1976 Triumph Bonneville 750
I am very excited to have purchased this motorcycle. I will be taking delivery of it tomorrow in Madison, Wisconsin, and hauling it back to the Chicago area. As you can see, it is very clean! I will be the third owner of the bike, which is almost entirely original, with 13,500 miles on it. Can’t wait!
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- Right Side View
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- Side Cover
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- Instrument cluster
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- Front wheel, tire and hub
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- Gas tank
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- Exhaust and rear wheel
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- View from left rear
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- 750cc Engine side view
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- View from front left
Update June 11, 2013
This past weekend I attended a motorcycle show and saw the “Tiger” version of my 1976 Bonneville. The Tiger had only 1 carburetor that fed both cylinders instead of the twin carbs, one for each cylinder on the Bonneville. Some say that the single carb Tiger was more reliable to start and maintain than the twin carb Bonneville.
Triumph Tiger, circa 1976
What an awesome bike. Congratulations … looking forward to seeing future mods!
Nice!
I hope you enjoy it as much I did when I took over payments from a gentleman in 1978 . My first bike & I still own it 11,450 original miles
Lucky you… looks great. Great blog too.
Thanks Bart. Come back again and share more about your experiences as a Bonnie owner.
My first and only new motorcycle was a burgundy and white 1976 T140v Bonneville. I have owned at least 15 motorcycles (I am 72, same age as Peter Egan) BMW’ Airheads, Ducati’s, Triumphs, etc., and my favorite was that Bonneville… it was an absolute pleasure to own and ride. If God created motorcycles, it would be this one. I don’t ride for the most horsepower, a radio on my bike, or fat tires. This motorcycle was designed by motorcyclists for motorcyclists. I am not an objective motor journalist, just someone who loves Triumphs.