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FS/FT 1968 Triumph Bonneville T120R - $3,400 (Robbinsdale)
1968
Triumph Bonneville
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All the parts are there and then some. I acquired this motorcycle from a coworker's father in law who was in poor health in November of 2019. I didn’t get a chance to talk much with him about it. The license plate sticker was from 1994 so I don't think it has been ridden much since then. I spent the summer of 2020 fiddling with it, replacing stuff, trying to get it to run correctly. I should state that I am not a skilled mechanic. I am a “read a forum and try it out” kind of mechanic. That summer I did have a few nice rides around the neighborhood, enough that I got it licensed and insured that summer. However, the more I fiddled with it, the less it ran, so I didn’t actually end up riding it much. I replaced the carbs with new Amal carbs, put in a Wassell Vape ignition with new regulator, new clutch plates, new ignition coils and spark plug cables, new tires. None of that stuff has hardly any miles on it. I still have all the original stuff I replaced. I have lots of spare parts and records. The tank has been replaced, but I have the correct badges for the side if you wanted to repaint it in the correct 1968 colors. After the summer of 2020 I took it to a shop to see if they could sort it and as far as i can tell they did very little with it. It sat there until November of 2025 when I took it back. I tried to get it going this summer again but I couldn't get it started. It smelled a whole lot like varnish though, so It may be that the carbs just need to be cleaned. I always suspected that there was a timing issue that I could never quite figure out. It does have good compression and gets a spark.
I did put a brand new sealed battery in that I've kept tended ever since. I do think the original owner put a Routte big bore kit in it, as evidenced by some of the records/parts I have.
Ultimately, this is nice, classic 1968 Triumph Bonneville in good condition that I think could be an amazing project for a better motorcycle mechanic than myself!