That thing turned out really nice. Love the white and grey paint job. I got a 78 in a partial trade a few months ago. It needed some love for sure, but I've got it running well and not leaking (knock on wood.) Question... with my 78 Bonneville, I've got the timing set right on (according to the strobe) but it occasionally kicks back on me when I go to kick start her. I retarded the timing a smidge to see if that helped, but it doesn't seem to. It's not every time I start it, but it's like 1 out of 10 or 20 starts will kick me back. Not sure what I can do to fix that. Maybe I'm not getting the pistons in the right place before kicking... my 64 TR6 has never kicked back on me and I'm using the same technique to start both bikes.
I've owned three T140's including one Tiger which in many ways was better than the Bonny. I currently own a 74 right shift, rear drum T140 which I've owned for ten years and love it. I much prefer the cartridge style oil filter on the return line as I don't trust those gravity feed in base of frame types; other than that, nice work.
@@suffern63 Well, maybe but the fact that the engine gets sealed up so it doesn't drip isn't really going to make those bottom ends any stronger. That heavy counter weight between the rods on a crankshaft with no center support is going to result in a bottom end that needs all the prayers, clean oil and sensible rpm limits. Personally, i could never get more than 7,000 miles out of the bottom end in my '73 Trophy Trail and i bought it new.
Por ser una parte menor, creo no tener en ningún video, detalle del proceso de restauración. Si son desmontables y la parte hidráulica esta bien, se croma o pinta según original. Si es un modelo muy exclusivo o caro se restaura, pero la parte hidráulica hay que cambiar retenes, válvulas, aceite nuevo etc. etc. Un saludo Loscar✌
