This came home this morning.



It's a 1977 Triumph TR7RV, that's a 750 single carb version of the Bonneville. A Tiger.
It was returned from America in about 2016, so managed to escape several years of great British road salt.
Seems all fairly good and tidy, obviously it's not brand new, but pretty good for an unrestored bike. I think I might keep it that way, not sure I could face another full resto!
I've already noticed one or two minor things that need attention on top of the usual thorough clean and service. The biggest shocker is the 13 year old tyres, which looked good initially with plenty of tread but the date codes give it away! Close inspection reveals a bit of sidewall cracking.
The front calliper seems a bit stiff and not sure if I can still get seals for these, but a new Lockheed calliper is not too badly priced and will take EBC Greenstuff pads.
There's a big curl in the brake line at the top, so it looks like the bars have been changed from the yehaw yankee ones to the lower ones on it now, which seem like they will be quite comfortable.
It starts easily and sounds like it should with the Peashooters and no nasty noises from the engine.
I'm sure I will find plenty to do when I start looking, but I must concentrate on getting the Monster finished, before I play with this one.
Should be a real blast from the past, growling round the lanes..



It's a 1977 Triumph TR7RV, that's a 750 single carb version of the Bonneville. A Tiger.
It was returned from America in about 2016, so managed to escape several years of great British road salt.
Seems all fairly good and tidy, obviously it's not brand new, but pretty good for an unrestored bike. I think I might keep it that way, not sure I could face another full resto!
I've already noticed one or two minor things that need attention on top of the usual thorough clean and service. The biggest shocker is the 13 year old tyres, which looked good initially with plenty of tread but the date codes give it away! Close inspection reveals a bit of sidewall cracking.
The front calliper seems a bit stiff and not sure if I can still get seals for these, but a new Lockheed calliper is not too badly priced and will take EBC Greenstuff pads.

There's a big curl in the brake line at the top, so it looks like the bars have been changed from the yehaw yankee ones to the lower ones on it now, which seem like they will be quite comfortable.
It starts easily and sounds like it should with the Peashooters and no nasty noises from the engine.
I'm sure I will find plenty to do when I start looking, but I must concentrate on getting the Monster finished, before I play with this one.
Should be a real blast from the past, growling round the lanes..
