Triumph Tiger 100 5 Time for another, longer test ride to see if we're all done!

[@norsehall309]

G'day Paul, the bike seams to run fine, time will gell, he brought the bike to the right place for a check up, cheers mate, Neil 🤠.

[@paultring2693]

Had quite a selection ofTriumphs over the years but the one with sweetest engine was a 500 twin ( iron heads). It never let me down and wasn’t much slower than my mates. bonneville.😊

[@davefrench3608]

Wow, that’s one of the best bikes you’ve had on the channel. It’s an absolute honey.

[@-old-school-motorcyclesltd]

Brilliant job Paul as per usual Lovely machine

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Many thanks!

[@SLED649]

You have worked your magic again Paul! That had to be an aggravating ride from Swansea!

[@danielmcneil3004]

Well done Paul. Lovely looking and sounding bike. Very enjoyable ride. The owner will be very happy. Cheers, Dan. 👍🏍🇨🇦

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thanks 👍

[@neilmcintosh1200]

An exhilarating return run on a gorgeous bike.

[@simongarey8575]

Lovely ride on a smashing bike. Am coming to Wales next month with 3 mates so looking forward to that.

[@ironside65]

Great job, that looks a lovely bike sounds good too!

[@gordonsuddery4635]

Another good one dune, good work looks and sounds amazing. My best wishes to you from the Philippines ❤️👍😉😀😁💪🏁🏍️🛺🐑🇵🇭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@maskedavenger2578]

I like dogs & motorcycles . The owner of the dog should have it under control & on a leash near public roads . As for the 🔔end who was encouraging the dog with shouts of kill , he was asking for a swift attitude adjustment . Getting to the main subject ,the bike is sounding & running as sweet as a nut ,handles those bumpy country lanes well ,& also very pleasing to the eye . I would suggest you have another well satisfied customer . 👍

[@ryanrodgers1826]

hope he is happy with the bike nice job Paul one more done cheers

[@richardsimpson3792]

The 500 Triumph twin is probably the best of the lot: bigger does not always = better.

[@paulhenshaw4514]

I quite like my Trident ...

[@richardsimpson3792]

@@paulhenshaw4514 Indeed. I always thought of it as a 500 twin-and-a-half! Great bike to ride...but not such a great bike to manufacture...when I interviewed Al Cave (BSA Small Heath factory manager) he described the crankcases as 'vertical sandwiches'. It's a shame they didn't progress to a horizontal-split crankcase...could have been made so much faster and cheaper, and with far more reliability.

[@Nick-z6k8l]

I was bitten by a Doberman after going to see an old metal spinet friend of mine , bloody dog used to have free run between buildings, I always got away from him in time but on one occasion I thought the bugger wasn’t there and he got me leg , whilst still trying to ride away , hope it doesn’t happen to you mate , really like your videos 👍

[@peter7624]

Another bike transformed by "The bike whisperer". Great job Paul. Going and sounding lovely!

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Many thanks!

[@philmuskett265]

Enjoyed the ride, mate. A lovely bike. There doesn't seem to be much movement with fixing up the Cortina!!!!

[@tonygreenbank8611]

I really enjoyed watching that vidio. I used to have a Tiger 100 ss back in the day. You're right they do need reving but you can sling them about like a 250 with the good handling. Mine could see 105 mph but the valves were bouncing at that speed. Nice one Paul.

[@shug831]

You were starting to enjoy that ride toooo much. 😊

[@paulhenshaw4514]

I wonder how you could tell!

[@pauliebots]

Hey we finally learned the dog owners name...knobhead..that's lovely.

[@tiffinthyme5822]

Hello Paul, that is a great all rounder of a bike. Well done, Cheers Kevin.

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thanks 👍

[@johnwebley3790]

I used to have a 5ta, Lovely bike, light, nimble, quick enough, and with the later 8" TLS front brake, stopped well, It's the same brake as fitted to the original Trident, Don't forget, the 500 twin won Daytona, And came 2nd at Spa behind Ago, I have a fondness for the 500 bikes, You certainly enjoyed the ride

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thanks!

[@adammedyna2365]

Thanks for Triumph videos Paul, they are very good, but you also did something to your camera and I can hear your comments during a ride very clearly.

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thanks, but I haven't changed anything camera wise. I have been wearing an open face helmet for the last few months in an attempt to be better heard, though.

[@adammedyna2365]

@@paulhenshaw4514 and it works! :)

[@andrewslattery403]

Nice ride. You must have taken some on the shine from off the clutch plates, as there was a tiny bit of slip early on. Hope that the owner doesn't want a discount for you having enjoyed yourself with that.

[@piearm1271]

Nicely done, a few tweaks from an expert and a nice looking bike runs and rides as well as it looks. With how well it runs with a single carb the extra setup and maintenance on two carbs seems hard to justify unless you ride most of the time at very high speeds. Owner must be chuffed.

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thanks! 👍

[@jannerfox9292]

Lovely video thank you Paul, sounds well that beautiful bike.

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Many thanks!

[@lesjones7617]

Lovely ride and well done Paul!

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thanks!

