A guy on the trident group just posted he got a nice 73 and a parts bike from under a garage wood floor! in san Fransisco for $375 shrug.
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On the hunt; barn Triumph, follow along if you want.
- Thread starter gggGary
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Sellers remorse, don’t adjust your course. You got a fair shot to obtain the bike and agreed a price, job done. So the son can go do one IMHO. I the words of Dads Army “They don’t like it up ‘em”.
Back when I was young and did tune ups on bikes on weekends for side money, a guy that worked with my dad had a Hurricane that I got to tune every year. It was always a treat. made a mod to the carb bracket to add syncro adaptors which made carb syncing mush easier.
A little buzzy but not like a twin. Two major flaws, crank only supported on the ends and the clutch pull rod would break. Big stiff single plate dry clutch, used a pull rod that kind of looked like a valve, pulled against a ball bearing in the center of the plate. If the bearing failed it twisted off the pull rod.
I think they changed it in later models but not sure. Fast bike though and made an exhaust note out of the 3 pipes that was almost as good as sex
Something about the sound of engines with cylinder numbers divisible by 3. Jag, Nissan or Toyota 6's come to mind
A little buzzy but not like a twin. Two major flaws, crank only supported on the ends and the clutch pull rod would break. Big stiff single plate dry clutch, used a pull rod that kind of looked like a valve, pulled against a ball bearing in the center of the plate. If the bearing failed it twisted off the pull rod.
I think they changed it in later models but not sure. Fast bike though and made an exhaust note out of the 3 pipes that was almost as good as sex
Something about the sound of engines with cylinder numbers divisible by 3. Jag, Nissan or Toyota 6's come to mind
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American pickers got this one.
American pickers got this one.
... "Pound sand" strikes me as an appropriate response, not to the seller but to the seller's son who made no apparent effort to deal with the sale of the bike and then criticized Mom for her efforts.My 2 cents worth...... They have your number and the offer is on the table would be my response.
Agree with the "pound sand" consensus.
Maybe tell the Mom you've cleaned the bike up, tidied up a few things and got it to run. If you want the bike back, there will be a $500 charge attached to it for services rendered. I'd guess that would convince her to tell the son to pound sand.
Maybe tell the Mom you've cleaned the bike up, tidied up a few things and got it to run. If you want the bike back, there will be a $500 charge attached to it for services rendered. I'd guess that would convince her to tell the son to pound sand.
Ya know, with all the fumbling around to find the keys, they had plenty of time to think about selling the bike. Iirc you paid her the higher end of her asking price range. I think the bike should stay with you. If the son wanted it he should have snagged it before it went up for sale. Since it sat there for so many years, it’s doubtful he had the skills to restore it himself. Although I don’t know the guy, he probably wouldn’t have wanted to pay the thousands of $ for a restoration.
Yeah my two cents is the son is an A-hole for doing that to his mom.
Hopefully he'll realize how bad that came out for her and apologize. He lives 10 minutes from the storage shed and 20 from my house.
He's been in on this whole deal the "lost key" was in his possession, known they've been wanting to clean out the storage unit for years..
I DO NOT not need a needy Triumph and am not hard to deal with.
The original "lead" was a guy knew a woman that just wanted an old bike "out of the shed".
Buell's loaded with the camping gear and I've got to stop adding crap. I'm outta here for a day or so.
Hopefully he'll realize how bad that came out for her and apologize. He lives 10 minutes from the storage shed and 20 from my house.
He's been in on this whole deal the "lost key" was in his possession, known they've been wanting to clean out the storage unit for years..
I DO NOT not need a needy Triumph and am not hard to deal with.
The original "lead" was a guy knew a woman that just wanted an old bike "out of the shed".
Buell's loaded with the camping gear and I've got to stop adding crap. I'm outta here for a day or so.
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Put it out of your mind and have a good trip. If you should come home with buyer’s remorse, they can come get it and pay your fee for picking it up and getting it running. It sounds to me like you win either way. Safe travels.
Mikey
got muscles in his head that ain't never been used
I don't jest and stop caliing me Shirley
( couldn't resist that one )
My point was, make it painful for the son. Mom ain't gonna give an extra $500 back when she just wanted to get rid of the damn thing. She'll tell her son to piss off.
I think it’s a lot like the topic of this forum. You do it for love or just because it brings you joy. I don’t believe there’s a great cash reward for resurrecting a derelict Trident. If you can’t fix it yourself it’s not likely to give any return on investment.
If they have to have it back....I'd say, "See you in court". Principal of the thing you know. Believe a small claims court would award you the bike because of fraud or award you for your trouble. Not your fault, don't be nice.
Way I see it, your been in contact with them for 3 weeks. The son must have known because he had the key and it was retrieved.
A deal was made on the price, including some other bits and pieces from the shed.
It is yours, if they have sellers remorse due to internal family pressure, it is none of your business and they have no right to put any pressure on you.
You know this. Maybe due to their close proximity it gives you pause. Your choice, but I say the deal is done. They had 3 weeks to decide and they sold it.
Nice score by the way. Interesting front fender set up, and looks like it won't be as big a process as the norton
A deal was made on the price, including some other bits and pieces from the shed.
It is yours, if they have sellers remorse due to internal family pressure, it is none of your business and they have no right to put any pressure on you.
You know this. Maybe due to their close proximity it gives you pause. Your choice, but I say the deal is done. They had 3 weeks to decide and they sold it.
Nice score by the way. Interesting front fender set up, and looks like it won't be as big a process as the norton
They're coming to get it back. they pick up.
I don't need to make a deal bad enough to have an old lady think I've robbed her.
Thanks for all who played along. I'll post a farewell pic.
I don't need to make a deal bad enough to have an old lady think I've robbed her.
Thanks for all who played along. I'll post a farewell pic.
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Whoever has the title has the bike.
Did you get a title?
Who knows what kind of family drama is going on, that’s on them.
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Never mind……
Did you get a title?
Who knows what kind of family drama is going on, that’s on them.
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Never mind……
I had a clean signed title. I didn't put my name on it so it's still open.
Bonus I paid 50 bux for some crap I didn't need.
Bonus I paid 50 bux for some crap I didn't need.
You’re the better man. They’ll know it too.
