I gotta say, the A-2 is a perfect jacket for cruising around.
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Triumph has gone & this wee beauty should be slotting into the garage space left vacant,I sold the same bike in 85 and always regretted it..View attachment 44794View attachment 44795
That's one nice scooter
Ohhhhhh I had a 400 super sport loved it, called it the hornet from the buzz it made from the aftermarket tailTriumph has gone & this wee beauty should be slotting into the garage space left vacant,I sold the same bike in 85 and always regretted it..View attachment 44794View attachment 44795
Hardcore,,I salute you ,...also one of myself getting out in Alaska... in June....View attachment 46440
Man.. where have I been on this thread..? I have been restoring 70s Hondas for a pile of years now with a few Triumphs thrown in for good measure. Usually pick one up in fall and restore/rebuild over the winter. Here are a few I have done in the past few years. My favorite is Goldie a 75 CB200T restored to near original with a few modern upgrades. This winters work is on the other 200 that came with it as a pair (it is the blue and white one on the lift as it sits today). I wanted a matching set of a 200 and 350 for my wife and I to roll around town like a pair middle aged hooligans...
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Oh man .... I love that Bonneville . A Bonneville was my first bike, and I still have a soft spot in my heart for one. But... the Lucas electrical system made me crazy ! A few years later I bought a Triumph TR4 sports car ........ and ........ once again another Lucas electrical system .... AGHHH!!!!Man.. where have I been on this thread..? I have been restoring 70s Hondas for a pile of years now with a few Triumphs thrown in for good measure. Usually pick one up in fall and restore/rebuild over the winter. Here are a few I have done in the past few years. My favorite is Goldie a 75 CB200T restored to near original with a few modern upgrades. This winters work is on the other 200 that came with it as a pair (it is the blue and white one on the lift as it sits today). I wanted a matching set of a 200 and 350 for my wife and I to roll around town like a pair middle aged hooligans...
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It definitely earned the title
“ Lucas Electrical the Prince of Darkness”.
Do you keep the bikes you rebuild or move them on?I ended up almost completely rebuilding the electrical system on the Triumphs to purge as much Lucas as possible... electronic ignition, new regulator rectifier, fresh harness... now it runs like a top. Triumphs are amazing but Lucas electrical is ghu...harbage.
Well from what I can see in your photos , you do some very nice work . Do you ever come across any BSAs or Norton’s ?After the rebuild I run them for a season to get out all the gremlins... then I decide if I want to keep it or sell it. I try to keep my stable with only 5 horses at any time... give or take or my wife seems to take notice.