...suggestion - always loose the cylinder compression by declutching, and run the kicker down once slowly before starting. If this bike was two days cold I find it hard to believe it started immediately as shown. I have a 67 T100. Thanks mate, good demo.
Can you describe how to declutch and why you run the kicker down slowly once? I recently injured myself kicking my '71 TR6R and I think I need to perfect my starting procedure to avoid kickback etc.
sounds like the valves need adjusting, if you can hear them,they are loose,they are finicky,all adjustable twins of the era were finicky on valve adjustment,you can lose up to 10% of your power due to loose valves,i' have one of these,motors on my bobber,first thin i did was run valves and set points then attacked the carbs,thye were wayout of sync float level is everything on a triumph,they handle like a dive bomber,best handling bike made,steering is remarkable,i 've owned a bunch,they're best
Please do some checking. I believe that the LH gas valve is the reserve, not the valve for the LH carb. The RH gas valve is the main feed for both carbs, and the LH valve is the reserve for both carbs.
Yep, that's how it is on my '67 Daytona. If you open both valves and run out then you're in trouble, if you just open the right one then you have a reserve. Regarding the comment above, mine makes a racket too. You can't get a feeler gauge in on the '67, not sure what year they added the inspection ports on the side. I'm honestly considering getting a later T100R engine and setting my numbers matching aside so I'll have the benefit of being able to check valve lash and also having the little rotor cover on the primary too.
@@douglasfrantzen3011 I'm confused... you're saying you can't get a feeler gauge in on a 67 to check valve clearance? I just bought a 64 TR6 and it has four caps on the rocker box that unscrew to get to the valves and check the clearance. I haven't done it yet, but I'm pretty sure that's what they're for.
@@daveco1270 No, it has the four caps on top, but on this model it's a tough angle to get the feeler gauge in the gap, the TR6 has more room. About '71 they added some covers on the side of the 500 engines so that the feeler gauge can go straight in. I got some of the Motion Pro feeler gauges and they work well with the sharp angle so problem was solved.
@@douglasfrantzen3011 On my 72 T100R i bent the feeler gauges so i could adjust the gaps easier. Still have them :) Mine didnt have covers on the side ? All pushrod tapet engines have to be a wee bit clackity when cold. Great bikes.
![Triumph 500 T100 Daytona short test ride [poor sound quality]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mUi1RKuv-9o/mqdefault.jpg)
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Nice bike. I just bought my first British twin... a 1964 Triumph TR6. I'm loving it so far. It fires right up on the first kick. So much fun to ride.
...suggestion - always loose the cylinder compression by declutching, and run the kicker down once slowly before starting. If this bike was two days cold I find it hard to believe it started immediately as shown. I have a 67 T100. Thanks mate, good demo.
Can you describe how to declutch and why you run the kicker down slowly once? I recently injured myself kicking my '71 TR6R and I think I need to perfect my starting procedure to avoid kickback etc.
more good work.. 71 72 an interesting part of Triumph BSA history.. looks and sounds as it should, needs to go for a run))
My first triumph was a 500 cc Daytona,
sounds like the valves need adjusting, if you can hear them,they are loose,they are finicky,all adjustable twins of the era were finicky on valve adjustment,you can lose up to 10% of your power due to loose valves,i' have one of these,motors on my bobber,first thin i did was run valves and set points then attacked the carbs,thye were wayout of sync float level is everything on a triumph,they handle like a dive bomber,best handling bike made,steering is remarkable,i 've owned a bunch,they're best
Please do some checking. I believe that the LH gas valve is the reserve, not the valve for the LH carb. The RH gas valve is the main feed for both carbs, and the LH valve is the reserve for both carbs.
Yep, that's how it is on my '67 Daytona. If you open both valves and run out then you're in trouble, if you just open the right one then you have a reserve.
Regarding the comment above, mine makes a racket too. You can't get a feeler gauge in on the '67, not sure what year they added the inspection ports on the side. I'm honestly considering getting a later T100R engine and setting my numbers matching aside so I'll have the benefit of being able to check valve lash and also having the little rotor cover on the primary too.
@@douglasfrantzen3011 I'm confused... you're saying you can't get a feeler gauge in on a 67 to check valve clearance? I just bought a 64 TR6 and it has four caps on the rocker box that unscrew to get to the valves and check the clearance. I haven't done it yet, but I'm pretty sure that's what they're for.
@@daveco1270 No, it has the four caps on top, but on this model it's a tough angle to get the feeler gauge in the gap, the TR6 has more room. About '71 they added some covers on the side of the 500 engines so that the feeler gauge can go straight in. I got some of the Motion Pro feeler gauges and they work well with the sharp angle so problem was solved.
@@douglasfrantzen3011 On my 72 T100R i bent the feeler gauges so i could adjust the gaps easier. Still have them :) Mine didnt have covers on the side ? All pushrod tapet engines have to be a wee bit clackity when cold. Great bikes.