1971 Triumph Bonneville

GE 25502 T120RV

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Beautiful Candy Apple Red headturner! I stated that this bike is "rare & unique". The reason I say this is that this 1971 Bonnie is a 5 speed which is signified by the "V" in the number. If you like you may Google 1971 Triumph T120RV and see numerous articles.! History, how many made etc. In a nutshell, a limited number of 5 speeds were built and shipped to the US to meet AMA requirements for the class.The 5 speeds were standard starting in '72 but approximately 200 were made in '71 to satisfy the AMA. So, rare, unique, and valuable are all different prospectives,up to you the buyer! First year of the OIF. For anyoone out there that wants to chop a bike these frames are very desirable, ( ouch) I would hate to see this baby chopped! History- i bought this on a whim from a local man that is notorius for rebuilding classic boats, cars, bikes etc. He knew I appreciated old brit bikes so he called me saying he has a real beauty that he just got from someone having to part with it due to a divorce. You know how that goes! Anyways, I went to see it and he was right, she is a beauty! He could not give me any service records but he said it was obvious that the bike has had a engine rebuild, frame powder coating, new front wheel & brakes, chain, wiring etc. The prior owner put alot of work into the restoration and the paint.... the paint is absolutely stunning in the sun. Pictures don't do it justice. I get so many comments on the paint when I take her to British bike meets. Back to the condition, as you can see by the pictures it has been well taken care of. There have been some obvious but tasteful modifications to make it look a bit old school. Directional light removal, smaller 31/2 gal tank, side covers , velocity stacks, old school mufflers, new seat, new battery, new headlight. There is one cosmetic blemish on the front fender you can note in pictures. Other that the paint is flawless. I have spare paint to match. The bike runs very strong! You can take it out and run it at 3500-3800 rpm @ 60 mph all day. The 5th gear is nice to have! Strong compression and starts 1st or 2nd kick everytime.Leaks a bit of oil but hey, it's a Triumph. I have owned the bike for 4 years now and have only put less than 1000 miles on it since I've owned it. I don't get a chance to ride much anymore so i wanted to get this beauty out there to someone who will ride it. Not a trailer queen bike but ready to ride now! Something to think about when bidding, what's your time worth? Do you want to spend your spring/summer restoring an old Triumph back to glory or pay a little more and ride a stunner now???On Mar-27-13 at 20:15:47 PDT, seller added the following information: You may call with any questions- 860-848-4343. Leave a message. Thanks for your interest!On Mar-29-13 at 19:45:50 PDT, seller added the following information: This in from Dogtown Cycles. They write: A rare T120RV, a 5 speed Bonneville from 1971 with matching engine and frame numbers. The T120RV was released in the US in 1972, to permit Triumph to use them in American Motorcycle Association production-based racing. But a few were imported in late model year 1971. In order to race, all bikes had to be made and sold to the public in the same basic form as they would be raced. To meet this requirement Triumph had to produce and sell 200 of them before they qualified. The Engine/Frame number, T120RV GE25619 is coded as follows: The ‘T120R denotes this is a 650cc Bonneville, ‘R’ for a road bike, the ‘V’ five speed. The first ‘G’ in the engine and frame number represents June and the ‘E’ is for 1971 production. As you can see it has the original and correct Triumph logo printed behind the engine serial number, for 1969 and later models. With the exception of the stamping on the engine case, there were no external differences between the 4- and 5-speeds. They had the same final drive ratios and sprockets, and the 5-speeds were significantly quicker.