1962 Triumph Bonneville

My father doing a quick, start and ride of his fully restored '62 Bonneville.

[@richardmerrifield8186]

The late 60s Triumph's are the prettiest bikes ever made !Give me my '70 Tiger and a cool Fall afternoon .....pure Bliss !

[@razgriz380]

It's a close tie with the same vintage BSA's. Both truly stunning machines.

[@Raleigh_Dean_Craighead]

Might be the coolest triumph ever.

[@triumphmanful]

My buddy got a 200 cc Triumph Cub. Felt like a toy. So I upped him one and got a Norton Electra 400. After riding with some Triumph 650's I had to upgrade to keep up ! So I found a 64 Triumph Bonne. Sad to say I had to sell it when I was in the US Army. My Dad hated cycles for some reason. So my Mom made the deal while I was away. Really miss her. Now I have a 1967 Trophy. Complete resto but the guy loved black and had everything painted black . Even the chrome fenders and headlight cover. I changed it all back to chrome. I need some shine ! He also took out the points and put in electronic ignition. A little black box now . It had a broken side stand ring on the frame . Can't find anyone here that can weld it. So I never had it done. WISH I had your nice concrete flat driveway. I would take mine out every week or so. 1972 Norton Commando NOS too ! I want your driveway ! Beautiful job by the way ! Thanks for uplifting my spirits !!!

[@triumphrider1]

Nice, my "rider" is my '67 C model (tank is my picture). It was my great uncles up until I bought it off him and had my grandfather restore it. He painted his black as well. He said he did it because he thought the guys at the shop he worked at would give him crap about the green, so he painted over it. The side stand must have been a thing. mine broke at the knuckle too and we had to weld it back on. I didn't think it was to bad to weld back on; pre-heating the boss on the frame and the broken part really help it take the weld.

[@martinstults9419]

The most beautiful motorcycle ever made.

[@californiancondor6860]

Stunning ! The best of all Triumphs !!!

[@chrispulham4779]

Wow,,,,,, man that's the NICEST TRIUMPH i have seen on KZbin........ i just luv it!. Well done👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@junglie]

thats a minter & sounds lovley. 1 year older than me too....lol.

[@grengren2]

Great looking bike - better than they were in the day ! Thumbs up from the UK.

[@leedan9887]

VERY COOL BIKE

[@michaeldavis5775]

Great job on the restoration! It's a beautiful bike.

[@triumphrider1]

Thanks

[@NickMonteleone]

Great looking bike. I had a 1970 Bonneville. Loved it. The Triumph has such a good looking engine.

[@pdm2201]

Lucky you. The 70’s Bonny is considered the best.

[@ianhames2465]

I had a 1962 T120R, I sold it in 1984. I have always regretted that foolish act. I now have a 1978 TR7RV 750 Tiger. It is a close enough replacement.

[@quaisarsyed2775]

That is English beautiful which rules the Motercycle kingdom I love Triumph. From India

[@emaila3065]

Beautiful motocicle!

[@micpotato8158]

Nice restoration mate...you can be proud of that bike for sure !!

[@triumphrider1]

Thanks

[@jetcarddude]

Just beautiful. The grandfather to my T100 bonneville.

[@PaulincrediblypleasingSmith]

Beautiful!

[@stephenhobbs1052]

Beautiful job.

[@g.g.6362]

Stunning! Best and most beautiful of the Triumphs.....pre unit,duplex and alternator.

[@triumphrider1]

Thanks. Yeah, it is a pretty bike.

[@stephenreynolds6239]

What a beauty mate.nice job

[@triumphrider1]

Thanks

[@5hawks]

The polished rocker boxes are a nice extra touch. Haven't seen that before.

[@scaffolder12345]

Triumph Bonneville the cool cat of motorcycles .

[@josejmourente]

Preciosa Maquina, muy buena restauración, felicidades

[@GarySmythe]

That's a beautiful bike!

[@triumphrider1]

Thanks

[@peterwilliamson4296]

Wow a sorted bonnie in the shed is such a sight! Well done. Triumph twins come up for sale in New Zealand but I'm not sure if there are many mechanics who will or can repair them. Cheers.

[@shanea60]

Glorious!

[@shingerz]

Bloody lovely 👌

[@charliebowman785]

Simply exquisite!

