Motorcycle Project

[sharkonwheels]

SO ya'll know what I'm up to...

Recently acquired a 1995 Triumph Daytona Super III, 12K miles, impeccable condition.
Only 805 were produced worldwide 1994-1996, only 179 coming to the USA, so I jumped on it.

Differences between standard '95 Daytona 900 and the Super III:
Carbon front and rear fenders
carbon dash panels
6-piston front calipers
fully adjustable forks (3-way) and rear shock
hotter cams and headwork by Cosworth Engineering ( std 900: 95hp, Super III: 115hp)

Looking for a Speed Triple, or maybe a Legend TT or Thunderbird/Thunderbird Sport to also work on.

Right now, the Speed III is on my lift, gonna pull the carbs to rebuild them, check the valve clearances, and fix up some of the rubber stuff that has aged, ie, carb manifolds (to engine and airbox), inside the carbs (o-rings and gaskets), and maybe work on the ignition a little.

Dynojet kit is next, followed by trying air pods vs the stock airbox.

 

[TooTall]

Sweet bike, man. If I ever get a bike, I'd like it to be a Triumph. Don't know why, just always liked the way they look.

 

[sharkonwheels]

For me, it's the looks, but mostly the sound. NOTHING sounds like a nicely-tuned triple! It revs almost like a transverse-four, but has the thump of a twin.
Because of the headwork on these, they're a scratch low on pull under 4-5k, but once you pass 5k on the tach, it howls all the way to 10-11k. It's an intoxicating sound.

The original speed triples (known as the T309) form 1994-1996, set the standard for the whole naked-fighter bike, and are getting expensive and hard to find:

 

[sharkonwheels]

Had to do a wee bit of disassembly... Carb rebuild time. Things were NASTY after all the sitting around it did with the POs.
Going to switch to K&N filter pods, and rejet the shyte out of the carbs. MO POWER! MO POWER!

 

[Dryden]

Wait... Youngest moved off to college; so you went and bought the crotch rocket that debuted the same year he was born?

Empty nest syndrome?

 

[Crump's brother]

Had to do a wee bit of disassembly... Carb rebuild time. Things were NASTY after all the sitting around it did with the POs.
Going to switch to K&N filter pods, and rejet the shyte out of the carbs. MO POWER! MO POWER!

I'm a big fan of a pine sol soak if you don't have access to a big ultrasonic cleaner.

Keep us posted, I'm not into bikes (sleds, tractors, Benz diesels), but I can relate.

 

[sharkonwheels]

FInally got all the parts in... Pine Sol kicked absolute ASS on the grunge, man... I never woulda' thunk it...
DOing a final soak in Berryman's Chem-Dip (the new one that's not liquid-cancer) as we speak. No ultrasonic cleaner, but I have it in a small container, on the dryer while laundry dries.



Hey, better than nothing...

Got the seal/o-rings/float valve sets today...
Rest of the stuff, like main/pilot jets, needle jets, jet needles, spacers, etc... all came in Tuesday.
Yesterday also got in the K&N pod filters and the drycharger "socks" for them.

Now it's finish cleaning, and reassemble time.
Then comes the test/disassembe/rejet/assemble/test/disassemble/etc... period trying to get the jetting spot on.

That will be fun-fun-fun. Thinking of starting at 137.5 on the mains, which were 134 before, and a tad rich, using the K&N filter in the factory airbox.