Just want to say you're amazing, you do amazing work, your videos are extremely educational. I started riding in April of this year and have been able to do many repair and maintenance jobs on my own bike from watching your channel. Keep up the great work.
Why thank you most kindly Arturo, that's very kind of you.. firstly if you only started riding this summer then Welcome to the world of motorcycles, i hope you're enjoying your adventure..im glad the videos have been able to help you out, thats why we post them up... keep safe and keep in touch.. Del.
This was a long day for you, Del, but thanks again for taking the time to film it all so completely! I always enjoy your videos, but usually learn something new along the way as well....seems there's more than one way to do most things! Cheers!
Hi Allen, yes indeed, more than one way to skin a raccoon and really happy to be going this way, it's all turning out really well and hopefully it'll be a beautiful bike when it's done, should hopefully raise enough funds for the next project! take care and keep warm my friend, we imagine it's getting cold there now, are you under snow yet? I presume it lasts till Spring once it's in place? Keep safe and well, stay in touch, D&Px
@@Moonfleet41 Looking good, for sure! Our Winters are different one year to the next. Some are quite cold with deep snow that is here from early Dec thru March, and others are just a constant rotation of snow, ice, rain - snow..... Thanks for the response!
Love that Simonize paint, use it all the time, find it good for brackets, main/side stands etc, goes rock hard and very durable when baked off under infra red lights 👍
You can tel Del that you love anything with a bearing. Your natural confidence & skills shine through with vids like this - just like the way you love rebuilding forks - I still think forks are devils engineering. I just wish I had your confidence to tackle such stuff. Having the right tools (bought & bespoke) certainly helps so much. I can only watch & wish!! - Well done Del - another great demo.
Thank you most kindly my friend, all these things are pretty simple jobs, it's not advanced engineering, or anything really technical, just basic housekeeping of simple components, half the battle s knowing the anatomy and what order it goes in, the rest is just getting on with it! Appreciate your kind support and for watching, keep safe there!
Hope the wheel builder knows the offset. Whenever I've took my wheels to my local wheel builder he always measures the offset from hub to rim prior to cutting the spokes out.
Yeah, good advice in any ordinary situation, but thankfully im using a Triumph wheel specialist, and he's been doing these for half a lifetime, so it's all information he knows by heart..!
@@Moonfleet41 Glad you decided to hand off this very specialised task to a pro m8 Really don't fancy chucking a bike into a corner on someone's first attempt at it !!! Having felt the difference myself I can tell you its night and day Any bike on well built wheels will accelerate corner ride and stop better than one on less well built wheels the difference is appreciable Personality I would even recommend having factory fresh wheels checked trued and tightened by a specialist wheel builder as machine built wheels are always a compromise never the best
Ok Del, In 1982 I was running a Triumph T160V Trident with a Norman Hyde 850 big bore kit installed, the bigger motor gave better performance and torque, but with a 19" wire spoked rear wheel and a small diameter hub due to the disc brake, the spokes were flexing and actually snapping. I had the rear wheel rebuilt twice by a local well respected wheel builder. Each time he used the next size larger gauge spokes, but unfortunately the spokes were still snapping. For the third rebuild he used MG sports car spokes and I never had a broken spoke on the rear wheel again. Third time lucky and a very happy customer as I only had to pay for one rebuild, not three.
That sounds like a top guy David, proper old school service, and i'd imagine it was expensive for him to keep having to rebuild it.... i recon that must have been a heavy old wheel by the end if the job too mate.! im also surprised that the MG spokes were long enough for a 19" rim with small hub.. an of those old car wires had really short stumpy spokes..!!! maybe custom ordered aye.! (unless they were form a really old vintage MG with running boards !!!)
Ya know Del, hope you don’t mind me calling you Del, ya sure make a guy think about how safe your own machine is and you’ve got me checking every part on my bike now. Which is a good thing and I thank you for that. I took so much for granted before ? So, thanks again Del. ? Not everything is cosmetic...
You're most welcome Kurt, am really glad the videos can inspire you, everything we do is just housekeeping really, nothing too technical and it'll save you a fortune long term in getting these little peripheral jobs done that you can learn to do yourself! Appreciate your very kind words.
So soothing to watch. I love how you keep every screw/nut back in same place after removing each component. Handy tip for not losing those tiny things while working. Love from India ❤️
Hi Nithin, thank you for your kind words sir, yes it's very useful to put fasteners back where they came from, it's especially useful if you fixing something outdoors or by the roadside.. Ride safe and keep well. and thank you for watching. Del.
