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Identify these bikes! / Please help me identify this 1924 Triumph bike
« on: July 31, 2006, 03:15:47 AM »
Hello All,

My brother in law has a 1924 Triumph which I at first though was a model P given it does not have a belt drive of the model H.

The origional purchase paper dated 22nd September 1924, Pretoria, South Africa only states 4hp. The engine number is 43788, the chassis number is 339387.

Nigel has kindly posted a picture here (Thanks Nigel).
  
http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/YaBBAttach/Truimph-modelP-1924-small.jpg
 
I now suspect that the bike may be a model SD but lets see.

regards Simon

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British Bikes / Re: oil drawn through from oil tank while parked
« on: July 31, 2006, 03:10:17 AM »
Hi Bob,

Thanks for the tip. By chance I had sent him an email about something else. I will ask him to help identify the bike.

Regards Simon

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British Bikes / Re: oil drawn through from oil tank while parked
« on: July 30, 2006, 12:27:36 AM »
Hi Bob,

Yes the grin is present although I must say I prefer my '27 Ariel, given I ride in Africa,  as the brakes work a lot better!

I do not find a Peter C in the member list, this the correct name? I would be quite keen to finaly identify the bike.

Simon

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British Bikes / Re: oil drawn through from oil tank while parked
« on: July 28, 2006, 01:25:49 AM »
Hello Bob,

We are only the second owner. The origional purchase paper dated 22nd September 1924, Pretoria, South Africa only states 4hp. The engine number is 43788, the chassis number is 339387.

I suspect that the bike may be a model SD but lets see.

I cannot remember why we thought it was a model P.

Regards Simon

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British Bikes / Re: oil drawn through from oil tank while parked
« on: July 27, 2006, 04:12:51 PM »
Hello Bob,

Thanks for the reply.

The bike has an oil pump on the tank. As far as I know there is no oil pump on the engine. I will check tonight as I am going down to work on my Ariel at his workshop.

On the model issue. I will check. I thought it was a 24 model P. He has the origional purchase papers. I will check them and get the engine and chassis numbers. I tried to attached a picture of the bike taken at a recient rally (with my 27 Ariel is in the background) so you could look at the bike but I could not as the attachment is larger than 100K. I there a simple way of solving this?

On a different topic, do you know what is the best modern oil to use for the wet clutch on the Truimph.

By the way, as it turns out I have my Ariel's gearbox in pieces and am doing wxactly what you describe (lucky my brother in law is a better mechanic than I am!)

Thanks Simon

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British Bikes / oil drawn through from oil tank while parked
« on: July 26, 2006, 03:28:31 PM »
Hello All,

My brother in law has a 1924 Truimph Model P in very origional condition. It however has two problems which I would like to sek advise on:

1. The cluth sticks or drags until it is warm. When selecting first gear  when cold the clutch does not disengage properly. After a few mk's the problem goes away. Is there a trick to solve this.

2. On the last ocasion we rode the bike the next morning there was a large puddle of oil under the bike (around 1 meter in diameter) that had been drawn through from the oil tank. I presume would would need to flush out the crankcases and refill with the correct amount of oil and secondly is a in line tap between the oil tank and the engine a good idea (apart from the obvious problem of forgetting the tap off!)

Thanks Simon

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