So helpful, THANK you for sharing this. I’m rebuilding a 51’ Thunderbird, chopped sometime in the 70’s with my friend and father in-law, and this video has really helped the process. Cheers from Denmark.

The Triumphs and BSAs made great choppers, just like the 750 Hondas and Sportster Harleys.

I'm 60 years old and this is what I was riding back then. Plus Honda twins and fours. Harleys. You guys really understand the value and technical knowledge of this old British steel. Thanks for posting this to help folks out. Oh by the way, your videos are well done.

Holy crap! I watched a 4 hour video of Wes yacking his head off on the most boring topics you can imagine about a Triumph and BSA bike. Now I am so pumped on watching English 102! This has to be the most detailed video showing complete processing of maintaining and tuning your Triumph or BSA bike. I am so thankful for you guys at Lowbrow Customs for making this video. And the really great part of this video is the timeline of each section is outlined in the description for future reference. Cheers

Sharing is definitely caring especially for my old 68 Bonnie Thanks guys

Thank you for sharing this knowledge with all of us! This certainly helps keep people interested in classic bikes and how we can work on them ourselves! 🤘🏻😎 It's not very easy to find information on magnetos or pre-unit Triumphs for that matter! Thanks again Low Brow and Four Aces!

Thank you for such a great how-to video!

This is amazing how step by step this video makes it for someone that might have never worked on a Triumph before very easy to follow! Thanks for making it accessible to everyone!!

What a cool production 👊🏼💀👊🏼

Absolutely superb Watching this made in america and I'm ten miles away from where these bikes and engines were built originally haha, love it

I used to use a roll your own cigarrete paper in my points on my old AJS.Had to wedge the auto advance open on full advance with a piece of wood.Piston at 1/5 inch TDC with the paper just releasing.Mags are so good to work on.Used to use an old spoke in the sparkplug hole as vertical as possible to set height of piston.Enjoy these old bikes.Used to use the valve lifter to stop engine.No ignition switch fitted.

Wes, your patient and careful instruction is so on point. Thank you. Kiwi T100 Daytona 67 - out of Merriden via the USA, owner.

Love that bench stand for the motor. I'd totally rationalize spending too much on that if it were for sale somewhere...

Fantastic upload Lowbrow Customs - smart move too because contrary to most content owners, uploading this material actually makes me want to purchase the DVD Collection of this series because I can actually SEE what I am getting. Thanks for being such a great business!

Just found this. Amazing. Former and hopefully future Noirton owner. Wish you had Norton covered like your Triumph BSA material but wish I had this instead of just a Haynes manual back in the day.

Excellent video! I just bought a 73 TR7V, and this will help tremendously, thanks, gents!

Thanks, this is a great video

Thank you greatly for the upload guys. My 63 US spec T100sc imported back here to the UK should now get some proper TLC.

Loving all of these Lowbrow Customs videos. They're really helpful. I wish there were better close up shots of the different bolts under the engine (during the oil changing section) especially the large bolt he said NOT to touch. I couldn't see which one he was talking about.

Thanks love lowbrow and this really tops it off! Just got a old BSA running big learning curve for me!

Cool! I come across some old BSAs for sale every once in awhile. Cool stuff!

you guys are great, like you made this for me ! ,will be placing order soon, (another), this helped me not give up

Nice series, Wes, well done.

Wow, thanx guys i learned a few tricks for sure.

This is very generous, thank you.

Low Brow doing the lords work

Great video, lots of brilliant information! It's all so useful!! The video is spoilt by the constant ads. In the first 21 minutes, I've had 8 yes 8 adverts for Amazon! Talk about how to ruin something brilliant!!

Most awesome Thanks!

This is brilliant 👍🏼thanks for posting this now as I’m just about to do a total tear down on my Triumph t120 1972. 😁

@lowbrowcustoms

4 жыл бұрын

We have a whole engine rebuild series on here to for Triumph 650 motors. It starts here - kzread.info/dash/bejne/pot3xqqAYNPgY9I.html

@UK00890

4 жыл бұрын

@@lowbrowcustoms and they are bloody great

THANK YOU..

This is so cool 😎

Wes, can you do a 101 on setting optimum valve / cam timing. Tip top tutorial.

I am commending you Wes for your patience and detailed instruction on this video, a job well done. I really appreciate your effort Man!!! Furthermore i have a bonnevile 750 and would like to know if i can install a magneto setup so as to eliminate the battery totally also would like to install a suitable cam for improved performance. Thanks in advance.

Mesmerizing

I don't understand the warning about switching on ignition on positive earth (ground) system with charger connected. If you are connected direct to the battery terminals, positive is positive and negative is negative, regardless of which one is grounded, so the current flow would be the same as with negative ground.

