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<blockquote data-quote="wetwolf" data-source="post: 1354274" data-attributes="member: 89890"><p>My second bike was a 69 triumph 500, got it around 78 or so. Rode it mostly in the new mexico desert. I wasn't quite old enough to get my license yet. I kept that bike up until 2 years ago. It was parked under my neighbors deck for the past 20 years. We yarded it out one weekend and got it on the rack. The motor still turned over and had compression. Hooked up a battery and lo and behold, one cylinder had spark. A little attention to the points with a file and both had spark. Put gas to the carb and it just came pouring out. Kicking it over you could tell it wanted to start. Pulled the carb and cleaned it.</p><p></p><p>It fired on the second kick after sitting for more than 30 years!!! It was in really rough shape, but 90% there. I sold it as is for $1800. The next day I bought my Bandit 1200 for $1500. Good trade IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wetwolf, post: 1354274, member: 89890"] My second bike was a 69 triumph 500, got it around 78 or so. Rode it mostly in the new mexico desert. I wasn't quite old enough to get my license yet. I kept that bike up until 2 years ago. It was parked under my neighbors deck for the past 20 years. We yarded it out one weekend and got it on the rack. The motor still turned over and had compression. Hooked up a battery and lo and behold, one cylinder had spark. A little attention to the points with a file and both had spark. Put gas to the carb and it just came pouring out. Kicking it over you could tell it wanted to start. Pulled the carb and cleaned it. It fired on the second kick after sitting for more than 30 years!!! It was in really rough shape, but 90% there. I sold it as is for $1800. The next day I bought my Bandit 1200 for $1500. Good trade IMO. [/QUOTE]
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