Thank Graham, me too mate, although with the latest lockdown now it looks like it'll be at least 4 weeks before i see them again, even if they're finished tomorrow.... ho hum, plenty other stuff to be getting on with..
I don't have a bearing puller like that but I will buy one the first time I have to do the job. It'll pay for itself the first time around. Great video team DBG!
Exactly right John, i did the same, and i recon this must be the tenth time ive used it, pays for itself in on time. Thanks for watching mate, have a good week. D&Px
Yep ! Meticulous attention to detail as always buddy . I've watched dozens of lacing videos and man I reckon one needs to be with an experienced hand watching over when doing ones first (to be used ) rim . But having a go on some old scrap wheel will be fun .. New horizons et al ! . When it comes to the quest for knowledge all that's left to learn is everything else ! Peace and love brother 👍🏻☮❤
I think you're dead right brother, not a job for an amateur to fumble in to, this is an important project and I wanna turn out a really nice result! Have a great week, take it easy and keep safe, D&Px
Superb dedication to detail as always, Del. Can’t quite wait to see your wheel design! I saw what Boris did to you folks- hope Penny’s biz wasn’t affected. Stay safe there! 🏍👍🏍
Crazy people indeed... but they're all busy fighting over toilet rolls in the shops to we're safe at the moment... take care yourself mate, and keep in touch aye.. D&Pxx
You made me cry when you ground off the spokes, as they do polish out nicely. I am doing the same thing you are on a 1995 TBird 900. Also Vapour Blasting is a much more way of cleaning!
Sure thing mate, time I have, but it's the skills I don't trust at this point, this is an important bike and it will be for sale, plus this would have been my first attempt at wheel building, so it's wrong to do it on this bike... I'll get some practice on an old scrap wheel in the future now the balls rolling, but a pro-builder would be the right choice on this occasion!
I gotta admit, bearings aren’t hard, but I still rank them as my least favourite job to do. It’s better watching someone else do them. Haha. Take care Del!
Hey Del, I hope you're feeling better than you were! Is there anyway you could share who the wheel builder was with me please? My adventurer rims are terrible so I'm thinking of going down this route too. It's the only part that lets my bike down! Plus I still need to send you a pic of it as it's been done at the same time as there videos were made.cheers! 🙂
No Problem Richard.. the wheels were built by Doug Richardson Wheel Building... here's a link:- drwheelbuilding.com/ Good luck with them, let me know how you get on buddy.
You are doing a great job on the bikes and your video production. (Been watching since the small shop) I need to buy a set of large sockets just for the purpose you used them for. What size range do you tend to use?
Hi John, Thank you for your kind words, and this is the set i have for large sockets.. They are Metric and Imperial, and give me 22mm right out to 46mm, and 1 3/4 imperial.. that set has never failed to provide the sizes i need.. and it's great for things like top yoke centre nuts and single side hub nuts... a great long term investment.. Hope that helps.
Hi Del Great Video I am debating getting a wider rear for my bobber , I been searching for a wheel builder but only seem to find imports from the US , ( complete wheel ) didnt even think I could send of hubs to a Workshop, I will start my new search ! looking forward to more of tutorials
Check the space you have between your tyre wall and chain, and that will tell you how much bigger you can go... and give this guy a call..! drwheelbuilding.com/
Yeah me too, even more so now it's a minimum of 4 weeks from today, specially when you know they'll be ready by the weekend, but won't be allowed to collect them till after 2nd Dec... thanks Boris!!
Tut tut sir it’s a t bar Allen key del not a hammer right tool for the job my dad always told me 😂😂looking sweet they are going to look the muts nuts 👍👍
I’m surprised when you kitted out the workshop you didn’t set up a small spray booth & that you persevere with aerosols & haven’t got a spray gun. Your paint finish looks very impressive without those, but imagine how good it could be with them!
If you'd followed my Dyna project you'll see the results I got with a spray gun, we have a professional paint company two doors down and I can use their spray booth/low bake oven any time, and that's always available to me if I need it.
glad to hear you're intent on making a nice bike del, not another tuff paint special. since the retro stuff is coming back and you have that class 3/1 setup how about a modern take on the hurricaine?
I think the Hurricane was an icon of Triumph's history Steven, i wouldn't want to simply copy that, and indeed hanging three silencers off the right side would be a little heavy and unbalanced, i want to make the bike unique, the three-into-one headers look great, and i think they're gonna sound great too, i want to make it a great looking bike... and above all else, a fun bike to ride.!
