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Flippin the T-Bird. Bought one. (more pics)

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inditx:
Nice bpreynolds!

Shorty:
 :drool

Lannis:
Looks like it'll have a nice "old-fashioned" Standard seating position with your feet well back; I think it would be comfortable from the looks of it.....

Lannis

bpreynolds:

--- Quote from: rocker59 on January 06, 2015, 03:35:39 PM ---Those were really good bikes.  Great find!

If it has a 60-series tire on the front (120/60-17) and you don't like the handling, I'd recommend going to a 70-series (120/70-17).  The bikes had the feel of "falling into the corners" with the OEM 60-series front tire.

I always liked the T-Bird Sport.  We had a few at the dealership where I worked.  One was a demo.  Most of the T300 stuff can interchange, so keep that in mind if you decide you want cast wheels or want to hop up the engine.  We put Super III pistons and cams in an Adventurer.  That was fun!  I think you can still get FCR flat slide carb kits from people like SUDCO, too.


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Thanks for the very good info here and the compliments.  I honestly know very little about the bikes other than general knowledge from the past and the more specific stuff I've read in the last two days.  What I know about this one is it appears well kept mostly.  Bike fired up but battery struggled.  Retired fellow and his wife who also rides brought it up here to me today from western KY.  He just got a new Sprint and needed to clear some space in the barn.  That's also where the T-bird was under cover.  Battery was pretty down so it's on the charger now.  He also had seafoam in a mostly empty tank for Winter which I guess (?) I should maybe drain out since all my bikes get ridden all year and I definitely want to ride this one soon.  Bike has about 20k on the odo and he literally brought me 2 boxes full of various small accessories like mirrors, stock tail lights, and the bike's original seat.  He also gave me two Daytona rims but said rear is not direct fit and would need some kind of conversion that I'll need read up on.  Also got the service manual and records kept by previous and prior owner.  Carbs cleaned and boots replaced at 12k miles.  Here's the stuff he told me are add-ons.  Again, I don't know much about these nor whether they were needed per se (bad coils?) but they seem nice:
Triumph grab handle
Emgo horn
Emgo mufflers
Lucas tail light
Racetech springs
Different sprocket and chain for more (I guess?) oomph.
Ceramic coated headers
Nology Coils
Lust Racing lowering kit - might want to raise it back up for my 32" inseam

He also gave me some optional clip-on bars if I wanted and a National Flyscreen that was installed but I took off soon after purchase - just didn't like the way it looked.

bradjarv:
Had one for ten years, just sold it. Longest I've ever had any bike, that must mean something.

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