1972 Triumph Bonneville

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Leaving the country for a new job and selling all of my things. Including this show bike, I never thought I'd sell. I always loved Triumphs, I didn't care for the 67's, 69's etc, you know, the bike's the "collectors" most seemed to want, they were just too precious for me. I preferred the older models, the bigger fuel tank, etc. I bought this bike 2 years ago for $6,000 and had it shipped here. My mechanic and I then pulled it completely apart, except for the engine and went from there. For the next year and a half, I tried to take out as much of the hoakey, fonzy, bulky, ugly/dated as possible, while still keeping it very much a triumph. Even a classic sometimes needs a bit of a push into the now. I made this bike an almost all day, every day project, putting in $15,000 in top of the line parts, fabrication, high polishing/chroming, paint, labor, etc.(receipts included) on top of the $6,000. Alot of people including my mechanics, polisher/chromer, myself and triumph specialists, etc, turned something mediocre into something great. This a bike where every single detail was done with great care, thought, and without consideration of cost. I was putting my idea of a dream Triumph together. 72 Triumph Bonneville 650. One previous owner, New Mexico, clean title, matching numbers frame & engine, Norton front end, both bike & engine essentially starting at 0 miles now. $4,000 in chroming and high polishing from Santa Rosa chroming and plating. Triple tree is chromed. Brand new forks. Brand new powder coated frame paint job. $750 fuel tank paint job. Every nut and bolt that wasn't able to be made to look like a million bucks, was replaced, upgraded, high polished and/or chromed....every single one throughout. I preferred Alan bolts, they look incredible. The seat pan and seat frame, which originally fit a family of 4? was cut down and re welded to fit 2. The seat itself was refoamed to a height and shape that is beautiful-ducktail. Brand new recut, re chromed rear fender to match scale of re shaped seat. The actual seat was not upholstered yet. Hand made custom fabricated parts throughout to get rid of any hoaky, bulky, dated,non clean lined piece. Fabricated pieces include headlight bracket as pictured chromed= pictured inside out-sorry. Brand new headlight, with previous headlight red, yellow and blue switches and wiring. Brand new battery, brand new carbs, brand new wire harness. Brand new front & rear tires, rims, spokes and shocks Brand new chain Brand new electrical system and wiring throughout including brand new wire harness. Brand new components, seals, gaskets, etc., throughout. Custom new chain guard-smooth-rivets removed Braided steel and gold tubing to replace many ugly standard rubber hosings. Exhaust pipes cut -re welded,, re chromed-were brought in, to make it sleeker instead of the standard 70's really long and ugly fonzy looking ones. Brand new Mufflers have not been attached yet. $250 Custom, really cool, really clean lined LED Piston tail lights with dregz board, custom made with stopping and turn signals. Custom fabricated parts to hold tail lights and license plate. $300 refurbished original Smith odometer and speedometer-reading 10 miles. $250 custom brushed aluminum gauge cup holders. $240 Top of the line really nice mirrors BRAND NEW, top of the line... EVERYTHING. The list goes on and on. The engine is original, has been checked out thoroughly-is in "great running condition" =Peninsula Motorsports. Again, motorcycle and engine are essentially at 0 miles now. Every high polished and or chromed nut, bolt, part needed to finish this bike is included down to the license plate holder, other than the seat upholstery. I was going to have someone build custom forks for me and put on, top of the line, front brake system, but original system is included. I was going to have someone airbrush a more modern Triumph on one side of the fuel tank, design a beauty kit better than the original plastic "original" ones and then I would have been done. Not interested in hearing anyone's "thoughts" on what they "feel a 72 Triumph to be worth", my spending, or anything negative. Any negative messages will never be met by a response and doesn't in the slightest alter my thoughts on this beautiful bike. Typical inside the box/ old school thoughts didn't and don't interest me. This isn't a typical looks like it just rolled out of a barn Triumph that I see usually being offered for sale, in any aspect. Honestly look around, they all look the same, the old springy shocks, the seat built for a family of 4? the foot long ugly tail light, the cheap plastic, or metal beauty kits, the super hoaky super ugly long exhausts, etc., even polished a little they still look exactly like every other-like they just literally rolled out of a barn. I spent more on polishing and chroming alone, than most owners did on purchasing their to me, look like sh-t just rolled out of a barn -YAWN! bikes. It's what I feel Triumph's should have looked like, instead of just looking like work horses. Positive messages welcome. Anyone who has ever seen this bike has never not said "holy sh-t! nice bike", that about sums up what I feel about it as well. This bike needs someone who will appreciate the incredible amount of time, care, detail, money and etc that has been put into it/ loves it as much as I do, to finish it off and enjoy it. If this motorcycle was fully put together would be asking many more thousands for it again despite what anyone "thought it to be worth".