Sidecar Flip
Living Legend
Gus from Randy Baxter's called me today to give me an update on my Classic.
Gus told me that he dropped the sump plate and there was just a bit of filings on the plate itself. The oil filter had a bunch as well as the 2 fine mesh internal screens in the motor.
The TDU bearing was intact but the race was very rough. He attributed it staying intact by my careful riding back from Eureka Springs last summer. I now have a completely new TDU with the bearing facing the correct way.
I also had paint can rattle. That was addressed with a completely new set of sprockets, upper 2 and lower, a new key, new timing chain and new cam chain followers plus a new improved cam chain tensioner and slipper plate.
My false neutral that I believe was amplified by the crap floating around in the motor was addressed with a new shift detent drum, spring set and plunger. Some of the gears in the transmission were replaced, the synchromesh rings updated and the thrust washers replaced as well as the shift forks.
The engine is back together but still out of the motorcycle. After Gus gets it back together, he's going to make it his personal bike for a week or two to make sure it's running correctly and that everything operates as it should.
It would be nice if Baxter's was a bit closer to me, like down the street, but even though I had to take the bike 645 miles to get it serviced, I feel that I am receiving the best service available. It would be nice if all Triumph dealerships operated the way Baxter's in Marne, Iowa operates. Thank you Tomo for steering me to the right people.
I took a pile of pictures at Baxter Triumph 2 weeks ago when I was there with Tomo and Brian. Randy has what I would consider to be a premier collection of vintage British motorcycles which I got to enjoy close up and personal. You'll find the pictures in my album. I hope you enjoy the pictures 1/10 as much as I enjoyed admiring the bikes at close range.
Gus told me that he dropped the sump plate and there was just a bit of filings on the plate itself. The oil filter had a bunch as well as the 2 fine mesh internal screens in the motor.
The TDU bearing was intact but the race was very rough. He attributed it staying intact by my careful riding back from Eureka Springs last summer. I now have a completely new TDU with the bearing facing the correct way.
I also had paint can rattle. That was addressed with a completely new set of sprockets, upper 2 and lower, a new key, new timing chain and new cam chain followers plus a new improved cam chain tensioner and slipper plate.
My false neutral that I believe was amplified by the crap floating around in the motor was addressed with a new shift detent drum, spring set and plunger. Some of the gears in the transmission were replaced, the synchromesh rings updated and the thrust washers replaced as well as the shift forks.
The engine is back together but still out of the motorcycle. After Gus gets it back together, he's going to make it his personal bike for a week or two to make sure it's running correctly and that everything operates as it should.
It would be nice if Baxter's was a bit closer to me, like down the street, but even though I had to take the bike 645 miles to get it serviced, I feel that I am receiving the best service available. It would be nice if all Triumph dealerships operated the way Baxter's in Marne, Iowa operates. Thank you Tomo for steering me to the right people.
I took a pile of pictures at Baxter Triumph 2 weeks ago when I was there with Tomo and Brian. Randy has what I would consider to be a premier collection of vintage British motorcycles which I got to enjoy close up and personal. You'll find the pictures in my album. I hope you enjoy the pictures 1/10 as much as I enjoyed admiring the bikes at close range.