Hi Mark, at this point, it's planned to be sold once it's finished to fund the next project, (like with all custom projects i guess), but that's as long as i can get what it's worth and not silly bids like with the Dyna, not much money about these days, and if that's the case im keeping it open to maybe keep and fund the next build another way..! i certainly won't be sad to wheel it in the home garage and ride it when the sun shines.. !
Are you going to clear coat / paint the areas where you bead blasted the drive cushion pockets? It might lead to corrosion if it is left bare aluminum. I hope that the paint does not affect the seating of the new spoke heads. New rims are the smart way to safely change tire size.
grand job del cant wait to see you having a go a building a wheel yourself m8 you know i dint even know you could do all this to the wheels anyway atb m8 iain
Sending these wheels off to be built by a professional wheel builder mate, i don't want my first effort to be on an important bike... ill make my first effort on an old scrap wheel and see how it goes, plus, this way i get to see how it's done by a craftsman before i attempt it.. !
Hi mate.. there are many plastics, and all made from different chemicals, so there is no one answer, it depends on the plastic in question.. in some it will stick like it does to metal, and on others it will roll straight off.. i guess you'd have to test an area and see for yourself mate.
Hey del, can you tell me the brand of the tough paint you use and where you source it from? As I have been searching for it with no luck. Thanks, wayne.
Hey buddy, good to hear from you, we hope you're well, just copped another lockdown over there and I guess the weather's turning for all of us now, so keep safe and keep healthy my friend, Del
Fitting bearings means muscling the hubs around and you risk chipping the new paint, you have to mask up the holes anyway, so you may as well fit the new bearings whilst the hubs are in bare metal and then just mask them up, that way you don't damage your paint!
I can't get the simoniz paint to work for me, the can would start leaking from under the spray nosal and leave the tin a mess, and I'm having trouble with fish eye paint, what's you favorite simoniz paint and are you heating the tin and workshop to a temperature cheers, love the videos never miss them 🤘
Hi Phil.. rattle cans can drive you mad mate, they're so temperamental.... OK, for any rattle can paint you need at least 15c in the work space, 20c if possible, and have the part and the paint in that heated area for at least a couple of hours to they can all equalize in temperature... also the Tough Paint is thicker than regular paint, meaning more solids per volume, and they can clog up easily... so make sure you shake the can for at least 5 minutes, and after your first coat, (and after every subsequent coat) invert the can and blow the tube and nozzle clear.. that should take care of the clogging / leaking !! With fish eyes in the paint, that can be caused by too heavy a first coat, you need to lay on a really thin patchy tack coat first, don't cover it, just so its a mist over the whole job.. then leave that for 5 minutes, and do a second dust coat, don't worry about laying it up wet yet... get that full grainy coat on and let the second dust coat flash for 5 minutes too... then you can do your first wet coat... also Fish eyes can be caused by grease, silicone, dust, even finger prints... so make sure you double de-grease the whole job first, use clean paper to wipe, not a rag that may be contaminated, then you won't get them.. Hope that helps mate, it's just a matter of practice.!
@@Moonfleet41 thanks for the advice mate very much appreciated, any tips for painting engines ie paint type prep, Im working the bandit in my profile picture and the engine is away for a rebuild and hopefully I can get a nice satin black finish on it many thanks Philip
Sorry to Chuck you another question but how good is that tough paint against cleaning including wd40 type products ( which I know you shouldn’t really use on painted items but people do anyway cause it clean pretty well ) thanks del
Hi again Andrew... as long as it fully cured after about 3 weeks or so, then its pretty much impervious to most regular bike related chemicals, maybe not petrol, but then not much is resistant to that over time.. But certainly WD40 ive had no problems with..!
I'm always amazed at the quality of your work and the time you spend paying attention to the little details. That bearing puller tool looks like a brilliant piece of kit. I don't see in your video or in your links where you identify it. Any chance of your sharing brand and/or model number information? Ignore that question - if I had read further I would have found it before posting my question. Your answer --> www.sealey.co.uk/product/5637181335/blind-bearing-puller-set-12pc
That's the one, you found it! We're working behind the scenes and these tools will soon be available on SpannerMonkey with a direct link to buy and a fiar bit cheaper than Sealey's website price as well.
I've no idea Rich, I'm not connected in any way to Triumph so wouldn't know what their current business situation is, perhaps a dealer would be able to confirm for you if it's important.
