1973 Triumph

TRX75-PH00488

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1973 Triumph X75 Hurricane ...the one you've been waiting for... About this Hurricane: Matching Numbers X75 Hurricane ready to ride or restore! Frame #TRX75-PH00488, Engine #V75V-PH00488 Quiet & Smooth Running (listen to video), this Hurricane was just serviced April 2011 This bike was sitting in a restaurant (not a shed...not a barn...) as decoration/prop for years. The owner sold the restaurant and kept the bike, until now Bike has always been stored inside in climate controlled conditions. Bike shows some wear and tear, but is in overall good shape Runs and drives very well (this is one of the quietest triples I have ever heard) Everything works as it should All original; chrome and aluminum in good shape Things of note: the ignition key is lost the owner filled out the title but never transferred it tires are old and should be changed original stripes are faded About Hurricanes, General: Bike - approx. 1200 made Engine - Air Cooled Four Stroke Tranverse 3 Cyl Pushrod Valves Per cyl - 2 CC - 744 Bore x Stroke - 67 x 70 mm Compression Ratio - 9.0 : 1 Induction - 3 x 27mm Amals Max Power - 65 HP, 47.4 @ 10000 RPM Trans/Drive - 5 Speed/Chain Telescopic Forks / Dual Shock, Preload Adjustable Fr & Rr Drum Tyres/Tires - 3.25-19 & 4.25-18 Dry Weight / Wet Weight - 191 KG / 205KG (420/451 LBS) Fuel Capacity - 10 Litres / 2.64 Gallons About ACE Motorcycle: ACE motorcycle is a real brick and mortar Vintage Motorcycle Service and Apparel Shop located at the start of historic Route 66 in Chicago Illinois. You can see ACE Motorcycle in reruns of Discovery HD Theater's Cafe Racer Series & Issue #10 of Cafe Racer Magazine. If you are in the Chicago-land area, stop on in & grab a cuppa' coffee, we'll tell you about our upcoming events and ask you about your bikes! Also see us on Facebook: ACE Motorcycle and on the web: acemotorcycleandscooter dot com Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. On May-20-11 at 06:41:50 PDT, seller added the following information: Yes, we will ship internationally!Thank you for your questions regarding shipping, here are some answers:Yes we have aided individuals in International Shipping Crated and without Crate Most recently we have shipped to Australia and Germany w/o incidentWe are happy to make shipper suggestionsOn May-20-11 at 07:51:15 PDT, seller added the following information: On May-21-11 at 21:00:33 PDT, seller added the following information: Thanks to an astute eBay-er who said: "you really should add some info about Craig Vetter" the Illinois based designer. Here are some interesting notes from his page dedicated to cataloging all the remaining Hurricanes. Soon you'll be able to send him your info in regards to this bike, as it's not been accounted for yet by the previous owner! From Craig Vetter dot com: "Hurricane Facts: Hurricane tanks were not painted. All Hurricanes had a gel coated surface, which means orange colored resin called "Gel"coat was sprayed into the mold first. The molds were made right and left, bolted together. Fibreglass was then applied onto the orange surface to build up the structure. The molds were then unbolted to get the seat-tank out. A steel tank was then bonded into the structure. Apparently, a plastic tank was not legal for street use in 1973. Today many motorcycles use plastic... Nylon 10 and polyethylene being popular. Modern fuels are destroying fibreglass tanks. An unexpected bonus for having a metal tank liner is the fact that Hurricanes are unaffected".