trident_special Posted December 4, 2008 Report Posted December 4, 2008 Hello all! I'm in the process of modifying a 1993 Triumph Sprint 900, I've seen kits available for triples comprising of three Keihin FCR39s. Does anyone have any experience in putting flatslides on these bikes? I've experienced FCRs on my ZXR and they seem to work fine, a little tempramental down low in the rev range, but all right once they've cleared their throats. I think they'd suit the bike. Any feedback? Cheers!
dodgy_tom Posted December 4, 2008 Report Posted December 4, 2008 No, but a) I know some people that have and 2) I would love to. Let me dig out some links for you. Are you doing anything else to it?
Liamo Posted December 4, 2008 Report Posted December 4, 2008 No, but a) stuff 2) more stuff Please tell me this is a Bill Hicks tribute
trident_special Posted December 4, 2008 Author Report Posted December 4, 2008 No, but a) I know some people that have and 2) I would love to. Let me dig out some links for you. Are you doing anything else to it? I'm doing a whole shedload of mods, its already been transformed into a café racer style bike and now I'm working out how to sort the chassis and the engine. The picture in your avatar looks mighty cool, any chance of a bigger one?
dodgy_tom Posted December 4, 2008 Report Posted December 4, 2008 Nice one. I do like the old Hinckley triples. Link to the bike here. Enjoy.
trident_special Posted December 4, 2008 Author Report Posted December 4, 2008 Nice one. I do like the old Hinckley triples. Link to the bike here. Enjoy. Stunning! I particularly like that fairing solution. Here's a link to my shed of a bike... Sprint
dodgy_tom Posted December 4, 2008 Report Posted December 4, 2008 Superb! Was it much work to tuck the battery up in the seat? I like the subframe, really lightens the bike visually.
trident_special Posted December 4, 2008 Author Report Posted December 4, 2008 It was a bit of a headache, when I got the bike a few of the mods had already been undertaken, the battery was kind of half way there. I have a new tailpiece on order which is a lot lower so I may be converting to a gel battery or one of those nifty little ones I saw on the Durbahn website. I have to credit a genius mate of mine for the subframe, he created it from scratch. I think I'm going to develop it further (it needs to be a touch lower and ideally I'd like it in aluminium). As for the rest of the bike my mind is full of weird images, flatslides, ohlins suspension, billet yokes, a braced swingarm and other things...
Muschi Posted December 4, 2008 Report Posted December 4, 2008 that looks super nice, just get that number plate mounted beneath the tail, where it actually belongs, and it is about perfect.
trident_special Posted December 4, 2008 Author Report Posted December 4, 2008 On the following couple of pages you can see that the numberplate has been returned to its proper place...
spacemonkey Posted December 8, 2008 Report Posted December 8, 2008 cool bike. FCR's will work a ton better than those CV carbs!
Doomkinder Posted December 9, 2008 Report Posted December 9, 2008 You sir have a very very nice garage and a very nice bike! Good work that man!
trident_special Posted December 10, 2008 Author Report Posted December 10, 2008 Thanks for all your input and the compliments guys. I think I'll be chucking on three FCR39s once the suspension and chassis is sorted. Does anyone know of a good place where I can find them?
Kayla Posted December 11, 2008 Report Posted December 11, 2008 Thanks for all your input and the compliments guys. I think I'll be chucking on three FCR39s once the suspension and chassis is sorted. Does anyone know of a good place where I can find them? You could try Allens Performance and see if they have some FCRs. It won't be cheap though- a pair of downdraft FCR41s is around £700 or so FCR39s do appear quite regularly on ebay for £150 or so each, but they're generally single sidedraft carbs off MX bikes. Maybe three of those could be ganged together to suit your bike? I'm at work so can't see the pics of your bike
spacemonkey Posted December 11, 2008 Report Posted December 11, 2008 You could try Allens Performance and see if they have some FCRs. It won't be cheap though- a pair of downdraft FCR41s is around £700 or so FCR39s do appear quite regularly on ebay for £150 or so each, but they're generally single sidedraft carbs off MX bikes. Maybe three of those could be ganged together to suit your bike? I'm at work so can't see the pics of your bike FCR carbs are definitely not cheap but they are superb. On the other hand, ring up your Triumph dealer and find out how much a set of brand new CV carbs are! I would expect them to be more expensive than a set of FCR carbs! FCRMX carbs might work if you can get 'em close enough together. I wouldn't tackle that unless you have a decent workshop and you can make the brackets, shafts, etc yourself though.
trident_special Posted December 11, 2008 Author Report Posted December 11, 2008 I've just sent Allens Performance an email regarding price and availability. That's possibly my Christmas bonus gone...
dodgy_tom Posted December 11, 2008 Report Posted December 11, 2008 SUDCO in the states were doing them at around £600 a set...
Kayla Posted December 11, 2008 Report Posted December 11, 2008 SUDCO in the states were doing them at around £600 a set... But was that before the pound plummeted against the dollar? And don't forget import duty too edit- Trident_Special- that's what my bonus/redundancy's going on Who needs to eat when you can actually bolt on some horsepower? edit 2 - That bike is gorgeous!
trident_special Posted December 12, 2008 Author Report Posted December 12, 2008 Just got a quote back from Allens Performance (top marks for the quick answer). Not cheap those things. I think I'll need to meditate on that purchase for a day or two.
trident_special Posted December 15, 2008 Author Report Posted December 15, 2008 The meditation has proved mucho expensive. Come January I'll be placing my order.
Kayla Posted December 15, 2008 Report Posted December 15, 2008 The meditation has proved mucho expensive. Come January I'll be placing my order. Yay!
trident_special Posted December 15, 2008 Author Report Posted December 15, 2008 The weekend has proved mucho expensive also because I finally managed to pick up this lot:
dodgy_tom Posted December 24, 2008 Report Posted December 24, 2008 Nice stuff! Let me know how you get on with the Autometer rev counter as I'm looking to replace the duff Triumph item on mine.
gordong65 Posted December 25, 2008 Report Posted December 25, 2008 That gear looks good don't think the shock will suit yer bike though, I'll give you £50 for it Keep the pics coming , will look very nice when finished
wombat Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 Am looking at putting a set of FCR41s on the TRX. Agreed....not cheap........somewhere around $1500 AUD (Aussie Pesos). Had a set on my Guzzi and really made a difference! I really hate poxy CV carbs, they're worse than Dell'Ortos. I sure my CVs are well worn, even after getting a Factory Pro emulsion kit about 2 years ago. Improved the fuel range and made it a tiny bit crisper, but little else. Absolutely love the cafe Triumph, and the delicious aftermarket goodies. Well done! Bob
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