Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled Restoration | Purpose Built Moto
This is a first for PBM, we've never got the call to restore a vintage Triumph before, hopefully this isn't the last because this was an awesome bike to work on.
Now look, the Triumph was in pretty neglected shape when we got it. Everything had seized up, nothing ran and it was on its last legs. Here's a serious piece of advice, if you have a nice old bike - ride it! Don't let them fade and crumble.
There wasn't much custom work we added to this build, everything had to kept classic give the Triumph one hell of a rebirth.
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I definitely like it, Triumph has always been known for building AWESOME scramblers. and this one is no exception. and I especially like that there isn't a speck of plastic on it. something that is almost impossible to find these days. it's definitely an AWESOME looking bike for sure.
you can never go wrong with a triumph
One of the nicest looking bikes I've ever seen.
Hope that was you or the camera bouncing up and down and not the bike...My old 1977 T 140 V sounded like that when the stock mufflers rotted out and I took them off....way back in the day...it saved a baby deer life from the jaws of a coyote here in Calif..
I copied that paint job on my 78 T140. It looks great... but the silver I picked has a slight sparkle metal flake kind of thing. It's subtle, but I would have rather had a flat silver like yours. Duplicolor offers a ton of different silvers in their perfect match spray can line, so I just grabbed one thinking "silver is silver". I wish I could post a photo of the bike in the comments.
I suggest you replace the old incandescent bulb in your headlight with a drop in LED bulb, much brighter. Cost is about $33 from The Bonneville Shop in the US. I've converted my 1973 Bonneville and its Lucas lights to all-LED with no problems. - Z
This thing is epic. It's amazing how it looks like a 60's one. The paint is brilliant--- The way it has the rounded shape that is up nice and high around the knee flats, and the thick white lines that narrow down the length of the tank, but don't come down into a point. The silver and white is an amazing color choice. I've never seen a tank painted like that before. I might copy that pattern someday using different colors.
Very nice build fellas . Dunno about the Jumbo size front tyre ... but thats personal choice . Great vid , nice to see , and hear that beasty motor fire up 😊 sweet sounds ❤
Bought my first of 6 or 7 Triumph twins nearly 50 years ago (UK) a '68 Bonny with left side high level pipes, this is the best looking custom version I've ever seen, keeps the original essence of the bike but refines it in a subtle clean way, sweet!
Still the best looking of all motorcycles
Having equal sized wheels (18 inches) front and back adds to the good looks with a tracker vibe. Bravo
Gorgeous bike
The Devil's in the details and I reckon he'd be stoked to ride that....awesome work 🤙
Really pretty. I have always loved that style of bike.
this is awesome, maybe I'll change my Thruxton to this.
Ive seen photos of this one on line. One of the best looking oil in frame Bonneville's I've seen. The grey/silver and cream looks so nice.
Wicked Awesome build guys, love the silencer setup integrated into the pipes, paint and tin work, great. Wish I lived closer.
Very, VERY nice… would love one like that
Awesome job on this build guys. This is one excellent looking bike, so very old school cool. Thanks for taking the time to share. Cheers