Featured Objective View On Daytona 1200 Purchase

Thank you very much, that is why I love this community. No nonsense (some nonsense) help and input. I did in fact purchase said Daytona so Its mine now regardless of width. The condition was just too good.

Upon arrival I asked the young man (18-21 years old) why he was selling and how long he owned it. He produced paperwork showing all owners and the timeline made sense. Original owner cared for her from 1995 to 2011, he had a front end mishap and sold it as a wreck to owner #2, it took #2 a year to repair and get inspected and back on the road, he rode it until 2017 and sold it to Owner #3 as his first bike ever.

In Germany their version of MOT is called the TUV and is incredibly strict, all changes must be logged in the book and all parts must be EU approved and any part swap must be type approved or undergo a lengthy/expensive procedure, Owner #2 never mentioned the repairs and had a special relationship with his local TUV. Our boy #3 did not. He spilled the beans about the front end replacement with non model specific parts and the best he could get was a provisional TUV . Also he said the bike scared the shit out of him and he didn't ride it 200 miles in 3 years. The battery I brought did not fit the hole and I could not connect, tried some Fischer Price Toy jumper cables that the owner had in his Smart Car to connect terminals and it was not enough amperage to engage starter, I could hear relays and all other lights came up but since it didn't start and I could not evaluate...I went back down tp my 800 euro offer and he took it. so I am a gambler, but such is the nature of our hobby. I'll post once more in a few days to say if it started. Any build up will be a separate thread. Thank You all fo the input.

 

thanks, I will check them. I dont have the Triumph tool but they are easy enough to check anyway. I got lucky with my no history sprint 900, they were all well pithing specs. Guess since I have 2 T300 bikes I should shop for a tool.