1963 Triumph T 650 650cc

Price: £7. 500 Features: 1963. 318 miles. 650cc. Purple. PURPLE. A GENUINE UK BIKE. NOT AN IMPORT. BOUGHT BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER IN 2003. IT WAS RESTORED AND REBUILT BY HIM OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS INTO THE TROPHY STYLE AND IS A FULLY SORTED EXAMPLE OF TRIUMPH'S SEMINAL 650cc TWIN. IDEALLY SUITED FOR MODERN RIDING AND A FAST APPRECIATING CLASSIC. ALL THE ORIGINAL THUNDERBIRD TINWARE ( NACELLE. HALF- BATHTUB. EXHAUSTS ) AND INSTRUMENTS ( INC ORIGINAL SPEEDO ) HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY STORED AND COME WITH THE BIKE. SO YOU GET TWO BIKES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE ! THE ORIGINAL PARTS HAVE BEEN VALUED AT OVER A THOUSAND POUNDS SEPARATELY. BUT WE FEEL THEY SHOULD STAY WITH THE BIKE. THIS IS THE PERFECT CLASSIC TRIUMPH FOR REAL WORLD RIDING. MUCH SMOOTHER AND LESS TEMPERAMENTAL THAN A BONNEVILLE. SUBJECT TO A NUT AND BOLT RESTORATION. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN REBUILT. EVERY BEARING IN THE FRAME. ENGINE AND GEARBOX RENEWED. IT RETAINS THE PLEASANT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE THUNDERBIRD ENGINE AND THE UNIT 650cc TWIN IS QUIET. HAS A BUTTER LIKE GEARCHANGE AND IS THE EASIEST TO START TWIN I'VE EVER RIDDEN. NEW LOOM. 12v ELECTRICS. BOYER IGNITION. NEW CHARGING SYSTEM. REBUILT CARB. UNLEADED HEAD CONVERSATION ETC. IN PRETTY MUCH IMMACULATE CONDITION. WITH EVERY BOLT EITHER BEING STAINLESS STEEL OR REPLATED. THE ONLY OBVIOUS FAULTS ARE A SMALL CHIP ON THE TANK AND THE CHROME ON THE ORIGINAL DUNLOP RIM AT THE FRONT IS A LITTLE PITTED. STAINLESS SPOKES AND NEW DUNLOP K81 TYRES. SINCE BEING FINISHED. THE BIKE HAS COVERED JUST 318 RUNNING IN MILES. MOUNTAINS OF RECEIPTS. . £7. 500

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