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I'm thinking of purchasing this Triumph Thunderbird and wonder if anyone familiar with the model can offer advice?
The bike is in NSW Australia, about 7 hours drive from Sydney (where I live) so i'd like to know as much as possible about it before I make the trec out there.
I believe it is a 1953 model; the owner (an elderly gentleman) has restored it over the last 10 years but has been unable to ride it the last three due to his various aches and pains. He assures me it is in excellent condition. He is a member of a vintage motorcycle club out there and he mentioned something about it not being electrical (or something), not sure what he ment there but perhaps a refference an attempt at reasuring me it sufferes non of the electrical problems I'm told early Triumphs are renound for.
So I suppose the questions I'd like answered are:
1. Is this particular model / year a good one, or notorious for lemons?
2. What questions should I ask the owner to ensure (as best I can without eyeballing it) that the bike is in a reasonable condition?
3. What do you think would be a reasonable price to pay for such a machine (in NSW Australia)? Taking into consideration the 14 hour round trip?
I'm not familiar with Triumphs too much, especially not ones of this vintage so I hope this message finds an expert out there.
Many thanks in advance.
The bike is in NSW Australia, about 7 hours drive from Sydney (where I live) so i'd like to know as much as possible about it before I make the trec out there.
I believe it is a 1953 model; the owner (an elderly gentleman) has restored it over the last 10 years but has been unable to ride it the last three due to his various aches and pains. He assures me it is in excellent condition. He is a member of a vintage motorcycle club out there and he mentioned something about it not being electrical (or something), not sure what he ment there but perhaps a refference an attempt at reasuring me it sufferes non of the electrical problems I'm told early Triumphs are renound for.
So I suppose the questions I'd like answered are:
1. Is this particular model / year a good one, or notorious for lemons?
2. What questions should I ask the owner to ensure (as best I can without eyeballing it) that the bike is in a reasonable condition?
3. What do you think would be a reasonable price to pay for such a machine (in NSW Australia)? Taking into consideration the 14 hour round trip?
I'm not familiar with Triumphs too much, especially not ones of this vintage so I hope this message finds an expert out there.
Many thanks in advance.
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