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Barney
South West,
United Kingdom
Posts: 3,509
Premier Member
Sprint ST (05->)
22 Feb 2008 21:32 |
Hi Mate have you got the suspension settings for the TBS
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Beefster
Poole,
United Kingdom
Posts: 40
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
23 Feb 2008 15:15 |
I have a manual in front of me, can I help?
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Barney
South West,
United Kingdom
Posts: 3,509
Premier Member
Sprint ST (05->)
23 Feb 2008 17:12 |
What a fine chap you are I owe you a  can you give me the settings for firm single rider front and rear.
Thank you very much
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Beefster
Poole,
United Kingdom
Posts: 40
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
23 Feb 2008 18:06 |
Settings for a single rider-firmer
Front, Preload 5 Rebound 2 Compression 2
Rear, Compression 4 rebound 4
If you are a tad on the heavy side, I have just fitted the Hyperpro springs and am really REALLY impressed with them!!
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Barney
South West,
United Kingdom
Posts: 3,509
Premier Member
Sprint ST (05->)
24 Feb 2008 10:30 |
[edited]:
Thanks for that Beef I'm only a short ass and 12 stone.
So should be ok.
I've had the old girl stripped down and done a 12000 full service, had all the forks and back end to bits, ever since I've had the bike I have wondered if it was to good to be true 10 years old with only 3000 miles when I got it, but most of it had never been apart and was like brand new a minter.
Going to start with the back end got all the bits from Mecatwin.
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Beefster
Poole,
United Kingdom
Posts: 40
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
24 Feb 2008 13:12 |
Perhaps you could teach me how to do the major servicing-I don't like doing things without being shown!!! 
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 ~Bluelabel~
The Shades, Ongar,
United Kingdom
Posts: 31,207
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
24 Feb 2008 18:40 |
Sorry Barney just seen this.... TBH I( haven't gorra clue about suspension.... mine is set bloody firm gonna have a play with the settings later in the spring... tis kicking me out of the saddle at the rear at the mo.... preload damping prolly needs to be backed off a bit
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Barney
South West,
United Kingdom
Posts: 3,509
Premier Member
Sprint ST (05->)
24 Feb 2008 19:19 |
[edited]:
That's alright Blue I guessed you were working or fishing got my bits fitted and posted some pics
Beef
I learnt many years ago I had a mini so had lots of practice at taking things to bits and putting it back together.
We used to run 3 JCB's and weekends from the age of 12 was spent in muddy fields with my dad mending the bloody things.
First get the Triumph work shop manuel not a Haynes they a useless in comparison.
Then start by doing small things like changing oil filter plugs and slowly build up to bigger things as your confidence grows.
Always take it to bits and lay it out as it comes apart and reassemble it in reverse order.
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Beefster
Poole,
United Kingdom
Posts: 40
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
27 Feb 2008 15:36 |
I can do oil, filter and changed the springs and seals in the forks and rear spring-am fairly mechanically minded as I have taken a few tanks apart and put them back together!! It's things like shims that I would really like to be shown before I try if you know what I mean?!!!
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StevesTBS
Leeds,
United Kingdom
Posts: 1,185
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (03-04)
27 Feb 2008 15:59 |
[edited]:
Beefster, take a look at this
http://www.webbikeworld.com/t2/valves/
There's also a description of how to change the air filter
http://www.webbikeworld.com/tbird/air-filter/
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Beefster
Poole,
United Kingdom
Posts: 40
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
27 Feb 2008 17:32 |
Cheers Steve, well written article that!
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