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This is from a CL posting for an '05 Bonnie:
"2005 Triumph Bonneville in great condition. Runs well, but may need some carb adjustment. Bogs a little sometimes on throttle up at high RPMs. Bike was stored for 2 years with 600 miles on it. Brought out last year and currently has 3742 miles, Oil and filter just changed.
Used to commute to work on nice days. Bike is Aegean Blue and very retro looking. Please serious contacts only."
I asked if the person was original owner, and for some more details on the problem, here's the response I got:
"No I am not the original owner and I have not taken any pictures, but could.
The bike was originally owned by the wife the owner of (Triumph Dealer).
They sold it to my brother with 600 miles on it as I believe she wanted a bigger cruiser bike.
My brother never used it or even registered it. He had it a year or two sitting in his condo living room.
Last year he asked me if I would like to use it so we transfered it to me.
Because it had been sitting so long the battery would not hold a charge and I replaced it when I took the bike..
Also it would not run very well probably because it had been sitting so long with only being started occasionally.
I took it to (Triumph Dealer) last year and they cleaned out the carbs and it has been running pretty well.
As in the ad I stated the hesitation sometimes on high RPM throttle up. It was like that when I got it back from (Triumph Dealer), but it has not bothered me enough to take it back yet.
Other than that it seems to be fine, but I am not a mechanic and have not problem letting a mechanic check it out.
It is only being sold as my brother has been out of work for some time and needs the money.
I can't justify the cost to the wife, so I am selling it for him instead.
That's the long story of the bike"
What do you guys think? I'm not going to jump right into this sale, but the price is very reasonable. Maybe too good to be true?
"2005 Triumph Bonneville in great condition. Runs well, but may need some carb adjustment. Bogs a little sometimes on throttle up at high RPMs. Bike was stored for 2 years with 600 miles on it. Brought out last year and currently has 3742 miles, Oil and filter just changed.
Used to commute to work on nice days. Bike is Aegean Blue and very retro looking. Please serious contacts only."
I asked if the person was original owner, and for some more details on the problem, here's the response I got:
"No I am not the original owner and I have not taken any pictures, but could.
The bike was originally owned by the wife the owner of (Triumph Dealer).
They sold it to my brother with 600 miles on it as I believe she wanted a bigger cruiser bike.
My brother never used it or even registered it. He had it a year or two sitting in his condo living room.
Last year he asked me if I would like to use it so we transfered it to me.
Because it had been sitting so long the battery would not hold a charge and I replaced it when I took the bike..
Also it would not run very well probably because it had been sitting so long with only being started occasionally.
I took it to (Triumph Dealer) last year and they cleaned out the carbs and it has been running pretty well.
As in the ad I stated the hesitation sometimes on high RPM throttle up. It was like that when I got it back from (Triumph Dealer), but it has not bothered me enough to take it back yet.
Other than that it seems to be fine, but I am not a mechanic and have not problem letting a mechanic check it out.
It is only being sold as my brother has been out of work for some time and needs the money.
I can't justify the cost to the wife, so I am selling it for him instead.
That's the long story of the bike"
What do you guys think? I'm not going to jump right into this sale, but the price is very reasonable. Maybe too good to be true?