I know it’s just semantics but a “valve job” shouldn’t be mistaken for a valve adjustment. A valve job is the process of removing the valves and replacing and/or grinding or lapping both the seats and the valves. What’s being performed in this video is a valve adjustment…big difference.

Hmmm could have saved 40 bucks. Ab solutely loved salt ghost. Was very surprised to see man with long white beard had passed, seemed healthy. Just goes to show enjoy your days boys! You appear to be doing just that!!!!!!!!!!

How u make 2 amalcarburattor in triumph engine go well......??? Help me how to calibrarte

I heard something about tuning the cabs to where the slide is all the way down, and the air/fuel screw is almost all the way out, then turned in slowly till she sounds right. That's what I did. Is that weird?

Amal GP carbs and monoblock carbs are considered smoothbore carburetors the concentric is not, the gasket on a concentric float bowl is key to holding the float pivot in place and the float bowl, I want to pay very close attention to the relationship . Properly engineered float bowl gasket is critical. On the mono block Carb the thickness of the gasket is super critical between the jet block and the jet holder, The gasket is almost an eighth of an inch thick it keeps the carb slide from binding when you open the throttle wide open, if the engine is running when this happens, you have your hands full to say the least, Killswitch at the ready. Animals will also bind up if the flanges are warped , Flange carburetors are a stupid idea, that’s why spigot /rubber mounted carbs were invented. At my family Bsa dealership we learn not to use the O-rings, we used a couple paper gaskets and A phenolic spacer 16th of an inch. Phenolic is a heat block. Paper gaskets on either side of the heat block. We finished them off sometimes with good old 3M electrical tape, About three revolutions of tape on the spigot . Back to the mono block guard leave the gasket off a jet block holder and screw it into the carburetor until it stops you’ll find it at Fred Meyer’s before the shoulder seats against the base of the carb body, on some other ones I worked on it stopped at 32nd of an inch away from seating flush. One carburetor I worked on I disassembled it 22 times before I found out the problem.😡. In 1971 my brother and I went to service school for Bsa, the last service School they ever had. Dennis Manning from Bub. Enterprises was our teacher, he was working for Harley Davidson, and moonlighting teaching service school for triumph and Bsa, trying to put his ass through college. Can you say conflict of interest?

@lockeyestlocksmith2349

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t know where Fred Meyer’s came from frustrating.

At 3.00.42 you refer to the pilot jet but isn't that the needle jet? Only ask because I'm running rich on one cylinder (twin carb) and think it might be the pilot jet but have no idea what size I should go for and the Amal website points to a different piece than you did. Thanks for the video though, sooooo helpful!

@rickconstant6106

3 жыл бұрын

Pilot jets on mk 1 concentrics from 1968 on are pressed into the body and only come in 1 size. Earlier versions, and ones made for 2-strokes have a removable jet screwed into the hole in the underside of the main body on the intake side. In either case, the pilot jet will only influence the mixture up to about one quarter throttle. Assuming both carburettors have the correct main jets and throttle slides, a rich mixture could be caused by incorrect needle position, float level too high, or I once had the jet holder on one carb work loose and lower itself, giving the same effect as raising the needle.

@rickconstant6106

3 жыл бұрын

Another possibility is a badly worn needle/jet combination on that side, which would allow excess fuel to be drawn through

Hi I'm in the U.K. and have a U.S. import T100. It's fitted with the same chrome fork shrouds as your bobber/chop in the video. My question is are these an after market item. Much appreciated video guy's.

@dsshowerpan

4 жыл бұрын

Nobody makes aftermarket FC1 shrouds right now. Factory Metal works used to, but haven't been available for a year now. The hardest part of a pre unit front end to acquire, ask me how I know....

@mozdickson

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Victor, John here in NZ. Same bike, 1967 Tone...

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First again

The power plants are ENGINES, not motors.

@cordelldarkling3190

3 жыл бұрын

Most people know the difference, but it is still common vernacular to call what is motorized a motor and an engine both. For example: motorcar, motorcycle, motorized bicycle.

@tandem8

3 жыл бұрын

@@cordelldarkling3190 Look in the manual for any vehicle and you will find ONLY engine unless you are looking at the Heater/AC or the Starter

@cordelldarkling3190

3 жыл бұрын

@@tandem8 I’ve been an electrical engineer for the government for 6 years, I know the difference bud.

@tandem8

3 жыл бұрын

@@cordelldarkling3190 Bud? Now you are confusing Ray with Beer

Why on earth are you putting the degree wheel on the wrong side of the engine? It’s very unpractical and in some cases even completely useless.