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Just wanted to introduce myself. I've been periodically reading the forum for several years, but being somewhat of a (brace yourselves) purist when it comes to my old Brit iron, I have mainly done (brace again) stock rebuilds. My philosophy has always been, if it's somewhat rare and somewhat complete, then preserve it's history. I have a 66 UK market Bonnie (the one with the bigger red and white tank, painted fenders and standard ped slicer up front) which is just about complete. I built it with the intention of long distance riding so while it looks stock, the motor has every practical upgrade to make it more reliable and as leak free as possible. Sealed high output 12v alternator, electronic ignition, new Amal Monoblocs, belt drive, redesigned tappett blocks and push rod tubes (that don't leak) dry clutch, modified final drive sprockets to run o-ring chain to eliminate the need for oiling, crank breather, new oil pump, valve job, bore job sludge trap cleaned yadadadadada..... I plan on riding this thing all over this summer and across country within the next year. I also have a 65 t120c street scrambler that is on my bench as well. Too rare to customize, but I'm keeping it somewhat "as is" until I decide to restore it or sell it. Besides those I have a ton of other bikes and projects.
I recently decided to try something different (for me) and build a Tribsa bobber out of pieces I found out of my own garage. I took a badly bent BSA a10 frame, had it straitened out, chopped a bunch of useless crap from it, added a David bird hard tail, 4 inch stretch and 2 inch drop (has the curved loop in rear like the old triumph flat trackers). I'm fitting a 58 triumph T110 engine to a standard BSA gearbox, lowering the forks a bit to accommodate a 21 inch tiger cub front wheel, and a 19 inch standard triumph rear wheel. I have a cool old Wassell tank, an old leather solo seat and the rest will just come from swap meets as i see fit. I'm new to welding, so I had the hard tail welded by a pro, but I plan on welding the seat bungs, cosmetic stuff and less life threatening stuff myself. Got a ways to go, but I'm sure I'll be looking for advice and help from you guys. I'll post some pictures soon (I don't have internet in my shop, so I'm confined to the limitations of my iPad.
Anyway I'm from west Chester pa, just outside Philly - so yeah, that's my introduction.
Matt smith
I recently decided to try something different (for me) and build a Tribsa bobber out of pieces I found out of my own garage. I took a badly bent BSA a10 frame, had it straitened out, chopped a bunch of useless crap from it, added a David bird hard tail, 4 inch stretch and 2 inch drop (has the curved loop in rear like the old triumph flat trackers). I'm fitting a 58 triumph T110 engine to a standard BSA gearbox, lowering the forks a bit to accommodate a 21 inch tiger cub front wheel, and a 19 inch standard triumph rear wheel. I have a cool old Wassell tank, an old leather solo seat and the rest will just come from swap meets as i see fit. I'm new to welding, so I had the hard tail welded by a pro, but I plan on welding the seat bungs, cosmetic stuff and less life threatening stuff myself. Got a ways to go, but I'm sure I'll be looking for advice and help from you guys. I'll post some pictures soon (I don't have internet in my shop, so I'm confined to the limitations of my iPad.
Anyway I'm from west Chester pa, just outside Philly - so yeah, that's my introduction.
Matt smith