Seriously??? You ruin the wheels?? Lol ... I never thought anyone would do such thing like this... simply I replace wheels, but this case , custom rebuilt... now I’m curious when you’re done after rebuilders.
Just want to say you're amazing, you do amazing work, your videos are extremely educational. I started riding in April of this year and have been able to do many repair and maintenance jobs on my own bike from watching your channel. Keep up the great work.
Why thank you most kindly Arturo, that's very kind of you.. firstly if you only started riding this summer then Welcome to the world of motorcycles, i hope you're enjoying your adventure..im glad the videos have been able to help you out, thats why we post them up... keep safe and keep in touch.. Del.
This was a long day for you, Del, but thanks again for taking the time to film it all so completely! I always enjoy your videos, but usually learn something new along the way as well....seems there's more than one way to do most things! Cheers!
Hi Allen, yes indeed, more than one way to skin a raccoon and really happy to be going this way, it's all turning out really well and hopefully it'll be a beautiful bike when it's done, should hopefully raise enough funds for the next project! take care and keep warm my friend, we imagine it's getting cold there now, are you under snow yet? I presume it lasts till Spring once it's in place? Keep safe and well, stay in touch, D&Px
@@Moonfleet41 Looking good, for sure! Our Winters are different one year to the next. Some are quite cold with deep snow that is here from early Dec thru March, and others are just a constant rotation of snow, ice, rain - snow..... Thanks for the response!
by watching your vids i've grown the confidence to work on my own bike, Del!
Perfect, that's what we hope people will do mate!
Love that Simonize paint, use it all the time, find it good for brackets, main/side stands etc, goes rock hard and very durable when baked off under infra red lights 👍
You can tel Del that you love anything with a bearing. Your natural confidence & skills shine through with vids like this - just like the way you love rebuilding forks - I still think forks are devils engineering. I just wish I had your confidence to tackle such stuff. Having the right tools (bought & bespoke) certainly helps so much. I can only watch & wish!! - Well done Del - another great demo.
Thank you most kindly my friend, all these things are pretty simple jobs, it's not advanced engineering, or anything really technical, just basic housekeeping of simple components, half the battle s knowing the anatomy and what order it goes in, the rest is just getting on with it! Appreciate your kind support and for watching, keep safe there!
Hope the wheel builder knows the offset.
Whenever I've took my wheels to my local wheel builder he always measures the offset from hub to rim prior to cutting the spokes out.
Yeah, good advice in any ordinary situation, but thankfully im using a Triumph wheel specialist, and he's been doing these for half a lifetime, so it's all information he knows by heart..!
@@Moonfleet41 Glad you decided to hand off this very specialised task to a pro m8
Really don't fancy chucking a bike into a corner on someone's first attempt at it !!! Having felt the difference myself I can tell you its night and day Any bike on well built wheels will accelerate corner ride and stop better than one on less well built wheels the difference is appreciable
Personality I would even recommend having factory fresh wheels checked trued and tightened by a specialist wheel builder as machine built wheels are always a compromise never the best
Ok Del, In 1982 I was running a Triumph T160V Trident with a Norman Hyde 850 big bore kit installed, the bigger motor gave better performance and torque, but with a 19" wire spoked rear wheel and a small diameter hub due to the disc brake, the spokes were flexing and actually snapping. I had the rear wheel rebuilt twice by a local well respected wheel builder. Each time he used the next size larger gauge spokes, but unfortunately the spokes were still snapping. For the third rebuild he used MG sports car spokes and I never had a broken spoke on the rear wheel again. Third time lucky and a very happy customer as I only had to pay for one rebuild, not three.
That sounds like a top guy David, proper old school service, and i'd imagine it was expensive for him to keep having to rebuild it.... i recon that must have been a heavy old wheel by the end if the job too mate.! im also surprised that the MG spokes were long enough for a 19" rim with small hub.. an of those old car wires had really short stumpy spokes..!!! maybe custom ordered aye.! (unless they were form a really old vintage MG with running boards !!!)
Ya know Del, hope you don’t mind me calling you Del, ya sure make a guy think about how safe your own machine is and you’ve got me checking every part on my bike now. Which is a good thing and I thank you for that. I took so much for granted before ? So, thanks again Del. ? Not everything is cosmetic...
You're most welcome Kurt, am really glad the videos can inspire you, everything we do is just housekeeping really, nothing too technical and it'll save you a fortune long term in getting these little peripheral jobs done that you can learn to do yourself! Appreciate your very kind words.
