The phone just rang... (Triumph project)
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From: Sean_Q_ on 14 Mar 2010 16:00 ....and it was a bike salvage guy who had seen my wrecked-Triumph-wanted Craig's ad. He's got an '05 Thruxton write-off with salvage papers for Cdn $2500. So this project budget would be, in Cdn dollars: Frame & misc parts: $850 Salvaged Thruxton: $2500 Transporting the bike from 300 miles out of town: $150 Lots of wrenching & fussing & cussing & posting on Reeky: priceless Total: $3500 + experience ps. He's also got a '76 BMW R60 or R65 -- a bit small for my Dnepr project as I was hoping for 750cc. SQ
From: The Older Gentleman on 14 Mar 2010 16:06 Sean_Q_ <no.spam(a)no.spam> wrote: > ...and it was a bike salvage guy who had seen my > wrecked-Triumph-wanted Craig's ad. He's got an '05 Thruxton > write-off with salvage papers for Cdn $2500. Way to go! And a Thruxton is the only half-decent modern Bonnie engine, IMHO. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Sean_Q_ on 14 Mar 2010 16:35 Forgot to mention > ps. He's also got a '76 BMW R60 or R65... For Cdn $1500. SQ
From: Beauregard T. Shagnasty on 14 Mar 2010 17:25 Sean_Q_ wrote: > Forgot to mention >> ps. He's also got a '76 BMW R60 or R65... > > For Cdn $1500. A '76 would be an R60/7 - 600cc. The R65 (650cc as you would guess) wasn't introduced until 1979. I wouldn't put either of them in your sidecar project. -- -bts -Four wheels carry the body; two wheels move the soul
From: The Older Gentleman on 14 Mar 2010 18:33
Beauregard T. Shagnasty <a.nony.mous(a)example.invalid> wrote: > A '76 would be an R60/7 - 600cc. No, it would almost certainly be a 60/6. Drum brake. The /7 had a disc and would be a little bit later. Launched in1977, I think. >The R65 (650cc as you would guess) > wasn't introduced until 1979. I wouldn't put either of them in your > sidecar project. Certainly not the R65 - different engine. Short-stroke crank. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com |