Motorcycle Shed
 

Hi All,
I know its not Rover 75 /MG ZT related, but I thought I would try here first.
I have Just officially inherited my dads 1979 Bonneville (he owned it from new)
and since I knocked down my garage a few years ago, I am now in need of a Motorcycle shed.
If anyone is thinking of selling one, or knows someone else selling one (in as good condition as possible please), can you drop me a pm.
Thanks
Paul
Sorted now, thanks

Never mind moaning about a shed, GIVE US PICTURES!!!!!

:D

Pictures
 

Only have some old snap shots, for the moment, as its in a garage behind a Tiger 110, tiger cub, Trident, an Ariel Square four and another I cant remember,
These will follow,once found, it is, however, an American spec , with a Candy apple Red and Black peanut tank and 8K on the clock. Nice.:drool4:

There you go
 

A picture circa 1980

Here's mine :}

Thanks
 

That's nice !

I don't wish to dribble on your bonfire but the late '70s isn't a great period for Triumphs. Build quality was inconsistent and quality control sketchy. I worked at a garage that sold them at the time and all came back with problems, some with serious ones, for eg gearbox main shaft shearing after 35 miles.
What a lot of people ended up doing was completely stripping down their bikes and finishing them off themselves which may be the case with yours.

There is nothing special about the late 70s. Build quality was always a bit hit and miss. I don't think any British manufacturer knew what tolerances were.

matchless, I hope that it still looks as good as it did back then, I had 2 Bonnevilles, the first didn't last long but the second one I had for years

One of my favourite photos...

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...pstoxlyyrp.jpg

Thanks
 

Hi,
I am in no doubt the bike will need some tlc, However, my dad did know a thing or two about (British) bikes, he was, after all,an engineer for Matchless motorcycles in the 50s.
Also, the 70s were not a good time for motorcycle engineering excellence, as ALL manufacturers suffered flaky build quality of some sort, just ask anyone owning an Rd 250, 350 , either air cooled or Lc, or a Laverda Jota owner, Benelli anything, Harley, Honda 4s, etc,etc.
By the time that the picture I have posted, was taken, my brother had owned 3 Yamahas in the same period since the Triumph was new... ALL suffered crankshaft failures...with well under 10k on the clock.
Needless to say all the bikes and manufacturers listed above , providing they worked, produced bikes still talked about today....flaky or otherwise.
Cheers
Paul

Probably my favourite colour scheme, still looks good today.