For a number of reasons I contracted out the project of
rebuilding my '07 Triumph Bonnie/Scram/Thrux. To the same
bloke who bought my Ultra Classic early in '09. He describes
himself as "anal-compulsive" about working on bikes,
ie, a perfectionist. However he also has a fondness for Triumphs
and says he's likes working on this one. All his Triumph bikes
were Meriden [note UK classic motorcycle content] and this is
the first Hinckley he's seen up close.
What I have is a bare '07 Scrambler frame (+ swingarm, shocks, etc)
and an '05 Truxton that was in a head-on smashup with a turning car.
One of my reasons for jobbing this out is that rebuilding a crashed
bike can have subtle problems beyond my skill, such as strangely
torqued or tensioned components (that shouldn't be under torque
or tension) and other non-obvious damage. For instance it turns out
that the rear axle was bent. So the wheel bearings may have some shock
damage as well. It may cost me more going this route but at least
I have some confidence that it'll be put together right.
My ex-Ultra was also in an accident, with a salvage title, although
the owwies are mostly cosmetic. He's already worked over it in detail,
checking everything, and found a lot of minor, but irritating
problems which he fixed. I may buy it back from him, or I may not.
I don't think I'll be in a hurry to take on another crash restoration.
Too many unknown (and potentially expensive) problems. There's no point
laying out as much (or even more!) for a restoration as for a new or
good used bike at fair market value. It seems there's an inexorable
Universal law which, roughly phrased, states that No Matter Which Way
You Go, One Way or Another You Gotta Pay Yer Dues.
SQ
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