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Reppyboyo |
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Reppyboyo Nearly there...
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Posted: 17:27 - 22 Nov 2021 Post subject: Where to sell a partial-restored classic? |
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Hi all,
Does anyone know where is best to sell a partially-restored/rebuilt classic bike? Trying to help my mother find a buyer.
I also dont know what it could be worth but Im thinking a couple of grand at least.
The bike is some sort of Triumph Bonneville from the '60s to the best of my knowledge.
Originally bought in bits from a garage find my father restored it up to the condition seen in the photos below, using a mix of restored and new parts.
Last work I remember my father did to it before he passed was to fix the engine seizing, turned out to be the piston ring clearances were wrong which he fixed and I remember seeing it run.
There is quite a few spare parts not pictured and Id have to visit and do an inventory on it all as half the garage is bloody bike parts
https://imgur.com/a/WPq09BB
Any help is appreciated. |
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WD Forte |
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WD Forte World Chat Champion
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Easy-X |
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Easy-X Super Spammer
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Posted: 18:26 - 22 Nov 2021 Post subject: |
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Nice to have some decent photos At least a couple of bags of anyone's money just from what's shown but definitely make up a list of what you have. The work looks good and if you have almost a complete bike you might get twice as much. ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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stinkwheel |
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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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Posted: 20:13 - 22 Nov 2021 Post subject: |
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Try an owners group if you're looking for serious buyers who know what they are buying.
Stafford auction if you're prepared to wait for the next one.
Unit construction, single-carb twin. Maybe a TR6? ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles. |
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Bloggsy Spanner Monkey
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Posted: 21:59 - 23 Nov 2021 Post subject: |
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I would get an auctioneers valuation; you may be surprised. ____________________ If It Aint broke Don't Fix It |
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steve the grease |
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steve the grease Crazy Courier
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Posted: 13:29 - 24 Nov 2021 Post subject: |
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Thats a 350/500 and given that the drilling for the distributer is machined but blanked off with the cap just behind the cylinder barrel, I would say it is a 1964/1965 model ( early ones had a dizzy / later ones points and the boss for the dizzy was not machined).
The gearbox casing on the 350/500 is rounded on the 650/750 its more oval .
Engine codes could be 3TA T21 T90 would be 350. 5TA T100 would be 500 there will be letters after T100 S, R , T A etc giving the model.
Great bikes, smaller physically than the 650's I had 2 back ( ahem) when I was a younger man.
I would agree - get all the parts together and put it in an auction- Carol Nash show/ and auction at the classic bike show in Feb? ____________________ All the above is my personal opinion, you can see my lips move, but I'm talking out of my arse.
I've been riding, and fixing , bikes for 50 years, in that time the more I learn, the less I am absolutely sure of..... |
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The last post was made 2 years, 147 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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