Triumph Classics

[Throttle]

cool Yellow,

 

wait for me to get it , then there'll be two of us in here.

 

hoho...

 

I also want to change exhuast ...maybe respray completely black too

[Throttle]

Agreed , that's why Z1000 is also one of my top choices but I dont want to spend so much on a bike as I only ride it twice a month...

[Throttle]

I'm not going to take the thunderbird on track so why would I wear a race suit while riding it?

 

siao meh..

[Throttle]

my full race suit, I'll probably just keep as a reminder of my "wonder years"

[Throttle]

well here's some update.

 

I "test rode" the bike in the car park and found the handle bar a tad wobbly.

started OK, sounded ok, but idling is too high (1,100 rpm) Brakes feel a little soft in front and even softer at the back. I'm worried that the idling may be tuned up due to carb problems. very torquey and transmission is a little rough, i think due to a chain which is very poorly maintained. The exhaust headers are a little rusted and one fork seal is slightly torn. I dont see any leaks on engine though. Vibration felt for pillion is moderate. Seat is quite comfy for the 10 min ride i had.

 

I do like the bike but resale may suck I think. and i dont know if I will be marvelled by it for a long time as it is not as shiok as a true sportsbike like my Ninja.

 

I will need to top up for the following:-

 

handlebar and risers = $300

Carb tuning = $120

Chain = $130

Braided Rear Brake hose = $120

Other nitty gritties = $200

 

total to top up about $1000.

 

 

hhhmmmmm.......

[vtr firestorm]

hi throttle, to spend & touch-up the bike u loved would earn u pride & joy after u took her out for a ride.

 

Grab it!

 

(my two cents worth of thot)

 

 

[Throttle]

yeah you are probably right

 

but i only ride maybe a few times a month and perhaps even less than 1000km a year !!

[Throttle]

Nope, I would prefer to buy a good handle bar and a good set of risers.

Not from those shops selling scrap metal from thailand etc...

 

dont want to compromise on such things.

 

ride halfway, suddenly the handlebar bend , then how?

hahah

 

anyway, not confirm whether I will get the thunderbird or not.

 

still looking. Maybe M900, maybe get bored, or too busy to look, then just drive my car.

[Throttle]

Heh heh , I brand conscious lah...

 

shoes must be branded, watch must branded, car must branded, handlebar also must branded ......

[vennz]

Hi throttle,

 

happen to service my car in ard Yishun Ind A, a bike shop HUM HENG TRADING CO. Tel.: 67534818 had a Triumph T bird, erm.. quite not well taken care. Bike shop ower said ower selling and ask me to call back.

 

Well if ya still want just call and ask no harm anyway.

 

vennz

[Throttle]

Well I called and the fella said no such thing......

[Throttle]

Well I called and the fella said no such thing......

 

 

what color and what plate, do you remember?

[736cc]

Originally posted by Throttle@Aug 23 2005, 04:45 PM

Well I called and the fella said no such thing......

 

 

what color and what plate, do you remember?

i did saw quite a few nice classic bike at HUM HENG:

1:A plate Goldwing

2:Triumph

3:cb750f

4:yamaha Ts650 (or Tx650 cant really rem)

 

can check it out there.

 

 

 

someone selling it,i feel like buying it but too bad no class 2..

 

http://www.singaporebikes.com/classifieds/...hp?siteid=13146

 

marco

[vennz]

throttle;

Impossible, the boss ask me to call back tis afternoon. Yellow/White Triumph T-bird, I never c the no. plate. Boss of shop say the bike owner oversea so I ask for price, he gave me his name card and ask me to call afternoon.

 

Tell him its outside together with cb175. The Triumph handle with no grip and bended bars bike look ok think owner shld be selling cheap or not ask him to fly kite...

 

Pop down to Yishun Ind. Park A have a look urself, dun tink they cld sell it so fast.

 

Marc:

Yupe..I looking at the Cb750f in there without tank on it, cb750 selling price really turn me off wanted to walk away to my car but also asked for the triumph..pretty attitude kinda little people.