Such a treat to watch you work!
Thank you Nino, you're most welcome.
15:00 reminded me of my nan cutting the excess pastry off the pies
Recon that's where i learned it too..!
So soothing to watch. I love how you keep every screw/nut back in same place after removing each component. Handy tip for not losing those tiny things while working. Love from India ❤️
Hi Nithin, thank you for your kind words sir, yes it's very useful to put fasteners back where they came from, it's especially useful if you fixing something outdoors or by the roadside.. Ride safe and keep well. and thank you for watching. Del.
Oh, those wheels!
The bike is going to be a real stunner, for sure.
Great work, as always.
Thank you very much my friend, it's good to hear from you again. !
Yep a other day in the shop ..neat and clean as always like it..
Thanks David, appreciated 👍
More quality work, love it when people put in time and effort to do a proper job 👍👍👍, p.s great little parts washer cabinet.
Thanks 👍
Brilliant Del, pleasure to always watch mate
Easy taking out them bearings with the right tools
Another (BE-SPOKE) job Del, really looking forward to seeing the finished wheels back on the Triumph 👍🏍
Thank Graham, me too mate, although with the latest lockdown now it looks like it'll be at least 4 weeks before i see them again, even if they're finished tomorrow.... ho hum, plenty other stuff to be getting on with..
Wow great job Sir. After watching you I think I may have a go and do my swing arm. It needs a complete overhaul. And paint. Thank you.
Most welcome buddy, good luck with it, and have fun.
I don't have a bearing puller like that but I will buy one the first time I have to do the job. It'll pay for itself the first time around. Great video team DBG!
Exactly right John, i did the same, and i recon this must be the tenth time ive used it, pays for itself in on time. Thanks for watching mate, have a good week. D&Px
Yep ! Meticulous attention to detail as always buddy . I've watched dozens of lacing videos and man I reckon one needs to be with an experienced hand
watching over when doing ones first (to be used ) rim . But having a go on some old scrap wheel will be fun .. New horizons et al ! . When it comes to the quest for knowledge all that's left to learn is everything else !
Peace and love brother 👍🏻☮❤
I think you're dead right brother, not a job for an amateur to fumble in to, this is an important project and I wanna turn out a really nice result! Have a great week, take it easy and keep safe, D&Px
Look forward to seeing the new rims!
Hi Harold, i am too, and a bit disappointed now it'll be at least 4 weeks before i can collect them..! Have a great week sir, and keep safe.. D&Px
Superb dedication to detail as always, Del. Can’t quite wait to see your wheel design! I saw what Boris did to you folks- hope Penny’s biz wasn’t affected.
Stay safe there! 🏍👍🏍
really enjoying this project series it keeps getting better
Mate, the results you get with a rattle can is just brilliant! Great job
Thanks 👍 Ozzie, sign of a mis-spent youth mate (and no, I'm not Banksy ;-0 !)
Precise work! I look forward to continuing!
Looking good Del, nice job mate. Penny and you have a good week and stay safe in lock down. All them crazy people out there. Cheers
Crazy people indeed... but they're all busy fighting over toilet rolls in the shops to we're safe at the moment... take care yourself mate, and keep in touch aye.. D&Pxx
that tiny parts washer is so cute!
You have to respect a bike with it's own bidet . . .
Fantastic video great job looking forward to next one stay safe loving the build 🇬🇧👍🏻
Thank you Richard, thats very kind, im glad you're enjoying it.
@@Moonfleet41 🇬🇧👍🏻
Great video!!!💪💪
You made me cry when you ground off the spokes, as they do polish out nicely. I am doing the same thing you are on a 1995 TBird 900. Also Vapour Blasting is a much more way of cleaning!
Del.. Great job, but you knew that. Lacing wheels can be tricky and very time consuming.
Sure thing mate, time I have, but it's the skills I don't trust at this point, this is an important bike and it will be for sale, plus this would have been my first attempt at wheel building, so it's wrong to do it on this bike... I'll get some practice on an old scrap wheel in the future now the balls rolling, but a pro-builder would be the right choice on this occasion!
@@Moonfleet41 I agree.
Your videos are an inspiration to me🔧🛠️⚙️🏁
Very nice job Del
Glad you enjoyed it Nick. thanks for watching mate.
Hard decision but the right one. Fantastic job and video 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Thanks Frank, much appreciated mate.
