At 00:02 08/12/02 -0500, you wrote:
30yr.old 1975 Triumph T160 on Ebay. My only problem with it is asking price... non negotiable $8,0000.00. BTW it did not recieve ONE bid [ . . ] the "new" Triumph is 30 yr. old technology.
More like 45 year old technology - if you want to make the Triumph anything like reliable in the modern sense you're probably going to have to strip and blueprint the motor, rebuild the cylinder head with better valve, seat, seal and guide materials, re-engineer chunks of the wiring loom, switches and connectors, find a better generator . . etc.
All this stuff is/was available from Hyde's and no doubt others, but are you looking for something to 'fettle', or do you want a machine to ride? Old Triumphs are high involvement / high maintenance, no matter how little you use them - and don't bother with the starter motor on a frosty morning!
I'm trying to figure, if I am stupid enough to pay the asking price, will the value appreciate around 2005+ when it will be 30yrs. old at which time the value will be somewhere about even of what I paid for it. The Triumph now has 175 miles on it,
Let a museum buy it. Go looking for one around $4,500 that's been owned by someone who isn't a bullsh!tter and will talk frankly about the machine's weak points. You'll need the other $3,500 to cover the expected 'unexpected' expenditure - or buy a Hinckley Triumph, that's what I'd say. I love old Brit Iron and I'm a great fan of the T160 for looks, style and exhaust note, I'll probably buy one when I can afford a heated garage and my own personal mechanic! BTW in all the above I'm presuming that spending $8,000 worries you! ============================== David Thurgate (for Name-Shop) http://www.name-shop.co.uk/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] +44 [0]20 77035349 +44 [0]794 1158849
