1978 Triumph Bonneville

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Vintage Bike is in real Good condition. Frame freshly pained. Tires new. Upper end redone less than 1500 miles ago. Valves, springs, guides, and rings. Not bored left the jugs original. good solid compression.Original paint on tank shows some scratches from over its 35 year life. Overall tank is dent free and in good shape. No rust. Corbin seat, have the original. Also have the original grab rail. New forks and seals less than 1500 miles ago. New stainless rear brake master. New brake hoses front and rear. Rebuilt the carbs. Replaced the speedo and tach with rebuilt units.Original speedo showed 12k. Replaced the speedo drive. New mufflers, original down pipes. Could use some new shocks. Starts first or second kick. On Oct-19-13 at 12:06:21 PDT, seller added the following information: Notes: First Thanks for all the Interest. This Bike and everything with it is worth way more than the reserve I set :( I did not think any one cared about these old Trumpets anymore- My faith has been restored. Adding pictures and video of a stone cold start. Bike has not been started previously to this video in well over a month more likely two. I show you the bikes temperature using a hand held IR unit, I free the clutch plates, I tickle it up, I kick it twice to prime and re-tickle it, turn the key on and the bike starts on the first kick with the ignition on. Not to shabby. Video link when its gets done.... http://youtu.be/wFlmKro2RDk says another 100 plus minutes ...... The pictures in this album go back to when I first got the bike. The PO had cocktail shaker exhaust on it. Picture album link There are pictures of the vin, and a broken tab on the lower front fender stay. I have a brand new on in the box, ready to go on. Also picked up some fork gaiters, but haven't installed them. Also ther is a slight crack in the boss for the fender stay mount on the right front, I tried to show it in the picture. I do not have a replacement for this. But they are readily available made on a cnc from billet here on ebay. I have both mirrors. I kept breaking the clutch lever perch because they are so long. The clutch lever is from a BSA The seat appears to have an original cover. Just do not armor-all it or you will be sitting on the sissy bar... Included is some new carb studs and handle bar bushes as well. I have also kept every bit and piece stored in boxes. See the photos. I have every piece of paper I ever got with this bike in a file. Looks like there are receipts from the PO as well. I also have a pdf of a workshop manual ,and a parts manual. I have pics somewhere from when I did the engine work...If I find them I will post them. Bike is also fitted with a Tri- Spark ignition. Considered the best one out there for these old bikes by many enthusiasts. This is a real nice cafe style bike. Any questions feel free to contact me I think I am going to go and take it for a ride.... On Oct-19-13 at 12:08:45 PDT, seller added the following information: photobucket.com/user/SilentUnicorn/library/Triumph%2078%20Bonneville Why do they make this so hard? On Oct-20-13 at 04:19:39 PDT, seller added the following information: CLICK HERE CLICK HERE