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From: ray@bpa.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Toasted Triumph Reply
Message-ID: <249@bpa.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Mar-85 01:47:26 EST
Article-I.D.: bpa.249
Posted: Tue Mar 19 01:47:26 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 23-Mar-85 03:43:34 EST
Organization: Wayne, Pennsylvania
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Hey guy,

I missed the article on the toasted Triumph.  What year is it?
How bad was the fire....i.e., where was it concentrated?  How
old the bike is and how much you really like it would have a 
lot to do with whether it's worth restoring.  I have some older
manuals from a 1970 Bonneville.  I remember buying parts from
a dealer in England who was very large,  even had parts for
antigues of many brands. That address is gone for sure, but
I can get the address for the Triumph factory out of the old
manuals, it might have changed by now, though. I'll post it
tomorrow night.  With a bad fire, you probably fried every
seal in the engine and trans, not to mention what may have 
happened to the bearings.  You'll probably have to tear it
down to the frame, then tear down the engine and trans complete-
ly and start over. Most of the engine parts may be ok, but you'll
have to at least look things over very closely.  If things got
hot enough to burn the oil in the crankcase and trans, you prob-
ably have alot of char cooked on to the surfaces.  You might
be able to get some parts from a motorcycle salvage yard, I've
had some luck with these, I used to restore wrecks on the side.
A bike as large as yours may be hard to find in a yard though,
and Triump's used to be popular for chopping.

				Ray Benash
			USMAIL: 409 Strathmore Rd.
				Havertown, Pa.  19083
			Phone : 215-853-4762