Below is a running total of the amount I have spent so far on this project.
This is a labour of love, so I am not costing my time. Nor am I including money spent on travel or phonecalls.
But everything else should be here - unless I decide the project is costing an inordinate amount of money that my other half doesn't need to know about...
The Bike
- THE BIKE ITSELF: 1969 T120 Bonneville £2,200
- Carburetter: replacement parts £33.94
- Mudguards and stays etc £281.40
- Shock absorbers Free
- Control cables £81.50
- Replacement cylinder head £141.00
- Powder coating hub (a mistake) £29.38
- Removing powder coat £10.00
- Hammerite No.1 Rust Beater £3.99
- Hub parts order: Part 1 £168.59
- Frame & swing arm fasteners £91.59
- More frame & swing arm fasteners £11.42
- Engine rebuild £1,383.87
- Speedo & tachometer refurbishment £237.30
- Stanchions (pair) - web post and details to come
- Fork Sliders plus bushes 189.12 - web post to come
- Wheel rims, spokes, tyres - £620
- Frame straightening - £217.38
Subtotal £5,700.48
Manuals, books and research
- Book: How to restore your motorcycle £12.53
- DVD: A bike is born - 1970 Triumph Bonneville T120R £14.99
- Admission to Battlesbridge Autojumble (2 July 2006) £5.00
- Book: Haynes Triumph 650 & 750 Twins Owners Workshop Manual £5.00
- Book: Instruction Manual No 17 for Triumph Twin Cylinder Models £15.00
- CD-ROM: Kim the CD Man's Triumph CD (4th ed.) purchased via Triumph Spares £29.95
- CD-ROM: Bonneville T120 1969 Parts List, purchased via Ebay £5.99
- Book: How to Set Up Your Motorcycle Workshop £20.25
Subtotal: £108.71
Workshop
- 10 Shelf brackets £4.70
- Two packs 20 x 1.5 inch screws £2.73
- 25 x 150 saw wood for shelves £6.98
- White masonry paint for walls £23.49
- Paint rollers £5.17
- 6 x MDF boards (1220 x 610 x 12mm) £27.78
- Floor sealer plus rollers £76.96
- Installation of strip lighting and plug sockets £100
- Workmate £23.39
- Protection goggles £10.79
- Fork service tools £39.96
Subtotal £321.95
Consumables
- De-greaser (and swarfega) £25.00
- Polishing Kit (purchased from Ebay) £20.45
Subtotal: £45.45
Total so far: £5,176.59