[@triumphrider1]

Thanks

[@Fyodor48]

I had a couple of these back in the day, along with a Tiger Cub, T21, Speed Twin, Tiger 110 and Thunderbird. Good times, if only I had the foresight to keep a hold of them 😐

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

At least you had them

[@Fyodor48]

@@bonkeydollocks1879 indeed, they were but a sample of some of the bikes i had, along with bunch of friends. Talking to my adult children recently they had difficulty trying to comprehend what we paid for bikes back in the day. You could get a good running completely functioning bike for £10-£25. Of course you could pay a lot more, obviously!!! I remember when I owned a BSA Bantam 175cc two stroke, great little bikes and very popular, here in the UK it was the bike of choice of the Post Office when delivering Telegrams. There were hundreds owned by the PO, of course this was at a time when you applied for a telephone to be installed in your home and the waiting list was 6 months or more. one of my best friends who was well off bought a new Honda Benz Sport 125cc , none of us could believe how smooth and vibration free it was when riding it. In those days we mostly drove late 50's model British bikes.. Still awesome times man, truly awesome

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

@@Fyodor48 yes same here, early 80s we bought bantams and Honda step through for £10 and drove them over the fields and we put a cornflake packet head gasket on the bantam lol, my first road bike was a yamaha fizzy and I think I paid less than £100, one was for sale the other week, albeit immaculate, was up for £5995! Unbelievable

[@Fyodor48]

@@bonkeydollocks1879 yeah the price of older bikes is incredible!!!! Earlier this year I was in a local Triumph dealership, it was Uber tempting to try and do a deal there and then!! Who knows, maybe after Christmas I will pop back over ;-) once a biker it never leaves you, but it’s an expensive hobby nowadays!! I was browsing eBay the other day, I came upon a Triumph bonneville £1,350 hmm I thought that would do me nicely I will ‘watch this’ . Which I did, few days later I checked again, 😂😂😂😂😂 it wasn’t the bike for sale, it was showing you a Thruxton exhaust. £1,350 for an exhaust!!! Think I will stick to driving my beemer with heated seats lol

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

@@Fyodor48 yes me too, I've got a couple of old classics in the garage, bit of tinkering, occasional 5 miles trip, job done.

[@op-sz7cx]

Veri Nice Job

[@JamesCouch777]

Very nice!

[@fredb740]

Sweet!

[@SpeedTriple59]

Hi there,just followed this link from E bay..Could you please tell me where did you get the pump that fits under the tank from..Thank you..

[@robertbruce1887]

Great restoration, sounds good , not too bad for mechanical noise. , curious, how well does that front brake stop?

[@flyingmerkel6]

A lightweight 650 twin with a rational riding position is still a good idea. The styling (or lack of excessive styling) is near perfect.

[@triumphrider1]

Yeah, I rather enjoy riding my '67 C model. More comfortable than a sport bike and a lot less parts than a modern adventure bike.

[@heyyyy9496]

100% good bike, JIM , of TOMCC, Manchester, also of the death wish crew,

[@triumphrider1]

Thanks

[@matthewcoldicutt5951]

Wow...what a moment that must have been , letting out the clutch aboard the finished work. Any more projects on the go ? One can see you wok to high standards. Greetings from UK ( near the former Meriden works)

[@triumphrider1]

Yeah, it's always nice running the gears on the first ride. A couple going at the moment. My father is doing a 1972 Yamaha JT1 (mx version) and I am doing up a 1972 JT1 (enduro version). After that my father is going to do a 1966 Triumph Bonneville TT Special (it is a basket case pile right now).

[@dougfielding8215]

How did you get your clutch lever pull to be that light?

[@triumphrider1]

Guess I'm not sure, the pull was about the same as other Triumphs I've ridden.

[@cpcnw]

Had a 63 Tiger Cub in same livery - should of kept it...

[@g.g.6362]

Looks like it has the larger 4 gallon, T110 tank........But who cares? its a beauty!

[@MrMagistik]

its just dying to do a ton.

[@triumphrider1]

I don't know if the new owner will be doing that, but he does ride and show it.

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

Lol

[@graemewilliams1308]

Too nice, can't really ride that anywhere.

[@triumphrider1]

Bah, they are meant to be ridden. I try not to ride mine in the rain, but getting out and letting it stretch it's legs is good for it.

[@SpeedTriple59]

Graeme Williams Ride it where you want it's a bike.!!

[@PavleBalenovic]

This is not Lucas18D2 distributor type? I used to own the same from 1961 with points ignition. Perfect restoration, indeed. Thanks for sharing.

