from the building trade, good to know I still have the skills.
Buckets now out of sight, safe from grubby hands, Mrs stopped complaining (Well, about that anyway) can be used to sit on with a couple of cushions and used as a coffee table as well. Jobs-a-good-un.
(05-11-18, 06:31 PM)tommyardin link Wrote: [quote author=coffee link=topic=11414.msg286284#msg286284 date=1541202667]
It was a toss up back in the day whether to go for an FJ or a Pan, the shaft drive clinched it. That is one lovely bike mate. :thumbup :thumbup .at the moment I'm painting a load of Ercol furniture,we couldn't afford a new dining room suite so we decided to paint everything in 2 colours and then flat it a bit so it looks like that shabby chic,only done one and a half chairs at the moment and it don't half take some time!,lot cheaper than a new one though,should be finished by Christmas I hope. :rolleyes
Still awaiting the Shabby Chic photos Coffee.
Here is my latest bit of handy work, wife was complaining about my skid lids being left about the house. I was fed up with my great nephews coming into the house and using them as Buzz bloody Lightyear helmets dropping them, scratching them and cracking the visor on my LS2 Convert, £27 quid for a replacement visor. :'(
Looked in lots of places including the Bay trying to find a chest that would take the 3 Buckets, some just two small other much to big, so down to B&Q for some pine and out with the tools that have not seen much light since I retired from the building trade, good to know I still have the skills.
Buckets now out of sight, safe from grubby hands, Mrs stopped complaining (Well, about that anyway) can be used to sit on with a couple of cushions and used as a coffee table as well. Jobs-a-good-un.
[/quote] that is brilliant :thumbup :thumbup
never look down on anyone unless you're helping them up.
(06-11-18, 07:57 AM)red98 link Wrote: Hi coffee....interesting project , are you sure these are ERCOL chairs ? Ive not seen those before and the design dos'nt look ERCOL ish.......
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Yes,it's old colonial made in the sixties or thereabouts,we liked it when we bought it but that was nearly 20 years ago and we've just got fed up with it,the trouble with this old furniture is you get nothing for it even though the workmanship and quality is much better than most of the stuff nowadays (foc me! I sound like one of these people from the past "back in my day son,blah,blah,blah " anyway I think it'll look a bit more modern when we've finished it and it'll brighten up our dining room,I'm going to do the dresser and the table as well foc it :b
never look down on anyone unless you're helping them up.
(06-11-18, 10:47 AM)fazersharp link Wrote: I hope that you are telling me you have removed that horrible white paint to revel a beautiful example of English Elm carpentry.
That my boy is eau de mil ,a rather pleasant shade of blue,White indeed! the very thought. :eek
never look down on anyone unless you're helping them up.
Wow, that is clean. What sort of miles has that got. If I remember correctly, that model always benefitted from having the rear suspension linkage re-lubed as the factory was very sparing in that department. Certainly a credit to you. :thumbup
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.
It's got 24k on it, but now only does about 1k of sunny days per year. Yes you're quite right about the grease. Shop has just greased up all the suspension, swinging arm, rear hub and replaced the headstock bearings. He said some of it appeared to have grinding paste installed....
Did the Triumph factory tour in September, and I asked the tour guide when do they put the grease in. I got a funny look....
Just been prepping it for the mot (including swapping over the baffle free exhaust) :rolleyes and the brake lights don't work. Not the bulbs, not the fuse, not the switches. Had the rear bodywork off looking for a disconnected connector. Still stumped :'(
put this into storage in a farmer mates shed until next spring. In January I make the last payment on the loan I took out to get it, so the next time I ride it will be the first time I'll genuinely feel like its mine in the last four years! It was the first tie I'd got a loan for a bike since the eighties, but I figured an old Harley wouldn't go down in value, so its been like paying into a savings account but getting to have another bike to ride as a bonus, then having the bike to sell if I needed the dosh urgently. I know its not everybody's cup of tea, but on the right day, in the right weather lol, its a good un. Normally those "crazily hot/ jeans /t shirt/ pisspot/ 45mph through the forest of dean" days don't come along much, but this last summer there were a few to say the least. Also (and I now its ridiculous and childish that I like these things, but I do...) wimmin love going on the back, old people and kids wave at you, and other "proper" bikers refuse to give you the statutory nod or hand wave... :lol :lol
