You do not pump a tickler, it is just to sink the float. Trust me on this as i have been building Triumphs for over 50 years so far. Just push and hold until fuel flows and then it should start without the use of choke normally
I owned one myself when I was 19 years old. This bike also has a fork " stiffener" on it aftermarket. Those black hoops over the front chrome fender is there to stop the forks from flexing during operation, aftermarket. Mine also had a Capital " E " after the number 1000 on it, AND the seat had a strap across the middle of it for the passenger to hold on to. I'm from Nova Scotia, Canada but I don't think they made any changes to the Canadian bikes back then beside importing them with KPH gauges instead of MPH gauges. I learned how to do wheelie's so well on this bike that I could shift from 1st to 2nd while still on the back wheel. That bike spent it's whole life on the roads of " The Cabot Trail" in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. If you are bored or just plain curious, type into RU-vid " Cabot Trail" and when you see the roads that my bike spent it's life on, you will know that if my bike had a soul, it's still smiling. " The Cabot Trail " . . . look it up.
WOW ! What a blast from the past, I had an exact duplicate of this bike. It was one of the last on a 1979 registration in the UK. I couldn't fault it. Why did I sell it. CRAZY !
My triumph mechanic taught me 1st prime the carberrater (tickel) Then prime each cylinder By slowly pushing down On the kick starter Then turn on the ignition Then kick it It started cold every time
I absolutely love the sound of that engine spooled up, sounds like F1 to me. One thing though, they are heavy! So dont be surprised if you cant stop on a dime from 185 mph😂😂😂 ask me how I know
The 1000ec had the mag wheels duel front disc, and self cancelling turn signals, and it seems like something else. I bought a new hold over in 79,for $2900 out the door, still have it. Black like this one.
@@bernswonger57 mine was an AMA Superbike, retired race bike, that had sat dormant since 1980 or so, then kicked outside where it got rained and snowed on for 15 years before I got it, everything was rusted and corroded and needed restoration . But I rebuilt everything on it and kept it track ready, adding lights and turn signals, removing the number plates, but otherwise keeping as many race parts on it as possible like the lightweight DID spoked racing wheels and the drag strip carbs, jetting.
Exactly like the first motorcycle 🏍️ I ever rode right down to the color. It was my brother Merels and I was about 10 years old. Loved the sound and they were bulletproof. Great motorcycles!
Ha. Tickle doesn't mean you literally 'tickle' the button. Push the button until gas escapes the port and you don't need to choke a Norton unless it's freezing out. That's not the 'kill' switch. You shouldn't start the Commando on the centre stand as it punishes the cradle. Oh well, I tried.
My roommate had one with Russ Collins drag racing header. Straighter bars. Other roommate. Had 80 ltd 1000 kerker header pods superbike bars. And KZ 1000 tank of a police bike.He let me take the Suzuki out followed my friend down the 101 heading to San Fran. Had good time no endorsement.
had one of those here in Australia i raped the guts out of the bike redline most gears thrashed so bad it started leaking oil between head and barrels but kept running they where a reliable bike power was easy to master on the gs 1000 mine had the four into 1 exhaust as well ...owned it for about a 10 months then sold it on
Que maravilla era esta moto junto con las Hondas y Kawasakys, Yamaha sacón una 750 de tres cilindros con motor negro muy bellas. Las conoci cuando vivi en Caracas en los 70 s
I had an 81 GS 1000 ET sadly it got stolen. THE only thing wrong with the earlier ones was the solid disc brakes they were terrible in the wet , the later ones were drilled and slotted they were much better
There's no need to 'pump' the tickler buttons. The three-position "kill switch" SHOULD be operating the DIRECTION INDICATORS. The kill switch is the red push button below that switch.
I owned one of those as well. However it was the base model with wire wheels and single front disc brake which I hated. Although handling was better than its peers of that era, it sucked and plagued with tank slapping high speed wobble north of 100mph. Air suspension forks were very hard to tune. Ignition timing were points which I changed for electronic ignition. On the plus side, the engine and the intact velocity sound was awesome. Notwithstanding, I don't miss it as I ride a Ducati Monster 1200R.
