The 1969 Bonneville
08 August 2021 | Easton on the Hill, Northamptonshire
Frank Hatfull
Last week the new project arrived.
She is a Red 1969 Triumph Bonneville T120R partially in bits.
She has been sat untouched for 15 years.
I have been working on her all week and she has scrubbed up superbly.
I have reassembled the top end:
Fitted the head
Fitted and tuned new carburettors
Refitted exhausts etc
De-rusted and sealed the inside of the petrol tank and fitted new taps.
I have reassembled the timing side:
Fitted a new Morgo oil pump
Refitted the ignition system and set it up with strobe
I have also added a few other new bits:
New solid state rectifier and some rewiring
New ammeter and rewire headlamp
New handlebars and mirrors
New switch
New choke lever and cables
I have given her a good clean up and polished the casings
She looks fantastic and runs beautifully
Still could do with new silencers and new tyres.
Best of all is that as an historic registered vehicle le she is road tax exempt and the insurance is only £30 per year