Back to the Highlands

The Manxman

The Triumph has been packed and I'm ready for the 08:30 ferry in the morning to Heysham.

 After docking it will be a 7hr ride up to Ullapool where I'm booked into a hotel for four nights.

The plan is to do the NW coast of the highlands and a tour around Skye.

It doesn't look like I will be getting the glorious weather that I rode in last year, but I'm prepared for that.

Front caliper

 While waiting for the carburetter refurb kit to arrive I turned attention to the seized front caliper.

After a strip down and good clean i fitted it with new seals and pistons.

It's back on the bike now and working as it should.

Hydraulic motorcycle lift.

 I used to have a hydraulic bike table to elevate bikes to be worked on, I gave it away when I stopped racing. 

I now need something to get the dommie raised so its easier for my old bones to work.

I have ordered one of these off Amazon

Start of strip down

 First job is to get the thing to start, by cleaning out the fuel system  refurbishing the carburettor and checking the valve clearances. 

Carb is a bit of a faff to remove.

After disconnecting the  throttle cables, choke and fuel pipes - releasing the bolts to the airbox allows it to be wiggled back a few inches to allowed just enough room  for the carb to be removed from its isolator and pulled clear of the frame.

Carburettor on the bench waiting for parts

Carburetter kit is on order 

Another new bike.

New to me that is, it's actually 30 years old.

 Over the first 25 years of its life after being first registered in Morroco it found its way to Spain via Portugal before coming to the IOM in 2021.

Honda NX650T

I have got it as a project bike it will start but wont idle and smokes more than a log burner. Brakes are seized suspension is knackered.

Airing

A glorious sunny cold day to get the bike an airing.

Derbyhaven

Castletown

Peel

 

2026 March sunshine.

 A sunny day at last after a bit of weeding in the garden the Tiger was fired up for a ride around the south of the island below are some picture of Port Erin and the Calf of Man at the sound.