» Sponsors
Motorcycle.comTrident-Exhausts.comBikeBandit

» Sponsors

Classic, Vintage & Veteran For Coventry and Meriden Models. Anything pre-Hinckley goes.

Please Visit our Site Sponsors Page

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-28-2008   #11 (permalink)
Senior Member
Formula Extreme
Favorite Bike: '64 Norton N15CS
 
McQueen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 944
Other Motorcycle: '79 Triumph T140D Bonnie
Extra Motorcycle: '71 Triumph T100R Daytona
Forget about "restored." Who cares. Get that thing running...then ride the pi$$ out of it. And then if you decide to sell (which I don't think you should), a running bike will command a better price.

These bikes are not hard to work on, so I'd suggest you give it a go yourself. You have tons of free advice here and on britbike.com. Parts for T140s are plentiful. And the bike is fully capable of keeping up with modern traffic.

Getting her on the road may be a bit of a challenge, but it's a fun challenge. I have a T140D that needed a bit of sorting when I got it. Now I commute on it everyday. It has never let me down.

The only challenge a new bike presents is writing the check.
__________________
+ Ton Up Club NorCal +
McQueen is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Advertisement
 

Old 04-28-2008   #12 (permalink)
New Member
Minitwins
Favorite Bike: Ducati 900SS
 
tbox35's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Westfield, MA
Posts: 11
Other Motorcycle: Triumph Bonnie 750 (140V)
When I said restore I mean , get running. Restore may come later.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg triumph1.jpg (72.7 KB, 16 views)
File Type: jpg triumph2.jpg (71.5 KB, 10 views)
tbox35 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-28-2008   #13 (permalink)
Senior Member
Formula Extreme
Favorite Bike: '64 Norton N15CS
 
McQueen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: San Jose, CA
Posts: 944
Other Motorcycle: '79 Triumph T140D Bonnie
Extra Motorcycle: '71 Triumph T100R Daytona
You know, I sort of figured that's what you meant.

You can do it!
__________________
+ Ton Up Club NorCal +
McQueen is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Help me decide between ... beef supreme Speed Triple Forum 11 03-13-2008 04:39 PM
help me decide... prez1967 Club Cafe 12 12-18-2007 01:28 AM
Trying to decide Confused Twins Talk 14 06-10-2007 10:02 AM
Help me decide on a used TBS or TB worldspeaker Hinckley Classic Triples 10 05-15-2007 03:23 AM
Help me decide GrahamC Speed Triple Forum 6 08-27-2006 02:41 AM


Motorcycle News, Videos and Reviews
Harley Davidson Suzuki GSXR Honda 600RR Yamaha R6
Sportbike Forums GSXR Forum Honda 1000RR Yamaha R1
Sportbikes Forum Ducati Forum Kawasaki ZX R6 Forum
Motorcycle Forum Ducati Monster Kawasaki Forum R1 MessageNet

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.10
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.1.0