Good morning The first thing I have to do is see what I have got, because when I bought the Speed, I put it in the garage and I didn't see that I had. I looked over what there was and it didn't seem like something important was missing. I have to make an inventory of what I have to know exactly what I am missing. This weekend I met a friend and we were talking about Speed, and he gave me an idea that I had not thought of. He told me the possibility of buying a Trident or a Trophy and using it as a donor. It is not the idea I had, but it could speed up the restoration a lot, and then I could restore the engine without haste. What do you think?
Ola Joaquin. Many of the parts of the Trident and Trophy range between 1991 - 1996 are useable on the Speed but there are a lot of differences too so, for instance, while frame, tank and seat are pretty much the same, the original wheels, forks and brakes of the two are different! It's not quite as simple or easy as it may at first appear so approach with caution. That said, if you can find a cheap Trident or Trophy, then by all means buy it and use the parts as collateral to trade or fund any parts you require for the Speed. The problem is that values of Trident and Trophy models are slowly starting to climb so you'll need to find the right one and invest wisely. It's definitely important to get a comprehensive picture of exactly what you have got and how good/useable the parts are going to be as you take your project forward. Until you know exactly what you've got you won't know what you need.
That is totally true, it must be the first step. But I was referring mainly to the engine, the one on my motorcycle is broken. I have been looking at the market and I have found a couple of motorcycles for under 2000 euros.
That is totally true, it must be the first step. But I was referring mainly to the engine, the one on my motorcycle is broken. I have been looking at the market and I have found a couple of motorcycles for under 2000 euros. View attachment 123135 [/QUOTE] Ah, OK. Then the engines are, I think, fundamentally the same across the range of 900s (excluding Thunderbirds) except for the Super III. The only outward difference is likely to be whether it's black or silver finished .... it's not 'paint' as such, though, obviously, you could use engine paint to achieve an alternative colour if necessary. At under 2000E you could quite probably get much of that investment back in selling unwanted parts - if they're good enough to sell!!