T575 Steam Triple

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Re: T575 Steam Triple

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rear / upper adjustable engine mounts in place........

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and with a bit of tweaking, the chain run is good, rear wheel axle, swing arm pivot and drive sprocket centres align, and my trusty spirit level says the motor is -

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level :up:
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Re: T575 Steam Triple

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looks good garry :up: i actually thought you'd given up with this build and concentrating with the benelli/triumph :D keep up the good work and keep upsetting the purists :P
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Re: T575 Steam Triple

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Nice engine mounts. Just thought you might want to turn the rectifier/regulator up the other way to avoid water being funnelled in. I know it shouldn't leak but sods law says.....
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the lower rear engine bushes - that replace the original rubber ones - and the anti-crush tube.........

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and in situ..............

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Re: T575 Steam Triple

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Looking good @Gary55.

Do we have an estimated time to completion?
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tz375 wrote:Looking good @Gary55. Thanks :up:

Do we have an estimated time to completion?

Hoping to have it completed by March 2020.

Motor being rebuilt now, bike goes in for bespoke 3-1 exhaust system fitting in January.

Just the electrics to sort meantime (new charging system etc).
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then it may need paint....................... :D
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today's work - drilling and filing one of the original T595 fairing / mirror support arms.


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Re: T575 Steam Triple

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garry55 wrote:Image
Unable to see any of your previous pics, but this one shows a great looking project.
Would have never thought of that frame working so good with a GT750 engine. :up:

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both modified mirror mounts fitted and my 3rd attempt at modifying a T595 nose fairing to suit..............

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Re: T575 Steam Triple

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under-seat bits and pieces (2T oil tank, battery, fuse box, relays, coolant expansion tank and battery charger fly-leads) all in place. Battery sits in it's own space under the 2T oil tank (see post below), which is why you can't see it.

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Re: T575 Steam Triple

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As I am not running the electric starter motor option for the Steam Triple motor, it means I can run a much smaller (lighter) battery.........

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Triumph T595 on the left, RGV250 on the right.

There was nowhere to mount the RGV battery in the T595's battery compartment, so I purchased a VJ21 RGV250 battery box............

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and set about cutting off all the mountings...........

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leaving only the tabs for the securing strap to attach to. Snug fit...........

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Then I drilled the floor of the T595 battery compartment to accept a pair of rubber mounts........

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and here it is, bolted in place and looking lost...........

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this modification allowed me to cut 1" off the top of the T595's battery compartment to allow the Aprilia RS125 2T oil tank to fit above it.
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Re: T575 Steam Triple

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Coming on nicely. :up:
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Re: T575 Steam Triple

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A truly fascinating project, Garry :up: I love to see your updates and solutions/engineering to get it developed.

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