He messaged me but did not indicate whether he was chasing it. He just bought May 24 calendar bike last week.
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On the hunt; barn Triumph, follow along if you want.
- Thread starter gggGary
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Picked mine up from original owner after it sat for 40 years in a barn (‘75 T160). Really neat he put it away after running poorly after big D bore kit, I found bad wiring, frayed wires on zenor diode and misc other issues. Starts, runs, sounds good and almost ready for first ride after 2 years working on it.
Has a lot of good custom stuff on it, any Triumph is a British tank built as a grandfather clock…
As picked up:
After refinishing and putting its original parts on (rims):
Has new oil lines, fuel lines, brakes, brake lines, rebuilt carb, fluid changes, etc. Love the sound of it!
Has a lot of good custom stuff on it, any Triumph is a British tank built as a grandfather clock…
As picked up:
After refinishing and putting its original parts on (rims):
Has new oil lines, fuel lines, brakes, brake lines, rebuilt carb, fluid changes, etc. Love the sound of it!
Those wheels look like they're Morris...should be stamped somewhere. Might be worth some bucks.
Yes and they are stamped. It has 19” front and rear and still have aluminum adapters for them.
They would be great for a street tracker build. When I built my Champion framed street tracker in 1980, I put Morris magnesium wheels on it. You could still buy them from him then.
I'm going to be nice. These people who sold the Triumph to you are as unethical as they come. No one should deal with them under any circumstances. What they did was wrong. No two ways about it. I'm angry just thinking about it.
Well said, only not harsh enough. Gary is one of the nicest guys on this Forum, so I understand him yielding and brushing the whole thing off. But those people are jerk-offs. There, I said it.
Mikey
got muscles in his head that ain't never been used
Whenever I've gotten burned by somebody and it's usually over money ( give me a week and I'll send you .........)
I always say I hope it really makes them happy
I doubt it does but for a few minutes they probably think they are
I always say I hope it really makes them happy
I doubt it does but for a few minutes they probably think they are
Just imagine if it was the reverse situation.
“Can I have my money back??? I don’t think I really want this old bike and my wife is not too happy I bought it…”
go over like a ton of bricks haha.
gggary is a stand up guy here. Don’t get too attached to em, who knows how long they’ll last.
Just make sure the money they gave you back wasn’t counterfeit…
“Can I have my money back??? I don’t think I really want this old bike and my wife is not too happy I bought it…”
go over like a ton of bricks haha.
gggary is a stand up guy here. Don’t get too attached to em, who knows how long they’ll last.
Just make sure the money they gave you back wasn’t counterfeit…
We all know the saying "You have to look at yourself in the mirror everyday when you shave..."
More and more experience of buying and selling bikes often leaves me feeling like “eh. Let’s never do this again”…bought two Honda twins last week…had just got down to 5 and was feeling so good! 
100% know that I would not be so nice. Life is full of bad decisions, we have to live with these bad decisions after the fact. No one that I know of has access to a time machine.
You know, I've been thinking.
I really regret selling my Transit and my Shyte Old Toyota a couple of years ago.
I think I'll call the buyers and tell them I want them back.
I really regret selling my Transit and my Shyte Old Toyota a couple of years ago.
I think I'll call the buyers and tell them I want them back.
Charming and exciting.
