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British Bikes / Re: 21 teeth gearbox
« on: May 13, 2008, 09:59:09 AM »
Put a 22 tooth drive sprocket in my TR6R. Standard is 18 I think. (Too lazy to get up and look). Great for cruising; 3500 rpm's @ 65mph. Plenty of pick up. Glad I did it .
Mike

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British Bikes / Re: Heated gloves
« on: March 21, 2008, 08:01:13 AM »
Ordered "thermologic padded gloves" this morning. $79.99 US including shipping. Come with lithium rechargable batteries and a charger. Will see how these work. The hype says they're great, but we'll see.

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British Bikes / Re: Heated gloves
« on: March 20, 2008, 08:41:20 PM »
That's very true. With plug ins I'd have to tear out the gel battery and harness. Carrying that for several miles to keep the old digits functional could get tedious.

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British Bikes / Re: Heated gloves
« on: March 19, 2008, 07:49:03 AM »
Thank you for the responses. For now I'm going to check out the LI battery gloves, but I really like the sounds of the Sparx alternator as a long term alternative to the Lucas alternator. I've been running a Boyer for the past 4 years with great results as compared to the old points system. I guess I carry tradition so far, but I like to keep the bike as original as possible, within reason. I've had more than one long walk back home; prefer the last one being the last one.
Regards, Mike

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British Bikes / Re: Heated gloves
« on: March 18, 2008, 08:31:06 PM »
That is one of my concerns. I have been told about a system called Sparx (I believe) that provides an adequate output for improving things like headlamp brightness and so on. Wondering if something like that replacing my 37 year old alternator would be worth the expense.

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British Bikes / Heated gloves
« on: March 17, 2008, 07:21:22 AM »
Any of you Brits familiar with adding a circuit and plugin for heated gloves. Besides getting older than I want to be I have a circulation issue to my fingers on both hands and my '71 tr6r has nothing up front except the headlight and my bars. Riding season for us in the upper midwest US in coming up and I would like to set up something that will allow me to get on the road sooner without my fingertips turning yellow and hurting like the devil. I've seen Harley stuff on ebay but nothing for the older British bikes. Any help would be appreciated.
Kind regards, Mike in Wisconsin USA

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British Bikes / Re: WHO SELLS AFTERMARKET BSA PARTS
« on: January 13, 2008, 09:58:50 AM »
British Only; they're in Michigan and will probably have whatever you need. As far as rebuilding your engine check out the upcoming swap meets in the Macon area and plan on attending. From there you can get the name and places of guys who work on the old Brits. In my area here in southern Wisconsin I would recommend Dale's Service; Dale Matteson; dalescycle@hotmail.com. He has a good reputation and I'm sure he would rebuild your 650 to bring it back up to the standards you're looking for. He specializes in Triumphs, BSA'S and Nortons. Has done a lot of work for me on my '71 TR6R Triumph. Very reliable and does a lot of out of state work.
Hope this helps.
Mike

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British Bikes / Re: Cafe racer seat for 71 Triumph Tiger 650
« on: December 10, 2007, 01:23:41 AM »
Corbin (USA) has a solo seat called the "gunfighter" that is suppose to fit '71 OIF Triumphs. They go for about $300 US. Every one in a while you'll find one on Ebay, but for the prices they end up bidding it would be better to get a new one.
I was considering one for my '71 Tiger and emailed the guy at Corbin about the fit to the '71 frame. He said there wouldn't be a problem.
Don't know if that's the look you're looking for but you can go to their website and see a photo of it. You can also get a used seat (to save the original) and redo the foam to the shape you want and get it recovered. I looked into that also, but a Corbin was cheaper in the longrun.
Mike

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