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Published: 2010-11-30 11:55:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 1970; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 0
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1969 Chopper, 640 Triumph BonnevilleRelated content
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O'l triumph''20yrs ago i had one,,and the motor was all torn apart and in a boxes,,the whole bike in million parts,,that was my 2nd bike when i was 20 something,,anyways at the time i never put any bike together and not noing if everthing was ther,,yep few parts missing,,nothin major,,,first thing i did was get me a triumph manual,,,and ther was 1 dealer were i live at the time,,his name was manual,,his shop was called Lounge lizzards,,took me about a year to finish it,,,,check this out,this bike been in boxes over 6yrs,,excited i was ready to hear it run,,,,I had dual carbs,(Amos),and dual points,first i prime the carbs,each carb,had little ticklers,,well thats was the way 2 prime amos,,out of all the yrs and in parts,,2 kicks fire rite up and dual cabs has to be rite on,,but anyways i had that bike over 15yrs...hard tail frame,,old girder with 21 frount wheel it was all rake out,,sat real low,,,one of the best bikes i had own,,hardly had no troubles with it,,ecept 1,,battery was dead,,jump it,,shit i 4 got ,,about pos was the neg,,and negtive was the pos..burn out the recterfire,,,sorry about long story,,,it brought back so many good memorys,,....I got pic of the bike,,soon i find them ,,,would u like to see it,,,,oh yea my friend had an old pre unit,,,,,and as today he still has his triumph,,restore it,, love your work steve
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Great story! Thanks!! I would really like to see the photo. I will share the story and pic with my son (this is his first chopper). Thanks for the comment on my drawing.
I started to line draw the knucklehead and will share the WIP when it starts to take shape. I will be sure to post a down-loadable high res. pix when it gets finished.
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Thanks - I appreciate it!
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Thank you Sandy. I am going to put up some of my photos as well as drawings. I'll see how they look??
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I have enjoyed uploading my photo's. I hope to use them in my art in the upcoming year. Looking forward to seeing yours.
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