Re: [St] Older Triumph information search

["Gary D." <trekman@xxxxxxx>]

Steven
 You may find some help here
http://www.britishbiker.net/

Steven wrote:

>I don't know if I made this public on this list or not, so bare with me 
>for a bit of a story.
>
>Back in 1982 my parents were selling off the last of their Triumph 
>motorcycles, as the company was folding and they were a dealer.  One of 
>these bikes was purchased by a life long friend of my father.  It was a 
>T140EX, and Executive.  It came with a fiberglass fairing, panniers, and 
>a topbox.  25 years later Dad finally completed the deal and bought it 
>back from his friend.  Mainly because it's been sitting in a shed for 20 
>years being used by the local critters as a bed and breakfast.
>
>The bike is now 'home' with my folks in Kansas City, and dad is slowly 
>getting it back in riding shape.  Suprisingly it didn't take much to get 
>it back running.  Dad drained the black-gas out of the tank(no rust!). 
>  Stripped, then chemically cleaned the carbs.  Rebuilt them with the 
>original rubber bits because they showed no age.  Kicked the bike over 
>to prime it...then started it with the BUTTON!  It runs!  The wheels 
>turn smoothly, the brakes need rebuilding, but otherwise it's actually 
>fairly sound.  The paint, I'm sorry to report, is trashed.  20 years of 
>fecal matter laying on the bike has done the paint in.  But dad has a 
>number of talented painters in the KC area he can call on to get it back 
>in shape.  Oh, another funny bit.  The seat cover is almost perfect! 
>But the rats got through the stitching at the front of the seat, and 
>practically hollowed out all the foam.
>
>Anyway, as dad is building parts lists, he and I have been on a research 
>project.  No one seems to recall how many Executives were imported to 
>the USA.  Best guess from the 2 old time dealers here in MO, Carl 
>Donelson and Norman Jones(Engle Motors), is one per dealer.  But who 
>knows how many dealers were still left?  Does anyone out there have any 
>sources for this kind of information?  I'm particularly interested if 
>anyone from Riders of the Lost Empire are still on the list and might be 
>able to help us out.  I'll gladly join :)  Any assistance would be 
>greatly appreciated.
>
>Here are some recovery pictures:
>http://tinyurl.com/3ympeo
>http://tinyurl.com/3a2vqh
>
>They haven't sent me any update pictures yet, but dad's only had the 
>bike for about a month.  He's making some good progress on it, I think. 
>   And hopes to have one test ride around the block before winter really 
>sets in.
>
>  
>


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