TRIUMPH T 120 TT / T 120 C .

That is particularly true on Harley Davidsons, A friend of mine works for the State Hghiway payroll & they ALWAY run the frame numbers when they pull over Harleys.

Americans are not the only ones deceiving buyers, its not at all unusual in the UK either. I have several friends over there that have told me horror stories with restamped bikes, then trying to work with their government to get the paperwork right.

I always believed Evel was an idiot, but watching that video, credit where it is due - he is a very smooth rider. I don't believe I ever got a 650 Triumph up on the back wheel, the back wheel used to spin first. I think the triples were easier to stand up, because of the different weight distribution and increased torque. I note the cam timing of the '59 Bonneville - we bought t he E3134 cam with the points extension (different number) for a '63 Bonnevile, and it became much quicker,
In one of those last photos, it looks as though the bike was fitted with an 8 inch brake, and the backing plate was SLS with no air scoop? Was that standard on the T120C dirt bikes ?
I thought my '58 Thunderbird had full width hubs with a similar backing plate , however they were 7 inch diameter ?

skipsoldbikes said:

That is particularly true on Harley Davidsons, A friend of mine works for the State Hghiway payroll & they ALWAY run the frame numbers when they pull over Harleys.

Americans are not the only ones deceiving buyers, its not at all unusual in the UK either. I have several friends over there that have told me horror stories with restamped bikes, then trying to work with their government to get the paperwork right.

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For those race bikes, 'deceiving' is not the right word ?
That is simply how they operated then, and if thats what happens down the road decades later, who are we to criticise.?

Indeed, in the UK there was that age-related number plate shemozzle, where number plate Dealers were stamping frames
with old numbers to retrieve (and sell) old number plates. ClassicBike Magazine, was it, showed that 16H Norton frame that
had 35+ different frame numbers stamped into it !!, to reclaim 35 different old number plates. The UK rego system has a lot to answer
for, thats the only place on earth that has that crazy system ??

Sorry, I was not referring to the race bikes, I meant to say publicly sold bikes. The only reason it "seems" like there is more debauchery with re-stamping bikes in the USA, is because we have much larger quantity of bikes than say, England. We have over 9 MILLION registered bikes in the USA, & that doesn't include non-registered bikes, such as off-road bikes & unfinished projects (not that any of us on this forum has one of those ). That is 9 times the bikes registered in England (1 million), & 12 times the bikes registered in Australia (3/4 million).

Not sure what all the excitement was about with a Bonneville that they took parts off (including the mufflers) and charged the same.

The TR6 (before the T120C stampings) and TR5 were around long before.

http://vimeo.com/6542120#at=0

http://vorhese.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/ ... h-tr6.html

Then theres the TR6 S S .



Though the Bonne Engine did win Barcelona a few times , and set the World Land Speed Record more than once .





And the T. T. / C would appear to predate the Thruxton . 8)

The specification would be the equivilant of the curent ' Super Sports ' . Cutting Edge , no point in going any further , youd only compromise some area .

:?

http://www.hoppybikes.co.uk/frame.htm Thruxton componentry .

" George is a leading Triumph Thruxton specialist and makes special parts for these very desirable bikes. From his early days of using a Thruxton for cafe racing on the A20 George progressed to proddie racing with the late Peter Butler. Their success is nowadays reflected in the quality of preparation coming from the Kent workshop.
Complete restorations, engine builds, and DIY supply is all available.
Thruxton parts are usually off the shelf and priced reasonably. Advice and quotations are free. "

Though some of those Beezers arnt to bad . :wink:



TT trash http://triumphbonneville120.co.uk/service-sheets.php

For htose interested there are a lot of people dealing in Triumph 120 bit and
many parts are at best budget quality.

Ged at Skye Classic Motorcycles, yes no triumph in the title knows more than
anybody about T120s and T140s. plus many other Brits and his quality is good.

Andy

A nice article is in the latest "Motorcycle Classics" on the T120 TT Specials and about a drop dead beautiful collection of each of the five years they were available.

http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/c...rcycles/triumph-t120-tt-specials-zmwz17mjzhur

Read this article about Ace Classics TT resto somewhere but just posting this photo cos I think the stick on plate on the mudguard must be legal and its what I wanted on the back of my Combat build bike. See what you think ( daytime MOT) I love the look!

Jimmy, yes it looks great and yes you should do it!

Not strictly legal though, and now that number plates are part of the MOT, it wouldn't pass an MOT like that.

So you'll have to do what I do: have special MOT plates made that get dusted off once a year and used for the round trip to the MOT station before being put back on the shelf!

Just found this . is less elastic than doddery olde fartes versions .

just to throw a stick in the spokes .