Here in the States he would be met at the door buy my good friends, Smith and Wesson.    

Interesting, though Sideways is an open minded forum, it appears that the TriumphExp.com site is not. I posted a link to this thread for anyone interested in seeing what others might think and the moderator blocked my post.   I see this as simple and clear censorship. As such, I have removed myself from automatic annual  monetary support of the site. Others might feel the same.   Steve

I gather “new” wheels are on the agenda. 14” Compomotive. 6” wide, ET approximately 23.  Need to guess the tyre size best suited now. 195/60 is too big! 

Thank you. I'm not worried the weld might fail, just that there's a dirt and corrosion trap that I'd like to eliminate. Waxoyl is a good idea, this is what it's designed for. 

Just give them a squirt of a Waxoyl type spray. The welding looks fine.   Roger

It keeps getting better.  Tuning is slowly improving the various areas of operation. I got some Koni dampers for the rear (moss are still selling theses relatively cheap) and the welding isn't brilliant so I think I'm going to apply something to keep the road grime out of the nooks.  I was thinking of using some silicone, or epoxy, but is that a silly idea?

My father will be laughing at that comment . 

Not according to my internal accountant . 😄

It looks like it's getting very close now.

Your diagnosis seems plausible unfortunately…..