 

Hey, if both u guyz or all have good terms wif boss. Help me to ask the lower price of that Yamaha TX650 I really like that bike. thanks in advance.

[Guest Reddevil76]

Originally posted by Throttle@Aug 23 2005, 04:45 PM

Well I called and the fella said no such thing......

 

 

what color and what plate, do you remember?

Hi Duncan (did I get your name right?)

 

As you know, I'm working at Mah right now. And we took in a T-bird recently and it's for sale (within the price range you are looking at).

 

What's more, you can let me know what are the things you'd like change, and maybe I can throw them in as freebies, if reasonable (Have to nego, whether you are buying cash or financing it will have to be considered as well)

 

Do give me a call to view it.

 

Dylan

98287581

[Throttle]

Thats the one I saw, belongs to angmoh....

If you are willing to pay $7k, he will sell it for sure. I wasnt willing.

 

I actually dont need a bike to begin with, just play play. so have or not doesnt matter.But if the price is fair and the condition good, I'll just buy it.

 

Especially for Triumph thunderbird with a very small resale market. I'm only willing to pay about $6k for a 1998

[vennz]

Does anybody know "ah Fook" this mechcanic from CKA Shenton Way long time ago that setup his own bike shop at Lavender Esso petrol station, then shifted to Opal Crescent Corner shop?

 

Old friend of mine but lost touch for long long time, happen tt a England friend of mine had left S'pore use to kept a Cb750k4 "AR2626" I'm not sure is tis bike still in S'pore or wif tis mechanic or exported out oready.

 

Need to find his motorbike shop.

 

vennz

[Throttle]

bro, that hum heng chop damn ****ed up. service worse than anything.

[736cc]

Originally posted by vennz@Aug 24 2005, 03:20 PM

Does anybody know "ah Fook" this mechcanic from CKA Shenton Way long time ago that setup his own bike shop at Lavender Esso petrol station, then shifted to Opal Crescent Corner shop?

 

Old friend of mine but lost touch for long long time, happen tt a England friend of mine had left S'pore use to kept a Cb750k4 "AR2626" I'm not sure is tis bike still in S'pore or wif tis mechanic or exported out oready.

 

Need to find his motorbike shop.

 

vennz

one of my friends bought a cb750f from a ang mo at less then 2k...But i think the plate is Aw****.

[736cc]

Originally posted by Throttle@Aug 24 2005, 07:23 PM

bro, that hum heng chop damn ****ed up. service worse than anything.

[vennz]

But Y Hum heng quote you, not the owner???Bike dun belong to them anyway.

 

TX they quoted ridiculous 7k which is not werking condition..

 

Think they have a very big problem in doing business.

 

 

 

Hi marc,

 

is ur friend selling his cb750f?think is Armstrong's cousin bike, recently I noe he sold it and left S'pore too.

[Throttle]

Thye didnt quote me anything, they are totally blur, dont know anything at all.

talk like a retard too.

 

Maybe bike there for repairs only.

 

I will go to Mah on saturday to have a look.

[736cc]

Originally posted by vennz@Aug 25 2005, 06:14 PM

But Y Hum heng quote you, not the owner???Bike dun belong to them anyway.

 

TX they quoted ridiculous 7k which is not werking condition..

 

Think they have a very big problem in doing business.

 

 

 

Hi marc,

 

is ur friend selling his cb750f?think is Armstrong's cousin bike, recently I noe he sold it and left S'pore too.

i think he dun want to sell..

I not sure which ang mo sell him, but i know that ang mo own 2 HD and he ship back the bike..Btw that ang mo give those 2 HD COE to my friends and he sold it..End up he bought the CB750FOUR less then 1k..

[Throttle]

thanks Yellow,

 

great looking Thunderbird you have! I think it's the best in Singapore.

I have a long way to go if i get one....

[Throttle]

anyway, i have bot the Thunderbird from Dylan of Mah.

Single owner 98 registered.

 

Hope to take it out on the roads in 2 weeks time.

 

Thanks for all the comments and info fellas!