[@triumphrider1]

This one called for the Lucas K2FC competition type generator. Thanks

[@PavleBalenovic]

Thanks, I thought so.

[@PavleBalenovic]

I just wanted to ask you if you do not mind., what is the type of that handlebar? is it possibly 97-1010 (H1010)? (the export raised type for USA, Canada). At home I still keep 6T (nacelle type and bathtub) with UK low handlebar (97-1009) and just have the idea to change it to raised one that was used for export to USA.

[@dave20thmay]

@@triumphrider1 I call it a magneto. Still have a spare in the garage.

[@triumphrider1]

@@dave20thmay Yeah, I have seen it called both ways.

[@BCUMF03]

Oops. My earlier comment was a mistake. I was not familiar with the early primary chaincase design.

[@michaelfirth1075]

Superb.😊

[@quaisarsyed2775]

Very good job colour chrome n cosmetic but engine too noisy specially timeing gears n tappets

[@triumphrider1]

That is because of my mic. They always sound louder in video than they do in person.

[@47dirtyden]

Nae it's noisy!

[@jagitmax]

very nice . . . . but wrong bars

[@charlesmiddleton4305]

Same bike Bob Dylan crashed on back in the 1960's.

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

No, dylans bike was a trophy not bonneville

[@BCUMF03]

That is not a Bonneville. This bike is a 500cc. Not a 650cc.

[@criscollins6999]

I bought it and despite it looking nice it’s a piece of crap Haven’t managed to ride it more than a few miles before something goes wrong Has cost me a lot of money so far to put right and today is still up on my bench

[@allanburgess4889]

Your Doing something wrong I restored my pre unit 62 Bonnie in 2002 its been every where, It Never breaks down starts first kick every time even after winter storage

[@triumphmanful]

you got a box of lemons

[@criscollins6999]

@@allanburgess4889 Im not doing something wrong The guy who “restored it”is the culprit Understand?

[@craigkeller]

Carbs aren’t balanced

[@musicforus12]

were they ever??

[@angelcuidado2]

Nice Missing decal on L toolbox cover and the front engine mount should not be chromed

[@triumphrider1]

Thank you for the comment. The 1960 and, possibly, the '61, had the decal, but the '62 did not. My grandfather was a Triumph dealer and as a result has/had a bit of inventory, two pieces were original front engine mounts. They were both chrome. We also assumed it was incorrect and ordered an NOS from a british bikes parts dealer. It was chrome, and so was the next one we asked for.

[@criscollins6999]

I bought this bike and I’n still working on it to make it roadworthy Front brake was junk had to send to vintage brake for sealed bearings and Drum turning It leaks from every orifice including L fork stanchion clamps I had to replace clutch basket that was worn and have the chain case welded to fix a crack causing a fluid leak Carb slides were worn out Seat rubbed the paint off the rear mudguard it was fouling Too much grease in the magneto caused the earth brush to fail Etc etc Im sure I’ll find more if only I could ride it more than 2 miles before something showing up

[@dennymcfastlane8530]

@@triumphrider1 I thought that road looked familiar! Is your Grandfather...'Port Huron Charlie'? If so, is he still alive, and living off Lapeer Rd. on Hueling Rd.? He had the coolest dealership, right next to his house. I spent a lot of time over there throughout the years! I hope Charlie is still Kickin'!!!! Beautiful Pre-Unit by the way!

[@triumphrider1]

@@dennymcfastlane8530 yes sir, that would be my grandfather. Yeah, he's at the same place and still kicking. He's pretty well finished up restoring a TSX.

[@dennymcfastlane8530]

@@triumphrider1 WoW!!! That's Great! I'll have to drop in on Charlie. Thank You for the reply back. Take Care triumphrider1.

[@criscollins6999]

Update Had to take the top end apart due to loss of compression Cylinder head cracks were bad Also 20 over cylinder barrels were bored off center Man you are a crook

[@easylife3282]

Exhaust Note is irritating one.

[@triumphmanful]

your ears are bad

[@XLR8RRICK]

Sounds like a can of nails

[@triumphrider1]

Yeah, the microphone on the camera kind of sucks.

[@networkbits8958]

daamn sounds like crap dude....lotta rattling goin on in there

[@timothyroelensii6494]

The camera mic made it sound a lot worse than it was. It's the typical light tapping from the tappets.