Another fab vid del nice one
I gotta admit, bearings aren’t hard, but I still rank them as my least favourite job to do. It’s better watching someone else do them. Haha. Take care Del!
Ha ha yeah, it gets easier and easier over time, but it's still i job i like to get out of the way.. Take care and keep safe my friend.. D&Pxx
Looking good mate
Thanks 👍
Well prepped for bearings an paint, good day's work Del, looking forward to wheels.. 😉👍👌
You and me both mate, this was a long day!!
@@Moonfleet41 👍👍👍👌
Another great video
Hey Del, I hope you're feeling better than you were! Is there anyway you could share who the wheel builder was with me please? My adventurer rims are terrible so I'm thinking of going down this route too. It's the only part that lets my bike down! Plus I still need to send you a pic of it as it's been done at the same time as there videos were made.cheers! 🙂
No Problem Richard.. the wheels were built by Doug Richardson Wheel Building... here's a link:- drwheelbuilding.com/ Good luck with them, let me know how you get on buddy.
@@Moonfleet41 perfect, thanks very much Del! Take care of yourself
You are doing a great job on the bikes and your video production. (Been watching since the small shop) I need to buy a set of large sockets just for the purpose you used them for. What size range do you tend to use?
Hi John, Thank you for your kind words, and this is the set i have for large sockets.. They are Metric and Imperial, and give me 22mm right out to 46mm, and 1 3/4 imperial.. that set has never failed to provide the sizes i need.. and it's great for things like top yoke centre nuts and single side hub nuts... a great long term investment.. Hope that helps.
Hi del you make the painting look so easy, but it’s not. Great skill well done keep on going.
Thank you mate, that's very kind, rattle can painting is nothing special, just a matter of practice!
Hi Del Great Video
I am debating getting a wider rear for my bobber , I been searching for a wheel builder but only seem to find imports from the US , ( complete wheel ) didnt even think I could send of hubs to a Workshop, I will start my new search ! looking forward to more of tutorials
Check the space you have between your tyre wall and chain, and that will tell you how much bigger you can go... and give this guy a call..! drwheelbuilding.com/
@@Moonfleet41 top man thanks for that
@@martinstephenson7078 Tell Doug i said Hi... he's a really top bloke.
@@Moonfleet41 yeah will do that and thanks again
That's what i call a thorough job..Thanks
Always enjoyable to watch, thanks :)
Hi Tony, thank you my friend, glad you enjoyed it.
Three weeks! I can't wait that long. Looking great 😜.
Yeah me too, even more so now it's a minimum of 4 weeks from today, specially when you know they'll be ready by the weekend, but won't be allowed to collect them till after 2nd Dec... thanks Boris!!
Lols taking the bearings out is mesmerising -
I hope you measured the off set before you stripped the wheels down Del.
The wheel builder is an old hand at building Triumph wheels and has done many sets of these, so he has all the spec ready to go!
Looks great brother 👍
Tut tut sir it’s a t bar Allen key del not a hammer right tool for the job my dad always told me 😂😂looking sweet they are going to look the muts nuts 👍👍
Thanks mate 👍
Fantastic job del would be great to see how the wheels are done
Oh, the temptation to chain the rims & tyres (10ft apart!), to some cop-shop/courthouse railings & film the reactions : ) x
Or stand them on the grass in line with each other and a pair of boots either side, smoking, and then someone stood by looking upwards at the sky!
You've got the idea - most worthy 'props' in the wrong hands . . . failing that, lace them onto moped hubs, fit spinach injection & call it Popeye : )
I’m surprised when you kitted out the workshop you didn’t set up a small spray booth & that you persevere with aerosols & haven’t got a spray gun. Your paint finish looks very impressive without those, but imagine how good it could be with them!
If you'd followed my Dyna project you'll see the results I got with a spray gun, we have a professional paint company two doors down and I can use their spray booth/low bake oven any time, and that's always available to me if I need it.
5 seconds in and liked already, keep up the quality work Del and Penny
Joy to watch Del❤️
Thanks Gerry, glad you enjoyed it mate!
glad to hear you're intent on making a nice bike del, not another tuff paint special. since the retro stuff is coming back and you have that class 3/1 setup how about a modern take on the hurricaine?
I think the Hurricane was an icon of Triumph's history Steven, i wouldn't want to simply copy that, and indeed hanging three silencers off the right side would be a little heavy and unbalanced, i want to make the bike unique, the three-into-one headers look great, and i think they're gonna sound great too, i want to make it a great looking bike... and above all else, a fun bike to ride.!
