1962 Triumph Bonneville

T-120 D 15507

CLASSIC 1962 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE UP FOR AUCTION IS MY CHOICE BIKE, THE CENTER OF MY COLLECTION, MY BEST OF THE BUNCH. I BOUGHT THIS BIKE TWENTY YEARS AGO ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT HAS BEEN THE CENTER PIECE OF MY COLLECTION SINCE. I LIKE TO SAY, I DIDN'T "RESTORE" THIS BIKE, I REFURBISHED IT. LOTS OF ORIGINAL PAINT, CHROME, ETC. STILL EXISTS. I WAS ORIGINALLY CONFUSED BY THE MOTOR NUMBERS, WHICH INDICATED THAT IT WAS BUILT IN VERY LATE PRODUCTION OF 1961. MY FIRST MOTORCYCLE WAS A 1961 TRIUMPH, SO I HAD INTENDED TO BUILD IT AS THE FIRST MOTORCYCLE I EVER OWNED. WHEN I STARTED STRIPPING IT DOWN I FOUND THE ORIGINAL PAINT (UNDER TWO COATS) WAS FLAME /SILVER. IT ALSO HAD THE SPEEDO/TACH, VOLTAGE REGULATOR, OIL TANK MOUNTS AND ETC. THAT PROVED TO BE 1962. BIG BALL LEVERS, HIGH PERFORMANCE MAG. CARB BOWLS SAFETY WIRED AS ORIGINAL. RARE FORK LOCK W/ 2 KEYS. THIS WAS NOT A DUMMIED UP 62, IT WAS THE REAL THING. I WISH THIS BIKE COULD TALK, BECAUSE I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS, WHY DO THE NUMBERS INDICATE THAT IT'S A LATE, LATE SIXTY-ONE, (STILL A PRIZE) BUT ALL THE PARTS ETC ARE SIXTY TWO. ONE CURIOUS THING IS A "SCAR" ON THE RIGHT CASE, (SEE PICTURE). I CAN IMAGINE A SCENERIO WHERE A LATE '61 BONNY BLEW ON THE TEST TRACK AND WAS RE-BUILT AS A '62. AND TITLED AS SUCH. THE LAST TITLE FROM 1970 HAD IT AS T-120-0. I HAD THE TITLE CORRECTED TO T-120 D. I HAD THE POLICE CHECK THE NUMBERS AS A PRECAUCTION AND IT CHECKED OK. I HAVE A CLEAR TENNESSEE TITLE. YOU CAN PICK UP HERE OR I WILL HELP LOAD. NO TRADES, NO SCAMS. I'VE HEARD 'EM ALL. I'M 70 YRS OLD AND AIN'T GONNA PUT UP WITH NO BS.