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Old 27th May 2016, 08:52   #1
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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.
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Paul
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Old 27th May 2016, 16:31   #2
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Never mind moaning about a shed, GIVE US PICTURES!!!!!

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Old 27th May 2016, 19:40   #3
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Never mind moaning about a shed, GIVE US 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.
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Old 27th May 2016, 20:45   #5
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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.

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I don't wish to dribble on your bonfire but the late '70s isn't a great period for Triumphs.
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...

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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.
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.
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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

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Probably my favourite colour scheme, still looks good today.
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