Just bought me a 04 Triumph Daytona 600 with 16k miles..Need you to come fly to Orlando and come do some maintenance on it:)
That would be awesome, i bet you have sunshine too..! Congratulation Byron, enjoy your new bike and ride safe. Del.
@@Moonfleet41 thank you very much...yeah today it's going to get up to 76 degrees. Have a great evening.
I can see why you were keen to use the angle grinder now 👍
Damn, we have to wait 2-3 weeks to see it, I feel like a kid waiting for Santa 😭
It's gonna look rad I assume :)
Yeah, shame aye, and it's even longer now they're locking us down again for another month.. !
Nice job as always the attention to detail even down to tidying and cleaning up good to see. Is that a chip resistant paint you use?
Yes Andy, it's a chip resistant utility paint, comes in gloss too and other colours, but i think satin black was right for this application.
Gold spokes would look nice too. This bike a keeper Del,or will ya sell it off?
Well done mate👍
Hi Mark, at this point, it's planned to be sold once it's finished to fund the next project, (like with all custom projects i guess), but that's as long as i can get what it's worth and not silly bids like with the Dyna, not much money about these days, and if that's the case im keeping it open to maybe keep and fund the next build another way..! i certainly won't be sad to wheel it in the home garage and ride it when the sun shines.. !
@@Moonfleet41 mate it'll be bloody nice to sell when its done.
You got some good skills mate,...for a bus driver.🤣👍👍
Sorry ,,,i meen it's too bloody nice to sell it.
@@markwitham6784 Yeah, i thought exactly the same about the Dyna.. i had a good sound offer, but couldn't part with it. !!
Oh you use sockets on either side of the threaded bar. I got a really thick threaded bar for that. Seems to be much easier to drive em in
Three different sizes of bearing on this job, and the sockets give me a great range of varied diameters to match the bearings perfectly!
@@Moonfleet41 good job you made that look easy!
Are you going to clear coat / paint the areas where you bead blasted the drive cushion pockets? It might lead to corrosion if it is left bare aluminum.
I hope that the paint does not affect the seating of the new spoke heads.
New rims are the smart way to safely change tire size.
grand job del cant wait to see you having a go a building a wheel yourself m8 you know i dint even know you could do all this to the wheels anyway atb m8 iain
Sending these wheels off to be built by a professional wheel builder mate, i don't want my first effort to be on an important bike... ill make my first effort on an old scrap wheel and see how it goes, plus, this way i get to see how it's done by a craftsman before i attempt it.. !
Looking good del love the videos can I use the paint you use to spray on plastic
Hi mate.. there are many plastics, and all made from different chemicals, so there is no one answer, it depends on the plastic in question.. in some it will stick like it does to metal, and on others it will roll straight off.. i guess you'd have to test an area and see for yourself mate.
I don't know much about the bike but why does the spokes have to be cut and what's the process for the new rim.
What make is the bearing puller?
It's one of these mate.. www.spanner-monkey.co.uk/blind-bearing-puller-set-12pc-60263?search=Blind%20Bearing%20Puller&description=true
:-) brillient job Del hubs looks brillient
Hey del, can you tell me the brand of the tough paint you use and where you source it from? As I have been searching for it with no luck. Thanks, wayne.
It's Simoniz Tough Pain in satin black, readily available at various outlets online, we just shop for the best deal mate.
Where did you aquire the 5.5" rear wheel for this project? I have a tbs id like to put a 180 on.
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Hey buddy, good to hear from you, we hope you're well, just copped another lockdown over there and I guess the weather's turning for all of us now, so keep safe and keep healthy my friend, Del
@@Moonfleet41 ya getting bad here too, talk going around of another lock down. Overall we're doing good here in the states
Why did you put the bearings on first then paint not the other way round?
Fitting bearings means muscling the hubs around and you risk chipping the new paint, you have to mask up the holes anyway, so you may as well fit the new bearings whilst the hubs are in bare metal and then just mask them up, that way you don't damage your paint!
@@Moonfleet41 Thanks for explanation. can always count on you for a good lesson!
