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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Vintage Motorcycles and Industrial Design
• Sale Date:
  10 Mar 2013 ~ 1pm (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  32
• Lot Description:
  1969 Triumph Bonneville T120R
• Notes:
  It’s fair to assume that the saying 'don’t fix it if it ain’t broke' originated from the British bike scene. As the 1960s dawned, Triumph’s larger twins remained recognisably similar to the first Speed Twin of 1938. However, in 1963, the Bonneville 650 was released with unit construction of the gearbox and engine which remained and continued in this new form as Triumph’s top-of-the-range sportster. By 1968, Triumph was building what many believe was the machine of Bonneville’s ultimate specification. The frame had been sorted and 12-volt electrics standardised; further still, shuttle-valve fork internals, independently adjustable ignition points, Amal Concentric carburettors and a long-overdue, twin-leading-shoe front brake were standard. For the next couple of seasons, the Bonnie continued essentially unchanged, before the disastrous (a matter of opinion) launch of the ‘oil-in-frame’ models in 1970 precipitated the collapse of the entire BSA-Triumph Group.  Recently imported and prepared for sale, this machine is in good running order.
• Estimate:
  NZ$18,000 - 24,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Automobiles & Accessories

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