1978 Bonneville T140 Refresh...

Nice find

 

Can't see any pictures but it's a Mighty T140!!!! Of course it's gonna be brill.

There's worth in leaving it be and not restoring if it's how you like it. The worth is with you. Love it, ride it, fix it if it needs it.
Whatever you do, do not give it a name and none of them are female. Every T140 was born a male. Even if some of them are poncyfied and mince about. That can always be rectified.
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Laters.......

 

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Oh yes, working now, cheers your workshop could do with a bit of a tidy up. At least give it a sweep

 

PennaT140
Welcome to the family. Great find there. It will clean up really nice and you can ride it and decide what to do while enjoying a great bike.
Joe.

 

PennaT140
Crack that engine up see what it does to your ears and mind. The great bit is it seems to have the original cans on there and not been messed around with. So i think you have a little peach there.
Joe

 

Whisky, what's the engine number?
Looks to have had a fair bit of work done. Push over and bolted headers, in what looks to be, an early head with what may be MkII carbs (I can't quite see them). There's also something extra screwed on the left handlebar. Footrests etc point to an early '78 but there were never any knee pads or tank racks so maybe this one has some speedy history.
What's that say painted/stuck on the tank?
Look's like the 'old timers' workshop was used to engine work. Given the books and old cranks hanging around.
Get those photos done my man, we like a mystery....

 

Oh wow!
I love it, a flat head with moon discs and a Haynes manual for a Triumph on top. Tell him the '34 Ford Bonnie and Clyde's hasn't got enough bullet holes in it. Fell on your feet there you lucky fucker.
Ask him if he needs a relative in England

 

Looks to be a June 1978 manufacture. But with a worked on splayed V cylinder head.
And they never came with those Mikuni carbs either. I assume that sticker says "Not for aircraft" on the float bowl.
So, don't go putting those carbs on your P51 Mustang. Just the job for a T140 to replace the fiddly Amal Mk2s though.
A few nice spares as well, T140 and T120 tanks and a pair of chrome mudguards.

That'll keep you busy for a while. Great buy. Doesn't really matter about the money Enjoy and keep us updated....over....