I can't get the simoniz paint to work for me, the can would start leaking from under the spray nosal and leave the tin a mess, and I'm having trouble with fish eye paint, what's you favorite simoniz paint and are you heating the tin and workshop to a temperature cheers, love the videos never miss them 🤘
Hi Phil.. rattle cans can drive you mad mate, they're so temperamental.... OK, for any rattle can paint you need at least 15c in the work space, 20c if possible, and have the part and the paint in that heated area for at least a couple of hours to they can all equalize in temperature... also the Tough Paint is thicker than regular paint, meaning more solids per volume, and they can clog up easily... so make sure you shake the can for at least 5 minutes, and after your first coat, (and after every subsequent coat) invert the can and blow the tube and nozzle clear.. that should take care of the clogging / leaking !! With fish eyes in the paint, that can be caused by too heavy a first coat, you need to lay on a really thin patchy tack coat first, don't cover it, just so its a mist over the whole job.. then leave that for 5 minutes, and do a second dust coat, don't worry about laying it up wet yet... get that full grainy coat on and let the second dust coat flash for 5 minutes too... then you can do your first wet coat... also Fish eyes can be caused by grease, silicone, dust, even finger prints... so make sure you double de-grease the whole job first, use clean paper to wipe, not a rag that may be contaminated, then you won't get them.. Hope that helps mate, it's just a matter of practice.!
@@Moonfleet41 thanks for the advice mate very much appreciated, any tips for painting engines ie paint type prep, Im working the bandit in my profile picture and the engine is away for a rebuild and hopefully I can get a nice satin black finish on it many thanks Philip
Betcha there are surgeons less meticulous than Del.
Bloody hell, I hope note!! ... and if so, hope I never need their services ... seriously thanks mate, that's very kind!
Great vid Del could you please tell what make of bearing puller you where using
Here you go mate. www.sealey.co.uk/product/5637181335/blind-bearing-puller-set-12pc
(P) Ooo fresh 😀 gunna turn out mint 👍🏻
Thanks mate, wish I had your confidence, still got a long way to go!
Never The Twain 🙂 .
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You’ve probably been asked this already but any info on your bearing puller set please del
No problem Andrew, it's a popular question, and here's the link for you.. www.sealey.co.uk/product/5637181335/blind-bearing-puller-set-12pc
Who’s the Manufacture of this Spray Paint?
Nice job as always 👍🏽✌🏾
It's Simoniz Tough Paint in satin black!
Simoniz tough black...........
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Not easy to buy in Germany...😏
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Sorry to Chuck you another question but how good is that tough paint against cleaning including wd40 type products ( which I know you shouldn’t really use on painted items but people do anyway cause it clean pretty well ) thanks del
Hi again Andrew... as long as it fully cured after about 3 weeks or so, then its pretty much impervious to most regular bike related chemicals, maybe not petrol, but then not much is resistant to that over time.. But certainly WD40 ive had no problems with..!
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Hi Del, can you please tell me the brand of paint you are using.....Thanks!
Damn it, that stuff is so popular, gonna have to get a wall banner lol... it's Simoniz Tough Paint in satin black mate!
mmmm...a big fat backend.
Whole lot o' rosy!
I'm not sure why Mr V Rod came to mind, where he did the same or had parts swapped out on his Harley.
can i suggest you build a spraybooth?
Make next video soon...you got too late...🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🙏🙏🙏🙏
those cut wheel hubs reminded me of KerPlunk! lol keep up the good work... 👍🏻
Me: those wheels look as good as on my tiger.
Del: 'these are basically scrap' 🤦♂️😂
Yes, scrap is proably the wrong word, they're just really rusty and more than re-chrome-able but want alloy rims anyway, so a great chance to do it!
@@Moonfleet41 to be fair if the Tiger wasn't a winter bike I'd be ashamed of it. Great vid Del 👍
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I'm always amazed at the quality of your work and the time you spend paying attention to the little details.
That bearing puller tool looks like a brilliant piece of kit. I don't see in your video or in your links where you identify it. Any chance of your sharing brand and/or model number information?
Ignore that question - if I had read further I would have found it before posting my question.
Your answer --> www.sealey.co.uk/product/5637181335/blind-bearing-puller-set-12pc
That's the one, you found it! We're working behind the scenes and these tools will soon be available on SpannerMonkey with a direct link to buy and a fiar bit cheaper than Sealey's website price as well.
so you being over in england, i hear triumph is in trouble financially, can you confirm?
I've no idea Rich, I'm not connected in any way to Triumph so wouldn't know what their current business situation is, perhaps a dealer would be able to confirm for you if it's important.
Seriously??? You ruin the wheels?? Lol ... I never thought anyone would do such thing like this... simply I replace wheels, but this case , custom rebuilt... now I’m curious when you’re done after rebuilders.