Puddles is Sara's 73 T140V Bonneville with matching numbers. It was loved and looked after but until it arrives next week we have no idea what its really like. They will both be stripped down completely and have all the worn engine parts replaced. Al will lokk after Sara's rebuild and I will take care of mine.
Mine is a TR6 Tiger with a mid 60's frame, 72 front end and a 71 Tiger motor. Since most of the bike is around 50 years old it fits with the entry qualification for the run. This one is coming up from Christchurch in the next week and like Sara's its going to get a total rebuild. Sara's has the 750 twin carb Bonnie motor while mine is still a 650. Depending on the state of the motor when I strip it I may go with the 750 Morgo barrels but I'll keep the single carb head. They'll probably both get lower compression pistons to manage crappy fuel through Mongolia and Khazakstan and help with the reliability. Both frames will be modified and I'll take a look at the oiling on mine. My frame still has the bolt on back end which makes it weaker than the 73 but easy to turn into an instant bobber with a hardtail at some stage.
Now, back to the planning............
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