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Bike of the Month - May 2012:
Essoman's 1967 Triumph TR6C
Yet again, a choice vintage bike has the honor of Bike Of The Month. Owned by Jeff "Essoman" Holmes, this 67 TR6C is a fine example of a basically stock Scrambler. When Jeff bought this Scrambler it looked very much as it does today. The previous owner did a nice job with the paint, however it needed a lot of mechanical attention.
Immediately the clutch needed attention, it was a monster to pull in the clutch lever, so I took it to my vintage bike guy (TJ) here in AZ. He isn't cheap but he knows his stuff. Upon opening her up, we discovered the left crank seal was leaking, forcing oil into the primary area. The Lucas ignition was performing perfectly like a Lucas, so I had it replaced with something that would actually work, A Pazon ignition was added. The stator was beat to hell, but still worked. However the chain had worn the insulation off the stator wires. There was also a thrust washer behind the clutch basket that is so worn it is almost unrecognizable. With all of that fixed , it was on to the fuel system.
The tank was starting to get some rust, though it was painted really nice, the inside was neglected, and coating a tank after paint always sucks. The tank mount bolts were bent, and in trying to straighten them one broke, so the tank had to be re welded and the lower half re painted. The tank was cleaned and sealed, plus a new float and carb cleaning.
Lastly (for now) all of the fasteners had to be replaced, somewhere over the years this bike looks like it was worked on with a set of plumber's tools.
She runs great now, This old scrambler is consistently a 1 kick bike.
