What have you done to your bike today....
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MICK60
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I never buy Yuasa There are batteries on the Tanya site, that are just as good, at less than half the price. I never had a bad one yet.
Big Sandy
Legendary Knight
Good to know.
The one it replaced was 'Exide', I got nearly 18 months out of it before it wouldn't take a charge. Without a maintainer it would be flat enough to not turn the engine over in a fortnight, with just the digital clock running. Nowt wrong with charging system on the bike, tested that.... I was kind of wondering if it was maybe a chink copy. Seen that with branded bosch parts....
Foxy
Legendary Knight
Just ordered an Exide, afore I read your post, @Big Sandy . Doh! Thought they were a decent make, hence why I ordered one.
MartytheMartian
Legendary Knight
Hmmm I doubt there is really that much difference between all the battery brands but all may have 'bad' examples or one's that have lain on the shelf for longer. I've read folk slagging Motobatt batteries, others slagging Yuasa etc. etc. but I don't think there is a brand that has justifiably been condemned by enough people to label them truly poor quality. I am guessing it's quite hard to make a truly bad battery.
They are definitely worth the extra few quid.
Big Sandy
Legendary Knight
I think Mine was a chinky copy. Wasn't a chinky copy price though....
Now. What have I done to mine today? Well Rode it..... Then cursed the f***ing great heap of malingering sh**e roundly and thoroughly. Called it all the f***ing b@*tard c**ting names I could think of.
That frigging rear brake again. Locked solid after about 10 miles. Time to strip it again.... **** **f*fffg *ff.
Now. What have I done to mine today? Well Rode it..... Then cursed the f***ing great heap of malingering sh**e roundly and thoroughly. Called it all the f***ing b@*tard c**ting names I could think of.
That frigging rear brake again. Locked solid after about 10 miles. Time to strip it again.... **** **f*fffg *ff.
MartytheMartian
Legendary Knight
Have you got another master cylinder? If so I'd stick it on. I would point the finger squarely at the master cylinder myself and that would have been my first thought over hoses and pistons.
MartytheMartian
Legendary Knight
There's a saying from somewhere many many moons ago (and I don't believe it actually has anything to do with brakes though I couldn't possibly guess where it came from) that goes ....
"If the slave is misbehaving it's the master that is at fault".
"If the slave is misbehaving it's the master that is at fault".
Big Sandy
Legendary Knight
Thank you! Made me laugh, just what I needed.
Big Sandy
Legendary Knight
And the swearing continues....
Had an hour to spare this morning, so stripped the spare m/c. Good news is, the bore looks okay, bad news, the rebuild kit supplied as suitable for this cylinder most certainly isn't.
Back online we go, will buy another once I have funds.
Our of interest, I looked for new m/c's.... Errr, that would be a no, then. Certainly not actual triumph ones. Can't find the equivalent in any 'pattern' part. I'll keep looking though, just in case.
Same one was used on quite a few bikes, trident, trophy, and a few others....
Had an hour to spare this morning, so stripped the spare m/c. Good news is, the bore looks okay, bad news, the rebuild kit supplied as suitable for this cylinder most certainly isn't.
Back online we go, will buy another once I have funds.
Our of interest, I looked for new m/c's.... Errr, that would be a no, then. Certainly not actual triumph ones. Can't find the equivalent in any 'pattern' part. I'll keep looking though, just in case.
Same one was used on quite a few bikes, trident, trophy, and a few others....
chas
Legendary Knight
Aren't Triumph brakes Nissin? Gawd knows how you'd cross reference it but it may have been used on a few Jap bikes of similar age
My first port of call would be a GPZ900.
In the pre-production days before the first 900 triples. Triumph dissected a GPZ900 & copied loads from it.
Don the Don
Legendary Knight
Is this the kit you purchased @Big Sandy ?
some others
de.fowlersparts.co.uk
www.adeptpowersports.com
If a seal kit fails to work you may be better with a complete cylinder unit
even this lot may help
www.triumphhinckleyparts.co.uk
Rear Brake Master Cylinder Rebuild Kit 14 mm - Sprint Manufacturing
Rebuild kit for virtually all Nissin rear brake master cylinders. With a 14 mm bore size, which is normally marked/cast into the rear of the master cylinder bore section. Repair kit includes piston, spring, seals x 2, circlip/boot, inlet O-ring and inlet circlip. This will not fit Brembo master...
www.triumphparts.co.uk
some others
Rear Brake Master Cylinder - Triumph TROPHY (To VIN 29155) | Triumph TROPHY (To VIN 29155) Rear Brake Master Cylinder Mit schneller Lieferung an Deutschland | Fowlers Parts
Triumph TROPHY (To VIN 29155) | Rear Brake Master Cylinder Mit schneller Lieferung an Deutschland. Erhältlich bei Fowlers Parts, dem UK No.1 Motorcycle Parts Supplier.
Rear Brake - Master Cylinder replacement parts for 1994 Triumph Trophy
Original 1994 Triumph Trophy Parts. Search Rear Brake - Master Cylinder parts using manufacturer microfiche assembly diagrams.
If a seal kit fails to work you may be better with a complete cylinder unit
even this lot may help
Rear brake cylinders - Triumph Hinckley - second hand part
Specialist Hinckley Triumph breaker, Farningham, Kent - view part. Call us on 01322 86 9133
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chas
Legendary Knight
When I took a T300 speed triple out for a rag many years ago I thought it felt very GPZ 900 like.
Scrappy
Legendary Knight
I thought Kawasaki were heavily involved with the re-startup of Triumph, supplying finance, machinery and engineers
That being the case then it would be no surprise if there were commonality of some parts and design.
Big Sandy
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Yeah, that’s what I ordered…not what arrived though. Different supplier. Going to order from sprint manufacturing this time.
They are, but the Nissin parts list is a friggin minefield. Very confussting….
Gpz900 is an idea….I’ll give that a looksie.
Cleaned the spare master, and I’m not happy with it….there’s been water in it at some point. The pitting might be on the outer edge of the seal space, but might not. Not worth the risk. So will strip the one off the bike next, and see. Trouble is, it’s an alloy body…with steel fixings. Not a good mix.
Thanks for the extra links @Don the Don going to have a good look through those too.
Just been looking at bore cleaning brushes, borrowed one from my mot guy to clean this one out, but I like my own stuff.