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Title: new old bike
Post by: Tug on Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 07:58 PM
new friend for the GSX in the stable (1958 5TA)
Title: Re: new old bike
Post by: coldhands on Wednesday, 31 May 2017, 09:25 PM
Very nice  :onya:
Title: Re: new old bike
Post by: froudy on Thursday, 01 June 2017, 01:22 AM
Nice :onya:
Title: Re: new old bike
Post by: Notty on Thursday, 01 June 2017, 01:57 AM
 :onya: :onya:
Title: Re: new old bike
Post by: seth on Thursday, 01 June 2017, 02:35 AM
 :winner:
Title: Re: new old bike
Post by: lawrie on Thursday, 01 June 2017, 06:28 AM
Very nice,  :onya: but I've had many triumphs & that looks like a 1964 to me, earlier than that had the 'full' bathtub rear enclosure, also, it might be a 'bitza' as they never had twin-leading shoe front brakes.

I've recently finished a 77 Bonneville full nut & bolt restoration. 
Title: Re: new old bike
Post by: Mrg on Thursday, 01 June 2017, 06:55 AM
Top bike well done  :onya:  :hat:
Title: Re: new old bike
Post by: Notty on Thursday, 01 June 2017, 06:58 AM
 :onya: :onya: :onya:
Title: Re: new old bike
Post by: Tug on Thursday, 01 June 2017, 12:15 PM
Quote from: lawrie on Thursday, 01 June  2017, 06:28 AM
Very nice,  :onya: but I've had many triumphs & that looks like a 1964 to me, earlier than that had the 'full' bathtub rear enclosure, also, it might be a 'bitza' as they never had twin-leading shoe front brakes.

I've recently finished a 77 Bonneville full nut & bolt restoration.

very nice looking Bonneville :onya:

and you are correct the front brake is not original, yes the bikini bath tub is from a 64 also i don't think the colour is correct but the rest of the bike is 58. luckily i am not a rivet counter i like it as it is. :)
 
Title: Re: new old bike
Post by: lawrie on Thursday, 01 June 2017, 03:45 PM
Sorry if I came across as a rivet-counter, that was not the intention, but hey, we ARE rivet counters really aren't we, as we ALL tend to notice subtle little 'differences' on our 1400s!! :cheesy:

I also agree with you, I prefer  the rear cover, LOVE the brake & the colour is better than the original maroon.
Title: Re: new old bike
Post by: Tug on Thursday, 01 June 2017, 09:13 PM
Lawrie

Text can be misunderstood, i also did not mean to imply you were a rivet counter, just stating i am not, i believe modifications have always been part of the biking scene.       
Title: Re: new old bike
Post by: owen426 on Friday, 02 June 2017, 09:29 AM
Nice :onya: