1978 TRIUMPH T140V/E
PURCHASED IN BOXES THIS STUNNING PIECE OF BRITISH ENGINEERING WAS LOVINGLY RESTORED AS A 50TH BIRTHDAY GIFT
THIS BIKE APPEARS TO HAVE FALLEN INTO THE MIDDLE OF PRODUCTION CHANGES FOR THIS MODEL CONSISTING OF A T140V FRAME AND A T140E ENGINE
ORIGINAL PARTS WERE RETAINED WHERE POSSIBLE, WHICH REQUIRED SOME CREATIVE DISASSEMBLY IN PLACES TO AVOID DAMAGE, ESPECIALLY THE LEFT CARB WHERE THE PISTON WAS SACRIFICED TO SAVE THE BODY
ALL SEALS AND GASKETS WERE REPLACED AND VALVE CLEARANCES ADJUSTED WITH GOOD CYLINDER COMPRESSION RESERVING MORE INVASIVE ENGINE WORK FOR ANOTHER DAY
FRESH POWDER-COATING WAS APPLIED WHERE NEEDED
SUBTLE MODERNIZATION INCLUDES A SHORAI LI-ION BATTERY AND TRI-SPARK ELECTRONIC IGNITION AND TIMING COMPONENTS FOR IMPROVED RELIABILITY AND EASY KICKS