1976 Triumph T160

Owned for 33 years

Estimate: £8,000 - £9,000*

Reg No: NMF 793P Frame No: EK04320

CC: 741 Engine No: EK04320

MOT: Exempt

• Current owner for the last 33 years

• A very much cherished machine

• Rare period 3-spoke CMA wheels

The current vendor purchased this T160 after a full restoration, he has owned this White with Sunflower flashes T160 for 33 years and it has been in continuous use throughout. It has been fitted with a L.P Williams double disc conversion with drilled iron discs, upswept Campbell’s ‘ray gun’ silencers and Norman Hyde pattern seat. Additionally, there is Lucas Rita ignition, Hagon shock absorbers, stainless steel rear master cylinder, down pipes and collector box, chromed oil tank/side panel, yokes, engine plates, chain guard and rear caliper cover.

The bike is fitted with extremely rare period 3-spoke CMA wheels in Gold, with excellent Avon V-rated Road-Rider tyres (18” rear). This machine appears in the ‘Beezumph 1’ DVD from 1991 and has travelled extensively from Barcelona to John O’Groats during ownership. There’s a brand new Yuasa battery with a 12 month guarantee (atoc). There are also new carburettor needles and small jets, a chrome-plated starter motor cover, fork yokes, rear brake arrestor arm and foot rest mounting plates. Offered with both keys, a full MOT history up to 2019, an original workshop manual, handbook and full documentation.

1978 Suzuki GT380

Rare 1978 model, the last of the GT380s

Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000*

Reg No: CFW 923T Frame No: 101325

CC: 380 Engine No: 121551

MOT: Exempt

• A rare ‘last of the line’ 1978 Suzuki GT380B/C UK model

• Authentically restored retaining many original parts

• Supplied with a restoration photographic record, handbook, and V5C

This beautifully restored GT380 is a rare late 1978 model that was officially imported into the UK as one of the last versions of the 380, distinctive with its flush-fitting filler cap, Satin Black side panels, headlamp shell and brackets . Owned by the vendor since 2012, he restored it in 2014 keeping the bike as original as possible, most of the chromework, including the distinctive 3 into 4 exhaust system, is original and in very good condition. The engine was rebuilt including a first oversize re-bore, a full crank rebuild with new rods, bearings etc. and a full carb rebuild.

An authentic restoration, getting the bike back to very near factory condition, nothing is over-polished and all fasteners are the original type including the original style engine cover screws and original Suzuki ‘S’ stamped bolts. The bike starts and rides as expected and has been ridden to events on good weather days.The electrics work well, including the gear indicator, and it comes supplied with a genuine Suzuki handbook, restoration file and a current V5C.