danw43

Could anyone tell me what advance I should be setting this to with an electric world ignition,should it be (35deg before tdc (6.3 mm before tdc)?

well boys and girls ive not got around to it yet,but hopefully over the christmas hols im gonna make a start,i have done a few other mods,new home built rear subframe with lower pegs, lower second gear and higher top gear full rebore and piston giving 118cc refurbed head so well see how we go.

so does it only have two mountings for the engine,on the frame?And how does the bash plate attach?

Ive just fitted the upb gear kit to my cub,works a treat the second gear is low enough for hill climbs,and the 4th is high enough to not rev the knackers off the bike between stages. Regards Dan

Not that i need one yet,but i hear talk that a lot of people when getting a rebore are opting for a kawasaki piston. What piston is it and what bike was it originally used on,just for future reference as i believe it will come in hondy for future reference. Regards Dan

Yes please,that would be great and would be much appreciated. regards Dan

UPB TIGER CUB AND ARMAC DESIGN DO A HIGH 4TH GEAR KIT.

I have for a while been experiencing false neutrals on my tiger cub gearbox ,has anyone else had this problem,what was the fix ?

if thats the case and its gonna bend a five mm compound bent piece of alloy and a engine mount,surely itll bend a single piece of alloy and screw it any way?

I have just been looking on the bsa otter site and you can attach the bottom mount to the bash plate,easy fix,saves a lot of messing about think im gonna go in that direction

Ah but i love the cub,its only because i like tinkering.,As for oil feed, either leave as is or you could recess it if its a real worry,but i dont personally see its a problem. Regards Dan

Just been thinking about the third engine mount,what is ti stop me chopping the original down,and creating a slipper that would be welded,bolted to the bash plate(a bit like how modern forks retains the disk on a front wheel brake plate),thus giving three planes of location? Would that create any problems? regards Dan

why do it,really,because i can and i enjoy doing this stuff,its my bike and i like to try different things on it, Ive seen it done on some frames, the lug on the gearbox,yes now i would need to do that,as for the Scottish issue,it isn't a problem,im in Yorkshire and ride in north lincs,problem solved. No real problems i can see so far. regards Dan

Can anyone suggest a reason why it would be a bad idea to chop the down tube on a cub frame and replace with a thick sumpgaurd (as in how the upb and armac design frames are configured). Obviously id have to keep the frame straight while attempting this operation. I would hopefully have a 5mm pre formed alloy bash plate made and replace bottom of downtube with this,can anyone suggest any downfallls pitfalls to this operation.

can anyone please advise on the configuration of the felt seal and retainer on a cub, or provide a diagram,is it oil seal,felt seal,retainer then bearing,or as my manual suggests just two oil seals?

can anyone tell me in which order the felt seal on a cub gearbox is applied,or provide a drawing,is it,oil seal,felt seal,retainer then bearing?or can i just use two oil seals?

Im just in the process of making a narrower lighter rear subframe lets see how that goes,oh and widening the rear hub to do away with the spacer ring used at the moment,i do so like this hobby,ill get to ride it more soon,lol Dan

Well i havent been on here in a while and it appears ive opened up a hornets nest. i did as duncan suggested and offset the rim from the centre line of the bike,i bought an armac swingarm (great piece of kit) cheers Duncan again. i used a 5mm ring to push the rear cog over for more room and offsett the engine as well,not by a lot maybe 2mm, i have now got great clearance and the bike rides and handle with no problems as feeling any different to standard set up regards C/G problems, hope this clears some things up and opens up new areas of discourse. as it alll makes my bike get marginally better ty all for the answers and replies ill have to visit more often regards dan

Has anyone moved a triumph cub engine over to the left to give more chain,wheel clearance? I see the oil pipes on the bottom of the engine being a problem as theyd catch on the frame,do you lift the engine to get it across. Can anyone piont me in the right direction help me out regards Dan

nope plug is correct,cant seem to bottom it

Im having trouble starting the old cub,she seems as if the piston is pressurising up in the bore and then the kickstart seems to get a spongy feel to it, it almost feels like its hydraulicly locking, could it be that the tappets are too tight,causeing it to sort of seize up If i pull the plug and kick it over it kicks over no problem,piston runs up and down smoothly. what am i missing can any one help regards Dan

Well it only took two days, but they are bsa c15 forks,on my cub. They now have new bushes seals and spacers,took a bit of doing and a lot of fettling but all done and smooth now

im trying to sort the forks on my cub,i think they are heavyweight forks,as the light weight bushes and seals i have dont fit. upon dismantling i see the stanchions are pitted and worn so want to replace them,they measure 32mm x 20.5 inch long,(sorry no conversions done). now heres the problem the stanchions dont seem to be a standard size for a cub on the length.Or am i mistaken, are they bsa,norton,what are they. any help plz regards Dan

is any one near to a cub and able to get the sprocket bolt pcd for me,as im at work, regards dan

cheers mate ill give him a ring,ty for the reply