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So after talking with other street triple riders, I find out the the lock pin for the seat is a weak point and can pull out of the seat pan pretty easily, so I decided to add a couple anchors so I can bolt the seat pan to the sub frame. I will have to keep a close eye on how well this holds up. If I would have done more research I would have added them before I had my seat done so I did'nt have to open up the strap tabs. Here are a few pics to show what I have done. I may add 2 more closer to the tank for added support
The anchor I used
The anchor installed
Bolted to the subframe (not the correct bolt pictured lol)
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I have wanted to build a Triumph for a few years now and decided to pull the trigger, I found a sweet deal on a used 2014 and it's going under the knife!! I am already in the middle of this build and will post more pictures soon
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Originally Posted by
Mr Weber
I have wanted to build a Triumph for a few years now and decided to pull the trigger, I found a sweet deal on a used 2014 and it's going under the knife!! I am already in the middle of this build and will post more pictures soon
That bitch is Baller!!! My buddy got one over the summer and its his first bike. I tried gettin him to do some work to it but hes a douche he wont touch it. Yah post some pics please.
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The first week I started tearing it down and boxing up most of the nice parts, lights, tank ect.. removing wiring, chain, sprockets and began researching and ordering parts!
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After doing a bunch of searching, there was only one company that made a caliper bracket for the 13-14 models. Jokerider makes a real nice bracket but it's a 300mm big rotor kit, and I had actually already bought one from them for my F4i. I personally did not like it at all. The craftsmanship, fit and finish were really good, but the breaking power was just too much for my liking. So I did some measuring and it just so happened the axle diameter and rotor diameter was the exact same as my F4i! So I borrowed my NDC bracket from my F4i to see if I could make it work!!
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Instead of completely destroying the F4i bracket, I just machined an adapter bracket that bolts up to it just incase I ever want to use it on a F4i again. The spacing was a little different so I also had to do a little milling and shimming to get it correct!
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A custom 60 tooth sprocket should work nicely with a 14 tooth front! 520 conversion
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Originally Posted by
Mr Weber
Instead of completely destroying the F4i bracket, I just machined an adapter bracket that bolts up to it just incase I ever want to use it on a F4i again. The spacing was a little different so I also had to do a little milling and shimming to get it correct!
That bracket came out good bro great idea. How does it work?
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That bracket came out good bro great idea. How does it work?
The caliper allignment looks real good, but it will be a few weeks before I see most of my other parts and actually be able to test it out.
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Originally Posted by
Mr Weber
The caliper allignment looks real good, but it will be a few weeks before I see most of my other parts and actually be able to test it out.
Please keep this thread alive. Im am seriously considering buying my friends speed triple and have the same plans as you in mind.
