After a good few years of debate, a decent alternative drive belt has been found by forum member Steph99 (well done on finding the missing piece of thje jigsaw). The replacement is a belt for a Malaguti madison 125 1999-2005 Available from www.chinesemotorcyclepartsonline.co.uk Drive Belt 22-30-828 V-Belt Malaguti Madison 125 99-05, price £15.37 free delivery [...]
The seals for the Tina and T10 are TC 20 x 35 x 7 There are two types – Nitrile and Viton (Viton being much more expensive) There are two sub types – R21 and R23. They both have a single sealing lip but the R23 has an extra dust lip to avoid grit getting [...]
This handy tip came from the forum members. It relates to the easy removal of hubs from a tigress but is actually relevant to T10 and Tina models also. Basically, the trick to removing the hubs without the specialist tool is to use increasing numbers of 2 pence pieces (other countries will have to find [...]
Forum member Neil (AKA billy192) has started his own blog following the restoration of his old Tina. Keep up to date with his progress at: http://triumphtina.blogspot.co.uk/
Required Tools for stripping a Triumph Tina or T10 While the workshop manual lists loads of special tools that are required to strip the engine I found that 99% of the tools required are all standard workshop tools. I decent set of spanners and a socket set (imperial obviously) will get you most of the [...]
Triumph T10 fly wheel extractor (61-5040) I recently managed to source an original Triumph T10 (& Tina) fly wheel extractor 61-5040 as pictured here. I managed, with some difficulty to remove my fly wheel without this but managed to break one of the fragile fins in the process (I glued it back on as good [...]
Wheel Hubs – Optional The wheel hub caps were an optional extra for both the Tina and T10. They are, like most things Tina or T10 related, rather difficult to get hold of. However, it might be possible to re-appropriate or make some hubcaps based on the following dimensions.
Speedo head – is the drive seized? – By forum member Babrat61 If your scooter has been stored and unused for many years , as most out there appear to be, it is worth checking the square internal drive to the speedo is not seized. Fitting a new speedo cable without doing this may result in [...]
Front Pulley The front pulley is an automatic centrifugal clutch that drives the rear pulley via the belt. The front pulley is similar in design to other centrifugal clutch systems, in that it has a numbers of weights placed between two plates which when rotating push the plates apart and thus engage the clutch. I [...]
Triumph Tina Tank & Fairing Bages: The Tina comes with cast metal (likly alloy) front fairing badge as shown here: The badge has the words “Tina – Automatic – Made in England” The background circles are meant to represent the front and back pully plates for the automatic drive. Side fairing decal Triumph T10 Tank & [...]
Custom Colours – The Beasts T10 T10 body work home sprayed with Vauxhall Leaf Green with Triumph decals both sides. The decals are sprayed over with about 3-4 coats of clear lacquer. Obviously this is a non original colour but looks pretty cool. I have finished of the top and front frame cut out with rubber [...]
Original Colours 1962-1965 = Tina Lilac, paint code 51300-5010/182 1965-1966 = Flamboyant Red 1967 = Translucent Ruby or Ruby Amaranth with options in Mimosa and Ivory or Blue and Ivory 1968-1970 = Flamboyant Red
Engine Capacity: 100cc Valve Mechanism: 2-stroke single Fuel Consumption: 100 mpg Top Speed: 45 mph Dry Weight: 143lbs Transmission: Automatic V-Belt Electric’s: 6 Volt Front Suspension: Rubber Dampener Rear Suspension: Single spring & damper unit
The Piston from a Triumph T10 – 1967 Piston type: Hepolite 15957 Standard Bore: 50.4 Compression Distance: If known please contact me Pin Position: If known please contact me Gudge Pin posotion: If known please contact me
A stripped down engine block from a Triumph T10 – 1967 (shown without piston) Engine block needed a long soak in a bucket of engine degreaser. The poiston block and piston are both suffering from scoring and the piston need to be replaced (Hepolite 15957) and the engine bock needs to be honed. The Crank [...]
Change of Tack Mark Daniels Scooters … when did they start? Generally, credit may point towards introduction of the Piaggio Vespa in 1946 as herald of their growing popularity in modern times, but it’s easy to quote many veteran examples such as the American Autoped (1915), British Autoglider, Reynolds Runabout, ABC Scootamota (1919), and Grigg [...]
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