Hi, I'm new to the forums, I joined after buying a '74 Trident, as the title says, in parts.
The ad was on a used site here in Victoria BC and while it mentioned that the engine was disassembled, it didn't mention that actually everything is disassembled. I don't believe one part is connected to another part.
The backstory is that an older fellow was collecting the parts to do up his bike nice and fell into poor health. He sold off the bike to another guy who decided not to pursue it, now I know why. I just picked up the parts from him today.
Everything from rebuild kits for the carburetors to the badges for the tank and on. All in labelled bags ready to go back together.
I've spoken to a couple guys who work with these bikes, and they both agreed that assembling the parts is like lego for adults. I'm not crazy enough to think it's that easy...and I'm a complete novice.
I may have gotten in over my head.
I'm hopeful I can get some of the great advice I see on this forum thrown my way, I've been reading Jonkster's thread and you guys really know your stuff.
For now I had considered whether to get some more finishing done, like stripping and painting the frame. It's not in too bad a shape, mount points and bolt holes are bare metal the rest is black.
One fender is chromed the other not, the tank is bare metal ready for paint...
I'll keep adding to this thread as I go if anyone's interested, but it will be slow going. I'm going to need to read a ton and figure out my best course before diving in.
Thanks for reading!
The ad was on a used site here in Victoria BC and while it mentioned that the engine was disassembled, it didn't mention that actually everything is disassembled. I don't believe one part is connected to another part.
The backstory is that an older fellow was collecting the parts to do up his bike nice and fell into poor health. He sold off the bike to another guy who decided not to pursue it, now I know why. I just picked up the parts from him today.
Everything from rebuild kits for the carburetors to the badges for the tank and on. All in labelled bags ready to go back together.
I've spoken to a couple guys who work with these bikes, and they both agreed that assembling the parts is like lego for adults. I'm not crazy enough to think it's that easy...and I'm a complete novice.
I may have gotten in over my head.
I'm hopeful I can get some of the great advice I see on this forum thrown my way, I've been reading Jonkster's thread and you guys really know your stuff.
For now I had considered whether to get some more finishing done, like stripping and painting the frame. It's not in too bad a shape, mount points and bolt holes are bare metal the rest is black.
One fender is chromed the other not, the tank is bare metal ready for paint...
I'll keep adding to this thread as I go if anyone's interested, but it will be slow going. I'm going to need to read a ton and figure out my best course before diving in.
Thanks for reading!