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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: JJ on July 25, 2021, 09:01:39 AM
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I'll bet this lovely example goes for $12K or more...before it's over! :thumb: :boozing: :cool: :wink: :smiley:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-triumph-bonneville-t120-13/
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it's not leaking???
In the 15 years I've been riding a 1970 triumph it has ALWAYS leaked... fix one and another one pops up.
beautiful bike though,
Though I've never seen a repainted tank that looks anywhere near as good as the original paint jobs...
Think it could make someone very happy
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it's not leaking???
In the 15 years I've been riding a 1970 triumph it has ALWAYS leaked... fix one and another one pops up.
beautiful bike though,
Though I've never seen a repainted tank that looks anywhere near as good as the original paint jobs...
Think it could make someone very happy
Yes...British bikes of that era had a tendency..."to drip oil" and mark their spot. :rolleyes:
My restored 1975 Norton 850 Commando MK III leaked...as did my 1970 Triumph T100C Trophy 500........ :shocked:
Oh well, part of the charm and character... :wink: :laugh: :grin:
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Hate to break the stereotype, but the last 2 Brit bikes I owned, 1971 Triumph Daytona and 1973 Norton Commando did Not leak oil.
With tight top ends ( little or no blowby), careful assembly with mating surfaces checked for flatness, good quality oil hoses and engine/primary breather systems that were well thought out. Now , tickling the Amals..... but that don't count.
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Now , tickling the Amals..... but that don't count.
:grin:
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Really, who tickles their carburetors so hard that they wet themselves. :laugh: I like my bike but isn't this taking it a bit to far.
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All Triumph bikes leaked oil in the 70's due to the antiquated casting process. The trick was to flatten the mating surfaces using wet and dry taped to a piece of glass until the surface was uniform. Et voila, no more leaks, ever.
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Yes....that is a beauty!
Reminds me a bit of the paint work I had done on my 03' Bonnie. It never leaked any oil.
(https://i.ibb.co/VL39ZQN/OLYMPUS-DIGITAL-CAMERA.jpg) (https://ibb.co/VL39ZQN)
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Hate to break the stereotype, but the last 2 Brit bikes I owned, 1971 Triumph Daytona and 1973 Norton Commando did Not leak oil.
With tight top ends ( little or no blowby), careful assembly with mating surfaces checked for flatness, good quality oil hoses and engine/primary breather systems that were well thought out. Now , tickling the Amals..... but that don't count.
I built a bunch o' Brit bike engines back before I discovered Guzzis. None of mine or the ones I built for others leaked. But a few years down the road, it was when they started to leak, not if...
Crappy metallurgy, soft fasteners, '30's designs, old tooling, and outdated manufacturing methods were a surefire recipe for a leaky engine.
Larry