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Am i allowed to guess?. :) 



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No you aint....! 



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Looks like a 1965 Bonneville Special to me.


Sorry, TT Special?
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Either way Roy, you do have some nice toys
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I'm looking at getting this next month πŸ˜„ but I might wait until the spring as it won't get used over the winter.

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does the bike come with her as well???



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1967 T120TT Bonneville
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Correct John,,

Another Bacon sarnie for you !

 

But its a 66, 67 models have a Maroon over gold tank,Triumphs have a different  colour tank for every year.

 

This model Triumph was never sold here in England,

 

Johnson Motors in the USA wanted a bike to compete in the flat track races over there so they were specially made for them and shipped them over, they have high compression pistons,different gearbox ,smaller tank, etc

 

Evel Knievel used this bike for the first two years of his stunt work and did his famous first stunt over the hotel fountains on one....

 

Steve Mcqueen used one when he represented the USA in the International 6 day trials in Germany in '64 I think it was...

 

Plus he also used one in the "Great escape" but it was disguised as a BMW as obviously the Germans didn't ride Triumphs during the war!

 

(A bit of movie trivia for you,,,,,,,,,,, Steve Mcqueen actually "chased himself" in the motor bike scene as he was such an accomplished rider they filmed him as Virgil Hiltz then he changed into a German uniform and they film him again dressed as the German rider!!!)

 

But it was not Mcqueen who jumped the fence they would not allow him to incase he hurt himself !!!


Edited by Roy G, 03 November 2014 - 09:41 AM.


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Id buy it now John, something nice to work on and polish during the early evenings !



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We have not heard much from Neil and his bike,,,, wonder how its getting on ?



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Had a set back with the fuel tank.
It's got more holes than your string vest.
Had it sandblasted back to steel, had the holes brazed but unfortunately that's warped the steel a bit. Needs filler now to smooth out the warping.
I also got the stuff for sealing the inside of the tank, which stops any further corrosion. Got this to do yet.
Oh the joy of owning a 32 year old bike.
Still lots more to do
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Edited by Mr_Freeze, 04 November 2014 - 06:47 PM.

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Neil, 

just a warning try to take out most of the rubber grommets ,seals,and such like in the fuel system because the Ethanol ruins it,,,,, found this out on my bike,,,, :angry:


Edited by Roy G, 04 November 2014 - 08:52 PM.


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There were a lot of CX500s at the classic car and bik show last weekend.....few CX500 Turbos too........you know your getting old when you can remember what is now a classic being launched when it was new or was at the cutting edge of performance technology

5 speed gearboxes
Injection plastered everywhere
Air con on a Granada Ghia
Anything with a turbo (Renault 5s)
Leccy windows and sunroofs (rover 216 lol) and omfg folding door mirrors
Being terrified to be taken out in a 2.8 Capri coz of the acceleration claims lol

Bet everyone has their own milestones

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And for me the most beautiful bike in the world at 15 the BMW R100RS and the poster on my wall.........what a mule it looks now though still classy but very space 1999 !!

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There were a lot of CX500s at the classic car and bik show last weekend.....few CX500 Turbos too........you know your getting old when you can remember what is now a classic being launched when it was new or was at the cutting edge of performance technology

5 speed gearboxes
Injection plastered everywhere
Air con on a Granada Ghia
Anything with a turbo (Renault 5s)
Leccy windows and sunroofs (rover 216 lol) and omfg folding door mirrors
Being terrified to be taken out in a 2.8 Capri coz of the acceleration claims lol

Bet everyone has their own milestones

What day did you go to the show Big Bear?,RoyG and myself were there on Sunday it was a good day out.



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Yeh I was there Sunday too
The amount of kit just seemed to go on and on my mate and I were well impressed
Found a good coating company that will treat turbo casing and exhaust manifold to reduce engine bay heat....and make them a cool colour !!




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