anyone ever restored an old motorcycle?

**sin** · 06-30-2004, 08:15 PM

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.

**damiongage** · 06-30-2004, 08:22 PM

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

**sin** · 06-30-2004, 08:34 PM

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.

**damiongage** · 06-30-2004, 08:46 PM

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

what kind of triumph is it??

**sin** · 06-30-2004, 08:54 PM

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.

**Animal Cracker** · 07-01-2004, 04:47 AM

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

**Symian** · 07-01-2004, 05:20 AM

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?

**sin** · 07-01-2004, 07:28 AM

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?

**Psychotron** · 07-01-2004, 10:01 AM

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.

**sin** · 07-01-2004, 01:34 PM

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.