1983 Triumph Bonneville

Condition:	Used
Year:	1983
Mileage:	4,620
Exterior Color:	Blue
Manufacturer:	Triumph
Engine Size (cc):	750
Model:	Bonneville
Warranty:	Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Sub Model (Optional):	T140ES - ELECTRO ... ELECTRIC START
Vehicle Title:	Clear
:	“BIKE IS ALL ORIGINAL! UNRESTORED! AND IN NEAR MINT CONDITION!!”
Price:	US $5,800.00
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ULTRA RARE!! 1983 (YES 1983) TRIUMPH 750cc BONNEVILLE-  T140ES "ELECTRO" (ELECTRIC START)  WITH ONLY 4,620 ORIGINAL MILES.  THIS BIKE WAS SPECIAL ORDERED AND IS ONE OF THE LAST TEN 750 BONNEVILLES EVER MADE!   SOLD NEW IN SO CAL AT THE WORLD FAMOUS "TED EVANS" TRIUMPH DEALER IN CULVER CITY IN LATE 1983. TED EVANS WAS SUPPOSEDLY THE FIRST TRIUMPH DEALER IN THE COUNTRY IN 1947!  KNOWING THAT THE END WAS AT HAND TED ORDERED ONE BIKE FOR HIMSELF AND ANOTHER ONE EXACTLY THE SAME FOR SPECIAL CUSTOMER AND TRIUMPH COLLECTOR. THE ORIGINAL OWNER ONLY RODE THE BIKE ABOUT 800 MILES THE FIRST YEAR TO BREAK IT IN.  THEN HE RODE ONLY ABOUT 100 MILES YEAR FOR THE NEXT 32 YEARS TO KEEP IT IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION.  HE KEPT THE BIKE INSIDE HIS APT FOR 32 YEARS AND BECAUSE HE KNEW HOW RARE IT WAS HE KEPT THIS BIKE ALL 100% ORIGINAL AND IN MINT UNRESTORED CONDITION!  
IF YOU WANT TO RIDE FAMOUS VINTAGE BIKE FROM THE GLORY YEARS, BUT LIKE SOME OF US THINK ABOUT YOUR KNEES, ANKLES AND/OR BACK WHEN STARTING BIG TWIN THEN OBVIOUSLY ELECTRIC START IS THE ANSWER!...   THAT IS WHY THE ELECTRIC START NORTONS AND TRIUMPHS ARE THE ULTRA HOT TICKET FOR SO MANY SERIOUS COLLECTORS... 
PUSH THE BUTTON AND VAROOOM!!!  THE BIKE STARTS INSTANTLY IN 1-2 SECONDS!  OR... IF YOU PREFER, BECAUSE ALL THE LATE TRIUMPHS HAVE BEEN UPGRADED FROM THE FACTORY WITH ULTRA RELIABLE ELECTRONIC IGNITION IT ONLY TAKES ONE KICK TO START!  THE BIKE EVEN IDLES PERFECTLY AND IT RUNS GREAT!!   THE DUNSTALL MUFFLERS SOUND AMAZING AND EVERYTHING WORKS INCLUDING THE ELECTRIC STARTER AND THE TURN INDICATORS...
THESE VINTAGE BIKES LOOK, SOUND AND HANDLE AMAZING!  EXACTLY LIKE WHAT WE REMEMBER BUT THEY ALSO HAVE MODERN DISC BRAKES SO THEY ACTUALLY STOP! AND THEY SHIFT ON THE LEFT... 
THE ELECTRIC START ENGLISH BIKES ARE RARE AS HELL AND NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD THEM...  THESE BIKES ARE PROBABLY MORE FOR GUYS THAT COLLECT VINTAGE PORSCHES, FERRARIS, JAGS, VETTES ETC.  AND FOR THOSE GUYS THAT WANT VINTAGE BIKE IN THE GARAGE NEXT TO THEIR VINTAGE CARS. BIKE THAT THEY CAN EASILY START AND RIDE ON WEEKENDS.
THE ORIGINAL PAINT ON THE TANK AND SIDE COVERS IS VIRTUAllLLY PERFECT.  AND THE CHROME ON THE BIKE IS ALMOST PERFECT

EVERYONE KNOWS THE STORY THAT TRIUMPH WAS DEAD IN 1982... BUT FEW BIKES TRICKLED OUT OF THE FACTORY IN 1983 WHEN THE LAST FEW MERIDEN WORKERS REFUSED TO LET THE NAME TRIUMPH DIE AND THEY BUILT BIKES USING LEFT OVER INVENTORY AND USING MISC. PARTS FROM SUPPLIERS ALL OVER THE WORLD! THE BIKE HAS GERMAN/ENGLISH CARBS, ITALIAN/BRITISH RIMS, GERMAN LIGHTS, STARTER FROM INDIA, JAPANESE TIRES ETC...
AGAIN THIS BIKE IS ONE OF THE VERY LAST TRUE BONNEVILLES EVER MADE IN ENGLAND BY THE MERIDEN FACTORY WORKERS!  TO CONFIRM IT IS IN FACT 1983 THE FRAME AND OTHER PARTS ARE STAMPED WITH PRODUCTION DATE OF 1983... THE BIKE WAS DELIVERED NEW WITH THE SMALL USA TEAR DROP TANK AND WESTERN BARS.

THE BIKE HAS BING/AMAL CARBS (YES THERE IS TAG ON EACH CARB WITH BING OVER AMAL) AND MARZOCCHI ADJUSTABLE SHOCKS ALONG WITH ORIGINAL DUNSTALL DECIBLE MUFFLERS.  THE RIMS ARE STAMPED RADAELLI ON ONE SIDE THEN STAMPED IS "MADE IN ENGLAND" ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THEY HAVE STAINLESS SPOKES!!   ITALIAN RIMS MADE IN ENGLAND YOU ASK£   YEP!!  
THE BIKE HAS FACTORY ELECTRONIC IGNITION AND DUAL DISC BRAKES!  THE BIKE HAS LEFT SIDE SPEED SHIFTER. 
 THE VERY LATE TRIUMPHS EVEN HAD FRAMES THAT WERE POWDER COATED FROM THE FACTORY!

THIS BIKE IS PART OF THE WORLD FAMOUS TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE HISTORY! AT ONE TIME THE WORLDS FASTEST MOTORCYCLE... UNFORTUNATELY THAT HISTORY ABRUPTLY ENDED IN 1983...  THESE LAST BONNEVILLES PROVED THAT THE WORKERS AT MERIDEN IN ENGLAND COULD BUILD BIKE TO COMPETE WITH AND EVEN BEAT THE JAP BIKES IN ROAD RACE!  BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS TOO LITTLE AND FEW YEARS TOO LATE.
DO NOT MISS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN ONE OF THE VERY BEST BONNEVILLES...


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