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T140E Project Bike

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#1 ·
Hi
I've recently bought a US Import T140E to turn into a Street tracker/Scrambler type thing.
I have managed to junk lots of the bike already and having fun learning as I mainly restore Jap 2 strokes.
I now realise why Triumph went bust when trying to compete against the influx of jap bikes when you see the way these were built, I can only describe as agricultural!
He's a pic so far.........................




I'm doing ok but am stuck with a wiring issue.
The toggle light switch on the head light has these wires on it.........


The headlight, side light, tail light all work when the ignition switch is on but I have this loose white wire from the ignition switch...


that going by the workshop manual goes on to the toggle switch as well but when I attached to the switch the lights come on??

Any ideas? Can I just ignore it?

Cheers
 
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#2 ·
Welcome to the Forum I find your agricultural comment (among others) 'interesting' given you have H-D and Indian signs on the wall. It might be of assistance for you to read MichaelW's thread about his bike.

Looking at the bike I assume it is a 1978 T140E with a second VIN letter of X or was this at one time a 1979 T140E with an A for the second letter. Since much of this bike has been 'adjusted' it would be nice to know what the base line was.


K
 
#3 · (Edited)
Hey, if you have a '78, then we have the same type of bike.

The thread Kadutz mentioned is here.

For whatever reason, I can't see your images.

For my sake, I think the 'agricultural' nature of these motorcycles is precisely the charm of them. And, yeah, if Triumph is agricultural, what does that make Harley and Indian - hunter/gatherer? :D
 
#4 ·
MichaelW


I don't think he liked my post and took his pictures down. Kinda wonder what kind of response he would have gotten to his post at the TOMCC Forum or Brit Bike. :sip


I won't make any comment on the animal shown there now. :headscratch


K
 
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