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  1. El Bruto

    couple of small questions after fitting PCV with autotune

    Ok.. so fitted a PCV and autotune today.., bike sounds great, much better than before although ive not ridden it yet.. BIG THANKS to Hans0 for all his help, advise and maps... 2 small issues... I fitted the new O2 sensor that came with the auto tune.. but now I have an ecu fault code, "P0031...
  2. El Bruto

    Anyone fitted cruise control?

    looking for a nice looking cruise control.. don't really want one that rests on the brake lever.. Any recommendations?
  3. El Bruto

    rocket classic.. can you drag the pegs?

    just got back on my rocket after a long break.. I know I used to ride the ass off it, but after my accident I seem to have lost a little confidence in the beast... I know I have ground the pegs before, but does anyone do this regularly, will it handle that dort of lean angle comfortably?
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    Odd clutch behavior

    As you guys know I've just rebuilt the motor.. And it's now running good... But. If I wind the throttle open in higher gears I get a bit of clutch slippage.. Sorry I guess when I had to limp it home in 5th with wife on the back I've done the clutch.... But that's not the issue...
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    urgent help needed.. Oil issues

    ok.. so ive rebuilt the engine (that was running fine before..but I had the loose bolt on gear selector issue) so had to strip it and rebuild it... All seemed good.. I put in 5.2L of Castrol 4T 10/40 and ran the motor.. All sound good... I should point out that I am running it without an...
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    Coolant temp??

    Anyone know what the running temp is of the coolant.. And what temp the fan should come on at... And finally what temp the high temp warning light comes on?
  7. El Bruto

    New alarm fitted... Impressed!!!

    I fitted an aftermarket alarm today, its called a Spy5000... wasn't expecting much as its not stupidly expensive..... However.... Very impressed!!! Comes with 2 intelligent remotes, a knock sensor and an adjustable microwave proximity sensor.. It was easy to install, remotes are a nice...
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    El Bruto

    Well after many trials the beast is very nearly ready.. 2nd engine... That's been out twice.. All the required mods done with help from warp.. Panels back from paint and fitted.. Filters done, just the new headers to finish making tomorrow and wrapping with new Magma wrap which looks...
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    Guess what I've used today..

    Went to a scrap yard today.. Collected a few bits from a broken Citroën C3 to use on the rocket... Needed to make an exhaust.. .. After 7 hrs in garage with an angle grinder and a gas welder I'm nearly there.. Plan was to make new headers from scratch and bring them down into a triangular...
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    valve shims... Help..

    Ok.. so some of you guys will know I've been plodding through re-building my engine.. and I'm almost there... So head is now back on, but as I had a slight leakage on a couple of valves I decided to send the head away to have all the valves done... Well it seems they have re-cut all the valve...
  11. El Bruto

    crankcase breather .. what size for the filter neck?

    Want to order a small filter for the crankcase breather.. anyone know the neck size?
  12. El Bruto

    The 2 small metal sieves in the sump... why?

    My mate who has a HD has been helping me rebuild the motor... And he has asked why Triumph has put 2 metal sieves in the sump to catch the crap.. He says it is to fool triumph owners that their engine is nice and clean, no crap being produced when oil is changed,, when the truth is you only...
  13. El Bruto

    camchain guides.. removal-refit

    Can the guides be replaced with the engine in place.. while the head and cams are in place?
  14. El Bruto

    Clutch Rod Is this the right way around?

    Well, nearly finished rebuilding engine.. But can decide from manuals if this is right..
  15. El Bruto

    re-fitting engine.. advice needed please

    ok.. so ive re-built the motor.. still waiting for output shaft bearing and cam chain guides... I know I cant fit engine until output shaft is done... but.. Engine is all dressed and painted so I want to know the correct way to re-fit... getting it was a ball ache!! The swing arm is...
  16. El Bruto

    New paint job.. Plain gloss black or something different..?

    As some of you may know I nearly wrote my bike off just over a year ago... After many trials and tribulations its been back on the road and off again for a couple of reasons... The guys that rebuilt it for me painted the tins and tank in satin black, but its been a bit of a nightmare maintaining...
  17. El Bruto

    should i remove the secondary butterflies?

    Ive changed the intake to 3 pod filters, straight through single exhausts (x3), and have already had it mapped to remove the limiters... But not removed the secondary's, which I have read a little about on here.. Should I remove them, if so.. is it easy to do? The bike is currently in bits...
  18. El Bruto

    New filters.. Not K&N

    Fitted some new filters today... Bigger than K&N.. nice quality... no bear claw on my bike
  19. El Bruto

    Alternator puller tool picture

    Has anyone got a picture of the puller tool used to remove the alternator.. I have to split my crankcase, and need to make a tool to remove the alternator.. looks like a rounded off bolt?? the spares manual isn't detailed enough but I'm sure I can make one if I can see a decent pic of one...
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    cant get good pressure on front brakes

    Hi all.. Bike is in tear down at the moment with dreaded gear selector bolt loose... but while its in pieces i thought i would tackle a few other minor issues main one being that i can never seem to get good brake pressure on the front... it improves if i pump it, but when left i can squeeze...
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