ray@bpa.UUCP (03/19/85)
Hey guy, I missed the article on the toasted Triumph. What year is it? How bad was the fire....i.e., where was it concentrated? How old the bike is and how much you really like it would have a lot to do with whether it's worth restoring. I have some older manuals from a 1970 Bonneville. I remember buying parts from a dealer in England who was very large, even had parts for antigues of many brands. That address is gone for sure, but I can get the address for the Triumph factory out of the old manuals, it might have changed by now, though. I'll post it tomorrow night. With a bad fire, you probably fried every seal in the engine and trans, not to mention what may have happened to the bearings. You'll probably have to tear it down to the frame, then tear down the engine and trans complete- ly and start over. Most of the engine parts may be ok, but you'll have to at least look things over very closely. If things got hot enough to burn the oil in the crankcase and trans, you prob- ably have alot of char cooked on to the surfaces. You might be able to get some parts from a motorcycle salvage yard, I've had some luck with these, I used to restore wrecks on the side. A bike as large as yours may be hard to find in a yard though, and Triump's used to be popular for chopping. Ray Benash USMAIL: 409 Strathmore Rd. Havertown, Pa. 19083 Phone : 215-853-4762
phil@osiris.UUCP (Philip Kos) (03/22/85)
(not a reply to TTR but to the original posting) Just got my brain in gear and remembered a place that sells parts for old Triumphs (BSAs, Nortons, etc.) only I don't know the address. Anyway, the place is called Donnelson Cycle, and it's in St. Louis, MO of all places. They used to run ads in Cycle and CWorld, probably still do, so if you need to you could probably get their address and number. Phil Kos The Johns Hopkins Hospital
wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (04/05/85)
In article <191@osiris.UUCP> phil@osiris.UUCP (Philip Kos) writes: >Just got my brain in gear and remembered a place that sells >parts for old Triumphs (BSAs, Nortons, etc.) only I don't know >the address. Anyway, the place is called Donnelson Cycle, and >it's in St. Louis, MO of all places. They used to run ads in >Cycle and CWorld, probably still do, so if you need to you could >probably get their address and number. > Phil Kos Here I am in St.Louis, MO, reading this, so I get out the Yellow Pages and find: DONELSON CYCLES, INC. (note spelling) two stores: 3328 Woodson Road (314) 427-1204 Corner Lindbergh & Highway 21 (314) 849-1830 (11334 Concord Village) Only the Woodson Road store is listed under "Motorcycle Parts & Supplies", so I suppose that is their parts depot. Good luck! Will
phil@osiris.UUCP (Philip Kos) (04/20/85)
An update on Donelson Cycles (sorry if this is redundant, but our news feed has been down all week): they have a toll-free number, (800) 325-4144. In Missouri, the appropriate number is (314) 427-5523, according to the 5/85 Cycle World. Phil Kos The Johns Hopkins Hospital ...!umcp-cs!aplvax!osiris!phil