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1984 Triumph Bonneville 750 140ES 'Electro'

Lot Number: 162

1984 Triumph Bonneville 750 140ES 'Electro'

Very late production, electric start T140 in superb order.

There is a Sale Room Notice on this lot, please read this before placing a bid

  • Sold for: £6,975

LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Saturday 12th February, 2022 at 2.30pm GMT at ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, London, E16 1XL

  • Registration Number

    REG NUMBER
    GFB 990W

  • Odometer Reading

    ODOMETER READING
    8620

SALE ROOM NOTICE

This motorcycle is not UK registered from new. It was first registered on 1/7/1981, imported from the US and registered in the UK on 4/1/2019

SUMMARY

Very late production, electric start T140 in superb order.

DESCRIPTION

  • The big news at Triumph in 1980 was the introduction of electric starting on the T140ES
  • It was fitted at the rear of the timing chest where the old magneto used to live
  • Sadly, it arrived too late to save the Meriden Workers' Cooperative and bike production ceased in 1984
  • This fabulous, matching numbers, example dates from late 1983 /early 1984 and was UK registered from new
  • Fully restored in the past, it's classically finished in black and red and presents superbly
  • In running order, it's accompanied by its V5, old MOTs and many receipts

 

SPECIFICATION

Lot Number
162
Make
TRIUMPH
Model
BONNEVILLE 140ES
Registration Number
GFB 990W
Frame Number
SCGB7550 X BM029007
MOT Expiry
Exempt
Engine Number
029007

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