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I have recently sold my last T150 restoration, so was trying to decide whether or not to sell a 73T140V as is or restore. (this was the day after i sold my T150) so i opened my Ebay shortcut and spotted a 74 T150 that had been 90% completed it just needed painting and wiring up. well i looked at the spec on it and bought it there and then spec is below :-
Engine

All new bearings and seals

Rebuilt head - unleaded seats, new valves, guides and springs SRM

850 conversion from LP Williams (Nova)

Omega forged pistons LPWilliams (Nova)

Arrow Steel rods from LP Williams

Oil feed and pump opened out 3D Motorcycles (Richard Darby)

LP Williams anti wetsump valve (standard one also fitted .... you choose)

Clutch balance lightened setup 3D Motorcycles

(new friction plate and bearing)

Bottom end balanced and assembled SRM

New Premier carbs

Clive Scarfe stainless air cleaner and fixings

Exhaust large bore with short pea shooters and a 3 into 1

Oil thermostat

LP Williams sump plate


Gearbox

5 speed

New bearings and seals


Wheels

Front disc

New alloy flanged rim, SS spokes tyre and tube

Twin lightweight disks

New pad and bearings

New Gremica callipers

Magura master cylinder

Rear conical

New alloy flanged rim, SS spokes tyre and tube

New bearings and shoes


Forks

New left and right fork sliders

New stanchion tubes

Damper mod 3D Motorcycles

Tapered roller headstock bearings


Frame

Standard frame, swinging arm, all original lugs and brackets intact

Freshly powder coated gloss black

Seat, cut down standard pan, P and P Seating cover

Alloy mudguards

Small export tank


Electrics

Pazon ignition

Pazon reg/rect

Electronic speedo, Daytona

New Magura switch gear

New Wiring Harness

New battery


THINGS to DO

Complete electrics, parts are supplied (see above) but not connected

Paint tank and side panels and polish mudguards


Exhaust ? ?

Supplied with two systems

3 into 2 large bore system with 2 short silencers

3 into 1 with silencer

Both are used and require some fettling, brackets etc

Timing and gearbox covers painted crackle black (easily removed with paint stripes)

I was going with the twin exhaust ceramic coated black, l liked the painted covers to match


Prepare engine for running, fluids etc.

Plus whatever you need to do to get a rebuilt bike running, ie. double check everything


I thinks all the parts required are there, maybe the odd small part required

As you can see it looked impressive
incidentally i sold the T140 within 5 mins of advertising on FB

 

I decided to take the primary cover off as i wanted to get it powder coated. At this point i noticed the crank sprocket nut had not been tabbed. So alarm bells started ringing. To cut a lon story short i ended up stripping the motor completely along the way i found the gearbox sprocket nut was finger tight but tabbed well lol, there was no O ring between tbe crankcase halves and when i got the barrel off i found some pipe lagging in the crankcase whjch must have been used to protect the rods .
Moral of the story do not trust what you read when buying rebuilt bikes .
I will post some pics of the build. Fitting rods to crank today and hopefully get tge barrel back on

 

just got the bottom end together, new 51B cams fitted, now the fun begins, fitting the barrel
will post pics shortly

 

Cams dialled in now and checked with the head on. Time for a beer or 3

 

Head is due back from porting this week, build will be nearly done then. The electric start works a treat.
Just need to tidy up the wiring once oil lines are fitted

 

something unique

 

something unique will be fitting UK tank so i can get it on the road and run-in then the USA tank n panels will be fitted when back from the painters

 

Just about there now . Interim fuel Tank going on later.

 

Tank on, wiring to tidy under seat so 1st fire up tomorrow. Then run out thursday if all goes to plan

 

got it fired u last night and sounded lovely, dont want to start up again till tonight though as apparently the Omega rings are supposedly hard and bores can glaze up very quickly. how true that is i do not know but better safe than sorry. so it will be out on the roads getting revved later to bed the rings in one advantage of living in the lakes plenty of twisties to exercise the throttle hand