1965 T120R Project Build

[1965T120R]

You will have us wearing bells and doing bunny runs before long

Nothing like doing a Toy Run to a Children's Hospital and handing a Child a Toy and they smile and melt your heart or a Blanket Run to a Elderly Retirement Home or Vet Home and the smile you receive, the hand shake and the warm Thank You's.

Ya I'll do those types of runs all the time. Runs I do not like to pop up in my email box are Flag Lines for Deceased Vets. I see those daily in my Email Inbox.

[Bomber]

I'm afraid none of the above floats my boat and would never be seen at any of them. I presume the ocean between us is as big as the cultural differences.

[1965T120R]

I'm afraid none of the above floats my boat and would never be seen at any of them. I presume the ocean between us is as big as the cultural differences.

Apparently so.

[wetdog]

"I'm afraid none of the above floats my boat and would never be seen at any of them" ........ sorry to say same here but i do suport the local childrens hospice , takes a bigger person than ill ever be to work there .......... did go on a anti helmet run in the 70s once organised by MAG from wolverhampton , i took my helmet off and rode into bham where i got stopped , i was latter fined £40 (no points) , but noticed that the mag members wore there helments and some had dayglo jackets on  , bunch of toss*ers the lot of them .

[Bomber]

"Did go on a anti helmet run in the 70s once organised by MAG from wolverhampton , i took my helmet off and rode into bham where i got stopped , i was latter fined £40 (no points) , but noticed that the mag members wore there helments and some had dayglo jackets on  , " that's sounds about right... sadly

[1965T120R]

Over on this side of The Pond once my ride is all legal with a Plate on her and the engine work done and the other little things I can get back into going to the Patriot Guard Rider Missions, back into the Toy Runs, Veterans Home Runs and the like. It is all about Respect.

Not dogging anybody for what they do but it takes a big hearted person on that motorcycle to humble themselves in their heart to take the short amount of time to make a smile come to the face of a small child, a Vet who's family might have abandoned them in a Vet's Home or to stand in a Flag Line or do escort service for a fallen soldier or a soldier from wars long ago who has finally passed on.

To each their own. Ride safe, keep the rubber to the road, MLH&R but always remember this. That child you take a toy to could be the friend of your own child, that Vet might have served with your Dad or Grandfather, that soldier you escort to their final resting place voluntarily gave up their life so you can have yours today.

No greater love hath a man than he should lay down his own life for his friends. Peace.

[wetdog]

i agree with what you say ....... but to stop all these (service ) charity runs you might start by bringing home all our men and women and leave these countrys to sort out there own problems (the way it used to be) , also deal with the ones that are here in the UK with the returning forces , the UK is far far to PC and the europen human right is out of control , just took us over 10 years and over a £million (i think more) to get rid of a idiot preacher , and we still let his wife and kids stay so he will be back  when i say got rid he volentered to go in the end after all he had asked for was in place , total disgrace for our so called goverment and twisted human right bill

[1965T120R]

You know bring all forces home is not going to happen because it is all over money.

[wetdog]

sad but true 

[murdo]

Human greed is a terrible thing.

[1965T120R]

The Engine Shop
Well the news is we are in the Engine Shop for a complete rebuild. That is the best way to make sure this T120R Unit is going to be as solid as it can be.
Engine Top End has been tore down and there are some issues with the Head and the Jugs but the Mechanic assured me that they can all potentially be fixed and made right.
The other issue was the Bottom End is one of the Connecting Rods was to tight onto the Crank Journal so we decided we are into it this far we might as well just go all the way into it and pull the Crank, check EVERYTHING inside and do the job correctly.
This includes a brand new set of AMAL Concentrics as well.
So what I will have when all is said and done is a brand new and fresh professionally built T120R Unit I know I can rely on.
Oh I forgot to mention it has been bored out .80 over. The Engine Builder said we might have to take the Cylinders out just a tiny bit more but he assured me there is plenty to work with.
I think he is like a kid in a candy store getting to work on my bike. The man is very cool and very straight forward.
Until the next update. Keep the rubber to the road, please respect all who ride and MLH&R.

[wetdog]

i did not know you could buy +80 pistons , i understand that the later 750 topends can be used but the case mouth needs opening and rods changing , why dont you invest in some tools , it must be costing a fortune

[1965T120R]

Cost does not matter is the bike will never be fore sale and I do not have the proper machinery nor the clean room to assemble it all again properly.

That is the huge difference between a Professionally Rebuilt Unit and a Garage Rebuilt Unit. The Professional has ALL of the tools and Clean Room to do the job correctly. The Garage Rebuilder just relies on what is around him. Besides I get a nice GUARANTEE with the Professional Rebuild unlike if I did it myself. Costs? Being the bike is NOT for sale I have roughly $5.5k into it to get it to this point. Another $1.5k max will go into the Engine Unit and another $1.5k plus or minus into the final on the entire chassis. Ya she going to make me a very fine daily rider.
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[wetdog]

hes brave giving a GUARANTEE with a triumph engine , unless hes going to run it in himself , triumph had all sorts of problems

[1965T120R]

Well this is a 1965 T120R 40ci 650cc dual carbs unit(well 675cc now) and built like a brick is solid. I'll take it over a HD Engine of the same year any day. Oh and it does not leak any oil either. Cases tight as can be. Will be even better once rebuilt.

He specializes in Brit Bikes and has customers that come up to his shop from all over the San Joaquin Valley area for service and more. I have seen some very lovely pre 1969 BSA's, Norton's and Triumph's in his shop since going there these past two months. It is only like 30 miles from my house too. All others are 50 miles or more away.

My entire Rigid Bobber is sitting on his roll on motorcycle lift so he has EVERYTHING right there to tear down, rebuild it, reinstall back into the chassis(yes it ran when I took it into him and very strong at that for a tired improperly rebuilt Unit) and he told me the entire processes of pre torque on assembly, warm up, cool down, re-torque and he said this is a three times over process with one short ride and then one long ride before final re-torque and ready to go home. That is how he says he does all re builds he does and can offer a guarantee on his work. Gotta love the old school builders.

Same with the entire Clutch Basket in ensuring that everything inside is done and settled in properly. That is why I decided to go with brand new AMAL's too is because the old AMAL Barrels Body's used t warp from the heat. The new AMAL's are manufactured from better materials, Chrome Slides and by all the reviews and talking to others they stay in tune far longer than expected.

The Engine Builder also builds Race Engines for Dirt Bikes for a lot of the local dirt track folks.