Triumph bits in Australia

I accidentally* bought a fire damaged thruxton yesterday. I need some
bits for it. Any ideas where in Australia might be a good place to go
to avoid rip off dealer prices. Not much on ebay.

Fraser

*well that is what I told the other half anyway.

 

Not really, no.

In the current economic situation, unless the parts you need are very
heavy or bulky, I'd suggest Jack Lilley in the UK.

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regards,
CrazyCam

 

Cheers. Only need some stuff like switchgear. I am yet to pull the
panels off and see what the damage is like. Hopefully I won't have to
rewire the thing.

Fraser

 

It would probably be cheaper and quicker getting the parts you need from the
UK
Thruxtons are scarce here, I know a bloke who has two of them, late models,
and he wouldn't part with either of them,
of coarse, he does have about thirty other Triumphs, must be some sort of
collector or something like that
maybe a nut?

I deal with a bloke in Wales for any Triumph parts, cant find his address at
the moment, but I will look

 

Cheers mate. Mine is an 09 and prior to the accident looks well looked
after. I am still in two minds whether to go back to original or
customise it. I love the Deus Ex Machina bikes and the Thruxton would
be a great starting point.

Fraser

 

Hnh.
Good luck.

$11 for a plastic clip to hold a wire to the frame.
$20-something for a mirror bolt.

I've taken to fabricating my own, where possible.
My gear-change lever, for example, is home made.

I still love my Bonnie, but the friendship doesn't extend to the spare parts ghouls.

 

+ 1 for Jack Lilley. Bought a few things without problem.

Bill

 

shame JustAl aint round anymore... LOL!

 

And the knobless one

 

he's around...you just need to know where to find him.

mh

 

I emailed them the other day about a set of SM wheels, reply in hours

customer service seems to be of an importance to them

mh

 

MSN daily

 

I've only ever seen an "accidental" purchase like that once. At a farm clearing sale about 30 years ago, where Dad was walking past the scrap metal pile that the auctioneer was working on, on his way to the one item he wanted to buy.
"They'll be lucky to get a dollar for that lot!" he muttered to me.
"SOLD!"



BTH

 

Good stuff. I pulled the bike down on the weekend and it turns out all
the fire damage seems to be superficial. All the panels went to the
paint ninja on Monday and most of the rest just involved a bunch of
alusol and heaps of polishing. It is amazing how something chrome that
looks totalled can look brand new after a few minutes of polishing. I'm
not digging that 90% of the chrome on my retro classic is chrome painted
plastic.

Fraser