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How deep are your pockets? No water in the motor oil, but the motor is locked up. Part of that ain't right. Gonna need some major money to make it run . Factory seat, what good is it? It's nice bike art the way it is. They're trying to get a dollar per CC, it ain't worth that. If it's a weld on...

Hell ya, I'd jump on that deal. Except they didn't make an R80 till 1980 thru 1987.

1970 Triumph Tiger 650 with Kimtab Magnesium wheels and triple discs. Chrome to Matte Black. Motor rebuild about to be buttoned and back in the frame.

Unique build , read about it here: http://www.crossbreedcycles.net/index.html

If the rim and hub have the same amount of holes there's no reason you can't buy the proper length spokes to accommodate the swap. try Buchannons for spokes.

Thanks, I'll paint some shark teeth on the primary. ;D not.

These carbs, like the rest of the motor, are the easiest things to work on. It literally only takes 5 minutes to rebuild one completely. Take it completely apart and mask the obvious faces and plug any hole that is used. I even found a way to remove the tickler. Coat each piece separately for...

Brand new carbs. Rebuilt with all new parts except the slide and choke slide.

I'm loading the pics now,post them in a minute. Let me ask you how you would do them and then I'll tell you what mistake you might make to save you from stripping them and having to redo them. P.S. it did come out awesome.

If you're in the northwest USA you can rent time on the vapor blasting equipment and do it yourself for $15/hr until 2018 when the price drops to $9.99/hr. http://www.vaporblasting.biz/index.html

Carb body masked and ready to powder coat. I went ahead decided I didn't want to media blast them because I'm not concerned about 100% durability factor on these because they see no motion or abuse. Just scuffed them with a scotchbrite pad. Masked and ready:

Starting to look like a motor finally:laugh2: The parts book for 66 shows the carb to manifold bolt and calls for 2 of them, but the manifold has a smaller hole on the outside than the one on the inside. There were only 3 carb bolts in my box and they are all the same diameter and fit...

"Viton is a brand of synthetic rubber and fluoropolymer elastomer commonly used in O-rings, chemical-resistant gloves, and other molded or extruded goods. The name is a registered trademark of DuPont Performance Elastomers L.L.C.."

I don't believe they are straight on a 650, at least mine aren't, they narrow at the top. I find it hard to believe also that a few thou (.010-.020") of silicone will make the head warp with only 18ft lbs on 9 bolts holding it down. But the experienced experts tell me differently.

They tell me .060 is too much and there is concern for warping the head if the gap is too much. Now I have to strip the rocker boxes and coat them.

Ended up having a hell of a time getting the crush height on the push rod tubes just right. It calls for a gap of .040" before torqueing the head down. As it turns out my brother must have done some research when he wanted the Bonneville head and apparantly traded the whole top end of the 70...

Dang, that block is clean. How did you get it so nice? Mine, after sitting and rusting for 40 year was nowhere near that clean looking. Did you make your engine stand? Sure make working on these motors bunch easier. I need to add that lock screw nob to keep mine from turning so easily.

Recoated the cover to remove the roughness left from pitting in the cover above the plate.

I think I might just leave these chrome.