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    anyone ever restored an old motorcycle?

    im in the middle of restoring a 1970 triumph bonne. so far its pretty straightforward, even though i dont have much of a mechanical background. tomorrow the pieces go out to be powder coated.

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    gonna be weird......shifting on the right

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    ive already gotten used to it. i rode it for about a month before the motor seized. its gonna be weird getting re-adjusted to left shift now.

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    you could always make it a jokey shift......those are pretty cool

    what kind of triumph is it??

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    cant jokey a right hand shift, or i would. 1970 bonneville t120r. they just did a four part series on discovery health and leisure where they restored my exact bike. its the classic brittish racing bike.

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    Restoring a 1971 Harley Davidson dirt bike...quite a bitch buying replacement parks for an extinct bike...when I live in Italy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BamaSlamma
    Restoring a 1971 Harley Davidson dirt bike...quite a bitch buying replacement parks for an extinct bike...when I live in Italy!
    Yeah, you have it sooooo bad, huh Bama?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BamaSlamma
    Restoring a 1971 Harley Davidson dirt bike...quite a bitch buying replacement parks for an extinct bike...when I live in Italy!
    thats a rough one. how do you find parts?

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    Yea. 1979 Triumph Bonneville Special. We did everything but a new electrical harness, frame, and engine. All new brakes, front forks/shocks, seat, carbs, fuel lines, brake lines. etc.

    really nice bike. just put in a rebuilt tranny and new exhaust system. the shifting in triumphs is the smoothest ive ever felt in a motorcyle, and ive been on a lot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychotron
    Yea. 1979 Triumph Bonneville Special. We did everything but a new electrical harness, frame, and engine. All new brakes, front forks/shocks, seat, carbs, fuel lines, brake lines. etc.

    really nice bike. just put in a rebuilt tranny and new exhaust system. the shifting in triumphs is the smoothest ive ever felt in a motorcyle, and ive been on a lot.

    nice. i must say i havent yet noticed the smoothness of the shifting. hopefully once its rebuilt it will be better.

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