Triton

[allegro]

auto advance/retard

In may 2006 I decided I needed a project bike to play with, well I've alway's been a fan of british iron & already have a BSA that I restored 3 years ago, I also fancied building a proper Cafe Racer.

So after a bit of homework & searching a suitable wreck was purchased.

Frame is a 1956 Norton wideline featherbed
Engine is a 1963 Unit T120 650 Bonneville with 750 Morgo big bore kit

The day the Triton arrived in my workshop

The strip down begins

Engine Out

After cleaning the frame down

The frame has gone to a local engineers to be de-lugged, also new front Cerriani GP forks have been fitted, wheel spacers have been made, engine mounts have been modified to get rid of the standard alloy adaptor plates, a conical rear hub has been modified & fitted & also brake plate torque arms have been made.

The hub's have been polished & have now gone to have new valanced alloy rim's & stainless spokes, should have them back in a couple of weeks.

A new hand built polished alloy fuel tank & oil tank should be arriving in a couple of weeks, these were ordered about 10 weeks ago.

The speedo & rev counter are ready for collecting, they have been rebuilt/refurbished & calibrated.

The crank has been re-ground, balanced & a keyway repaired.
The con rods have been checked & re-sized & new shells
The barrels have been re-bored & new high comp pistons
The head has new valve seat's, guides & valves also ported & polished

My intention is to build a 60's based/styled cafe racer but with modern CNC machining & materials

I will update this thread as & when new stuff happen's or arrives, I have been working on it for about 8 months now but things are starting come together, at last, slowly, slowly, catchy monkey.

Hi
someone was asking about an adv/ret unit which had ball-bearings.
well, the way this works is simple centrifugal force

Regards
Derek
p.s. if anyone has a cam-ring for a K2f which is new or useable please contact me!
bike 1958 Alloy T100

 

[uncle dick]

p.s. if anyone has a cam-ring for a K2f which is new or useable please contact me!
bike 1958 Alloy T100

Think I've found what you're looking for. £25 delivered sound ok? pm for more details.

 

[Cookson]

Long time no type

Triton was finished end of summer 2011 and won best Triton in show at the International Classic Bike Show at Stafford last april.

Did a bit of riding last summer in between the rain !!!!

Will try and post a pic if I can, shame all my early pics seem to have been deleted !!