1967 Triumph Bonneville - unrestored survivor!!! 10,xxx miles!

If you're an old British bike patina-phile, ere's one you should be interested in. It's a mostly original unrestored matching # early '67 Triumph Bonneville. It's not so tough to find restored (and over-restored) 60's Bonnie's, ut there can't be many left that are this original and complete. I picked this up from an estate a few months ago. Unfortunately I know little of the history of the bike as the PO was too dead to convey any pertinent info about it. With that said... the last inspection sticker on the bike when I got it was from 2003, nd it only had an additional 100 miles on the odometer since that inspection when I picked it up. So it pretty much sat since then - the PO's health issues apparently didn't allow him to ride anymore. But it kicked over and felt like it had good compression, o I figured it was worth the risk to get it...
It looked basically as you see here except had shorty mufflers, attered fork gaiters, n ugly back rest, TR6C top triple tree, nd goofy handlebars and 13 years of grunge on it. But with it came a box of parts including a proper top triple (albeit chrome plated...), riginal mufflers and the stock rear fender rail - so I put those back on.
Other things I did... new fork gaiters, ork seals and steering head ball bearings, ondensers for the 4CA points plate, leaned carbs, hanged fluids, et valves and timing, ew battery, lugs, ir filters. Fixed stuck front brake arm spindle. I put a set of handlebars on I had laying around - I think they were actually from a Guzzi 850T but not sure... close to the stock bend anyway. My intent was to bring it back to full functionality, ut I did very little to rejuvenate the finish or appearance other than mild cleaning of it in the interest of maintaining originality and not making it look better than it is.
It runs pretty good now. It's on the road legally and I've put > 100 drama free miles on it. Not perfectly dialed in - still needs a little carb or timing work, ast plug read said it's rich - but an enjoyable ride anyway. Will start on 1 or 2 kicks. Bike is surprisingly oil-tight. Here's the wart list. If you rev it up and slam the throttle closed you'll get a little smoke out of the right cylinder. Other things - has a twitchy tach, eedle is bouncy. I tried fixing it, o the bezel has been off - but it's still bouncy. Lower left cylinder head fin is broken. I don't have a key to fit the fork lock. Some small tears in seat cover. Dents in headlight rim. Harness is mostly factory but the dimmer/horn switch wiring has apparently been bodged in. Switch/lights work although I noticed the lights on the gauges aren't wired in anywhere. Minor dent in center of oil tank. Most chrome and paint is "experienced", lenty of paint chips on the tank (will blame the TR6C triple tree for that...) - but hey, t's nearly 50 years old and obviously wasn't babied, ut not beaten either. It's all uniformly aged - no part of it really looks better than the rest of it.
It has a clear NY State transferable registration in my name (serves as title/certification of ownership for pre-73 vehicles in NYS).
Why am I selling? Frankly, don't know what to do with it. I bought it as I love old Triumph's (have had ~15 over the years) and couldn't bear the thought of some kid buying such a time capsule and chopping it or some other such silliness - and I was able to work a decent package deal to get this and another bike in the estate. I hate to alter it at all from it's state of originality, ut really should if I were going to use it regularly (oil filter, aybe electronic ignition, ew rubber etc). Anyway, have a nice '70 Bonnie already so it's sort of redundant for me. I suspect there's somebody out there who would really appreciate it's authenticity. Either that or it'll be a straightforward restoration candidate for someone as it's pretty much all there. In the end, he whole estate transaction was an unplanned expense and I'd like to replenish my discretionary funding account, t's been bled pretty dry. I have many other bike projects needing love...
Mileage may increase a little as I continue to enjoy it while in my possession.
That's about it. Search youtube (watch?v=eObgtPW6poc) for "67 Triumph Bonneville starting demo" for proof it runs.
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