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I bought this pile of bits which is basically a complete bike but in "kit" form. The PO or one before (a mate of his) took the whole thing apart with a veiw to a resto/rebuild but ran out of steam.
he said it's 1959 but its'a 60 model designation Pretty sure that I over paid at £450 but enthusiasm took the better of me.
I'm in no hurry as I just fancied a pile of bits to work on at some point so I'm going through the paint trays that it came in and photographing and reboxing the pile.
It would have been far easier to have done the strip myself though.
I have a genuine parts manual that's imaculate so I intend to photocopy it and then tick off the individual parts before bagging using self seal or sandwich bags.
It's missing the front mudguard, the back part of the rear, the bikini panels and a small part of the rear chain guard. I could get all those bits for about £100-150 if I wanted. Cheaper from autojumbles but then I'd need to travel....
The forks are in bits but I have the complete nacelle.
The engine is completly stripped and the bearings renewed but then he gave up. He thought that the best barrel was the square one but I'll look into it. It should have the round one.
the wheels are terrible and are 18 x 3.00 Bantam cub?
My idea was either to do it up as standard or, as I have a plunger cub, (56 frame and 1960 engine) pinch the nacelle top (the plunger one was modified by a PO and has large H/bar holes cut out) and maybe fit H weight foks and make a period style off road type bike with high exhaust and knobbly tyres
I always fancied a trail type bike and two semi identical models is a waste. I thik the plunger ones and the later mountain cub were the best lookers, the 60 version was a bit lumpy looking
My plunger front mudguard is the same part so as it's a bit dented at the front after a prang, I could source a new plunger one and donate the old one to the build.
Whatever I do, I won't disguard any original part, I'll keep it incase a future owner wants to revert.
The anoying thing is that I had a garage clear out and gave three pairs of forks to the local breaker. Knowing his ramshackle shed, they're still there and I'll buy them back if they fit.
Anybody know how to identify the H weight forks? it's been years since I looked at a set. I think that the same forks wwere fitted to all triumphs of the 50's and 60's? I have a spare lightweight yoke so I can check dimensions. Casting numbers on the yoke?
My plan is to sort out the pile, rebox, store and finish my other projects.
I might temporarily bolt the frame together to use up the tin of bolts and see what's there but I'd store it as is untill the build proper.
Then rebuild the engine maybe to a sportier type (but I doubt it) and once that's done, make a bike to fit. I guess that I could test the engine in the other bike.
Over here, the number stays with the bike and i have that. Last taxed in 76.
Don't hold your breath
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