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British Bikes / Re: triumph bonneville 1971 won't start
« on: September 03, 2011, 01:33:30 PM »
Thanks I have to agree with you my mechanic is not very good and yes I do need someone to take me under there wing and show me the ropes .So if anyone is in the High Wycombe area and fanceys helping out a novice classic bike rider that would be great .
Thanks to all who replied

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British Bikes / Re: triumph bonneville 1971 won't start
« on: September 02, 2011, 05:00:22 PM »
Just got the bike back from local mechanics .He checked the carbs and found them to be OK he checked the tappets and they were OK then he cleaned and done the points and he also found if you shut the choke completley the bike runs rough so he recommends leaving it open slightly he also told me to get new points and condensers or electronic ignition I still dont think the bike is running OK and he couldn/t tell me why it wouldn/t start for almost a week.So where do I go from here anybody want to buy a nice Triumph Bonnie

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British Bikes / Re: triumph bonneville 1971 won't start
« on: August 23, 2011, 07:14:42 PM »
I have taken the sparks plugs out pumped the kick start a couple of times and no petrol is coming out of the holes. 
Do you think it could be carburetter or tappets ?

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British Bikes / Re: triumph bonneville 1971 won't start
« on: August 23, 2011, 02:32:00 PM »
Forgot to say it is still on points ignition

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British Bikes / Re: triumph bonneville 1971 won't start
« on: August 23, 2011, 02:23:20 PM »
Hi it has a new set of carbs fitted by the former owner which have ticklers on them the bike is also fitted with a choke The man I brought the bike from told me to use bothe the choke and ticklers when starting the bike

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British Bikes / Re: triumph bonneville 1971 won't start
« on: August 23, 2011, 01:18:58 PM »
I have not checked the battery yet but all my lights indecators work OK and I took the drain bolts out the bottom of my carbs and turned the fuel on to make sure it is cumming through OK  I have took the spark plugs out and looked at them again and they are just getting black and wet with me trying to start the bike. There was no back firing or odd noises when I last ran the bike it just ran very lumpy cut out at low revs and tickover and struggled to go over 50mph.Does any one know the correct gap the plugs should be set at they are NGK plugs

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British Bikes / triumph bonneville 1971 won't start
« on: August 22, 2011, 07:55:24 PM »
I have brought a Triumph Bonneville 1971 T1120R.  I had it last week and it started 1st kick and ran on tick over OK.   Went for a ride this weekend it was hard to start and would not run on tick over I  only covered 8 miles and it stalled at low revs in 1st gear and would not go above 50 mph.  Today it is not starting at all I have took out the spark plugs and cleaned but still will not start.
Any ideas and advice would be appreciated as this is my 1st classic bike 

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