pbbeck Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I couldn't resist. I've always had a thing for Hinckley triples. Got a great deal. Needs new tires, new fork oil, and a front fender. Otherwise, this bike is immaculate. Link to comment
Firefight911 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 WOW!!!!!! Just bike works for me as well!!!! Nice find!! Link to comment
texasaggie97 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 That is a sexy bike. Lucky. Enjoy and ride safe. Link to comment
DouglasR Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Oooooh, it's purty! Congratulations! Love the header pipe configuration! Don't tell me someone put Armour All on the tires??!?? Yikes! Doug Link to comment
Boffin Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Congratulations, that's one sweet looking bike Paul and I know your going to love the sound of that triple. Andy Link to comment
BULLman Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Congrats on your TBS Wished I still had mine Link to comment
tallman Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Image gone? Hey Dan, I know where a great deal on a Thruxton is. And a TBS should be in our local paper very soon. Link to comment
hANNAbONE Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I couldn't resist. I've always had a thing for Hinckley triples. Got a great deal. Needs new tires, new fork oil, and a front fender. Otherwise, this bike is immaculate. sUH......wHEEET == Moose just received her '06 Thruxton this weekend...what a hoot.! Link to comment
pbbeck Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Nope, that's not Armor All. It's just the way the fill flash interacts with a REALLY wide set of chicken strips! It appears the previous owner was damn near covered in feathers. I'm the 3rd owner. The bike started life in bumblebee black and yellow. The original owner modded the bike heavily to turn it into more of a café racer. Mods include rear end bodywork, exhaust, drilled air box, rejetted carbs, and cams from a Speed Triple. He put 9000 miles on the bike, and from the looks of it, probably sold it without ever changing the tires. The 2nd owner putted around town on it and kept it clean, but never bothered changing the tires. He also replaced the fuel tank and body work with black/silver. He never installed a black fender, ergo the fact that it is missing. For the low, low price of $3800, I got the bike, all the original yellow sheet metal (in immaculate condition), a windscreen, a Triumph tankbag, the original exhaust, airbox, seat, a yellow rear cowl, original mirrors, lights, etc. I could probably recover my costs by selling that stuff on eBay! There is something truly magical about riding a bike with no computers, servos, ECUS, or CANT-buses. I get such a buzz from the all-mechanical, almost organic sounds of a carbed engine. BTW... I already forgot to turn on the fuel petcock. It took me about five minutes to figure out why the bike would not run. In that time though, as I was sitting on the side of the road like a right doofus, an old guy on a Bonneville pulled up to see if I was okay! I love motorcycling! Link to comment
bakerzdosen Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Wow, seriously nice new toy. For $3800 (incl. goodies), I'm sure most of us would be hard pressed to pass that up. Link to comment
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