Project bike wanted.

[HansO]

Went and checked out a 1962 650 Tiger 110 yesterday , Bath-tub model. 90% there , motors never been unbuttoned, unbelievable. Owner wants good money for it but it's a pretty rare bike. He's got 60+ unrestored British bikes in his shed. Place is like Wonderland

Bath-tub models look awesome restored a guy in Narooma has one it is done in a sky blue

 

[TOMCAT]

Personally i think the '62 Tiger 110 is the un-prettiest of all the duplex frame pre-units .. bathtub and nacelle tinware is near perfect.

Richard it's a bit like Nabiac .. picking only one to wheel out would be hard.

 

[BigAl52]

Went and checked out a 1962 650 Tiger 110 yesterday , Bath-tub model. 90% there , motors never been unbuttoned, unbelievable. Owner wants good money for it but it's a pretty rare bike. He's got 60+ unrestored British bikes in his shed. Place is like Wonderland

TC was that locally and any chance I can get a peek at them?

 

[DRMD421]

1966 BSA 650 Vintage Flat Track

1965 VINTAGE TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE


For those with deeper pockets....
'49 Triumph Speed Twin

 

[TOMCAT]

1966 BSA 650 Vintage Flat Track

1965 VINTAGE TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE


For those with deeper pockets....
'49 Triumph Speed Twin

Bonnie and BSA are both good projects. '49 model is not so rare over here. Sprung hub helps (a tiny bit) on the bumps... i'm too old and brittle for a rigid framed bike. Think i've sorted out the bike i'm going to buy, it's local. Thanks all the same.

 

[TOMCAT]

TC was that locally and any chance I can get a peek at them?

Yes Al it's local .. i can ask him. He's pretty cagey about who he allows into his shed ... as you can imagine. I've known him for a long time .. get back to you ok mate

 

[BigAl52]

Yes Al it's local .. i can ask him. He's pretty cagey about who he allows into his shed ... as you can imagine. I've known him for a long time .. get back to you ok mate

understand totally TC. We have a guy in Warwick that has the largest collection of bikes and spares in the southern hemisphere, I think they are Yamaha. He bought the total stock when the distributor went broke. Everything is '70's and '80's.
His shed is probably 40 X 20 metres...the whole back wall is pallet racking and is full of packing crates with brand new complete motors, exhaust systems, gearboxes etc. We had a Ulysses run to his place one Sunday, one of our members is a friend of his and he allowed us a look. He had 3 complete bikes he had put together, showroom condition and one registered. The floor was full of complete bikes and not enough space to park a box trailer. I was speechless for the first 15 minutes, never seen such a collection in my life.

 

[breeze]

Alan Chance rebuilt the motor in my last early Triumph, a 68 Bonnie .. he insisted you lap the cases if you wanted him to do your engine build. He had this big sheet of thick glass and a tin of paste. Had it set up in the back of his tin shed .. man i f#ckin sweated lapping all the alloy on that engine . It never leaked one drop of oil though

bottom back bolt on primary hardest to stop leaking imo

 

[Bubz]

Just went past All Bikes in Moss st and by the looks they have a 70-71 Tiger in there.. In interested

 

[TOMCAT]

Just went past All Bikes in Moss st and by the looks they have a 70-71 Tiger in there.. In interested

BJ's in Deshon St just got '70 Bonnie in , got $5,500 on it so my mate told me today .. rough as guts but nearly all there he reckons. The Tigers a TR6C model. Appreciate you letting me know mate. I've found 3 or 4 good local buys .. just got to talk myself into letting go of my Speedie , proving difficult