Rob North Road Triple

Chris said:

Hi
I wont be going to the bike club on the triple tonight lol.
It wouldn't start on the rollers when I got back from my holiday, so I've decided to get on & sort it out. Gearbox oil leak? Got it stripped down but it doesn't seem to be the oil seal behind the sprocket. Will look at the needle roller oil seal in the hi gear next. Mind you lots of gasket goo & the o ring behind the sprocket nut is octagonal & well mullered. Out with the spare gaskets as well as they have definitely been round twice.
Starting could be a myriad of things. It doesnt like the choke at all & first start up is a nightmare on the kickstart. I've been starting it on the rollers, after that I can start it first or second kick. Again no choke & the throttle shut. Primary had ep90 in it, Richard says to use engine oil. Going to run through the tappit adjustment, then have a look at the pazon, before finally pulling the CR's apart.View attachment 116302

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Chris said:

Well following on from Triplets P&M which I saw for sale far to late!
I've aquired this.
Rob North frame 850 Richard Peckett 850 engine. Stage 1 crank, Carrillo rods, 1" tappets, 511TC cams, mushroom adjusters, lash caps, lightened timing wheels, hardened seats, center plugged, 29mm Keihin CR smoothbore carbs, belt drive, koni shocks, ceriani forks, special discs, sender in the fuel tank, plus an incomprehensible to me Koso clock & 2 files of build files.
Originally built by a BEA aircraft engineer. The Hyde 1000 engine was part exchanged with a fair bit of the green stuff for a full P&M 850 engine.
Engine number is RDBPP848.
R D Bowden 848cc not sure what the pp is about. It's a Miles frame no 75. Joy at the club is going to ask Normans son for the frame build date but the bike was built in 1982 & is an X registration.
I got my first run on it at the Mallory Festival in torrential rain. Rode it to Brighton for an mot Thursday, its now road taxed & insured.
Sounds fabulous, everything is light & easy. However it's like riding a shopping trolley! Front & rear crash & rattle like a good un. Konis are on the hardest spring setting, its on no 1 on the damping setting. The Cerianis are on 10 weight, no idea on springs. Not ridden on such terrible roads before, pot holes everywhere! No smooth race tracks here lol. Waiting on Dave Madigan starter kit to be available again but at the moment I'm able to kick it over.
Totally different to the race motor, same sound but this burbles along beautifully. Really well mannered. Too much fork dive for me & an oil leak from the high gear oil seal. Overall well chuffed.

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Tripler said:

The Harrier used to be a right bastard to start on the kickstart, fitted electric start and it was sorted

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Fast Eddie said:

Woz a man’s bike…

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