[@mickhardstaff6605]

That dam dog is a liability, should be on a lead . He'll have you off one day Paul . Keep the video in case you need evidence anytime .

[@paulhenshaw4514]

And he craps in my garden sometimes, too ...

[@madeinyorkshire52]

MAYBE…Formally write to the dog owner with a warning that if he doesn’t keep his (mad!) dog under control and on a lead, you will file a complaint against him to the Police. He shouldn’t be allowed to keep a dog if he can’t control it and ensure that other road users are safe. I’ve nothing against pets and actually like most dogs but the owner of that one is surely not taking responsibility. Oh…well done with the 5TA :) 👍

[@truethought369]

Is there a bit of piston slap going on? Don't think it's tappets, you did them, 2 & 4th if I remember right. Nice commute bike. Thanks for the vid.

[@paulhenshaw4514]

I think there is a little piston slap evident, but nothing too sinister.

[@andysmith2013]

Sounds lovely. I could lock up the back on my 3TA without standing on the pedal.

[@williamnethercott4364]

Mine was the same. The front brake didn't do a great deal.

[@sussaxonsarthois6815]

Very pretty machine and now sounding good as well; well done Phil. I could see that the whole front end looked from a later model than the distributor engine but out of interest can you advise, has it also been upgraded to 12v?

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thanks and yes, it has 12 volts [Paul].

[@sussaxonsarthois6815]

@@paulhenshaw4514 Very sorry Paul; don't know why I made that mistake. Apologies. The reason I asked, is that I saw the distributor contains the specifically-designed internal condenser, which is discreet and neat. For my T100A (1961, distributor and bathtub) I was told that that condenser would not work with my proposed 12v conversion. From my limited knowledge, I understood that capacitors were not sensitive to voltage, and it seems this T100 proves it.

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Correct, condensers are not voltage sensitive, 6 or 12 volts is fine for them.

[@nickmarshall9192]

Nice bike Nicely running Anyone telling a dog to kill because a motorcycle is riding past needs educating! The dog is out on a road on its own ffs I have a dog and would never allow that

[@hermangibbs8163]

Nice bike and ride. Thanks!

[@davejones9010]

The clocks missing out the chrome holder on the left handlebar 😁

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Never!

[@denerumsby6789]

Is the speed limit back to 30 or is the 20mph still in force?

[@paulhenshaw4514]

The 20 zones are still here at present.

[@denerumsby6789]

​@paulhenshaw4514 oh dear, sorry to hear that... BTW I noticed in this video that your family's motorhome isn't on the other side of the fence anymore- is it OK?

[@paulhenshaw4514]

It is at a race meeting.

[@skymningforelsket1302]

Apologies if my ears deceive me, but it sounds like it's running on 1 cylinder. If it is, 20 bucks says the problems is the coils. ps, sometimes I stop for the dog and look at him, and the dog usually sits there not knowing what to do and looking side to side looking embarrassed LOL

[@paulhenshaw4514]

I can confirm the Triumph was firing on two throughout. This dog gets a bit confused if I slow to a walking pace.

[@philrulon]

Maybe you (or a viewer) could answer an old question Paul. All these old Smiths chronometric speedometers have a white radial at about the 30 mile an hour level. I’ve always wondered what it was for, going back to my 1957 A10 BSA, all those years ago.

[@highdownmartin]

That’s your in town speed. Anything above that was yours for the taking when you got past the black and white round sign. Still the same on the IoM

[@johnwebley3790]

30 was the normal town speed limit, It was an easy way to keep to it

[@erik_dk842]

1:50 So Buggeroff's real name - which he also doesn't obey- is Bill?

[@paulhenshaw4514]

No, that was some bell end shouting 'Kill'.

[@peterparsons3297]

sounds happy

[@Cobra427Veight]

Maybe the dogs name is Bill 🤔 😂

[@johnhenshaw7655]

I wish I had kept my Daytona 500r, but I was young and I sold it for peanuts 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Cheburashka-c1h]

Now if the dog caused you to fall of a bike... compensation claim...

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Yes, although I would rather not have to put that one to the test!

[@brockett]

I always feel sorry for a good dog that is owned by an idiot.

[@BrianMartin-iz4vt]

Poxy dog !

[@TheMadGesticulator]

It`s not the dog at fault, it`s the owner!

[@paulhenshaw4514]

@Brian-ec9xt As a pup, the dog was accidentally run over by it's owner, but it didn't seem to learn from the experience.

[@zedcharlie]

Bike is dog ruff 🙄😄

[@williamnethercott4364]

When your first video of this machine was issued, I thought it looked like a 5TA (fins and distributor - I hated that distributor) but I don't know enough about the T100 to be sure. Valve clearances on my old 3TA were 0.010" for inlet and exhaust, if memory serves.

[@750triton]

If you mean the fins shaped to miss the dizzy, they kept that right up until the last T100

[@williamnethercott4364]

@@750triton And requiring a flat, thin spanner to tighten the barrel base nuts.

[@michaelfirth1075]

Nice job done again Paul.😊

[@paulhenshaw4514]

Thanks!