Every once in while a bike stands out as something truly unique, and often because of the customer.  Amos from New Haven VT bought this 72 Commando new and, over the years, customized it with available upgrades and parts to what you see here.  He sold it and then years later bought it back and rode it up until last year.  Health reasons prevent him from riding it anymore and he mostly wants to see it go to a good home.  Here's the sccop on the bike:

*  72 motor that has been rebuilt along the way.  Good compression, starts and idles well, no smoke, etc.  Has points, twin Amals and chokes.
*  Cafe stuff includes a monster alloy UK "Unity" race tank in good condition.  A few dings, but no leaks or cracks.  Thruxton fairing with uppers and lowers; nose bubble missing but available.    Overall good condition with low profile mirrors.  Period race seat.  Clip ons and good quality (and non sloppy) rearsets.  2 into 1 MAC exhaust in very good condition.  Other sheet metal to suit the look and style.
*  Modified front fork sliders for Honda disc brake and master cylinder. 

What's it need?  As Bud Provin Sr. once quipped:  "An owner".  Well, an owner who'd like to bring the bike back to full running trim.  Click HERE to see more pics.  Ideally, the new owner would go through the bike and replace and upgrade what time has diminished.  Front brake needs work, tires are solid, but old and should be replaced.  Wiring needs some work.  Swing arm could use a spindle modification and ISOs should be disassembled and checked.  Sprockets and chain will need replacing at some point.  We have started a to-do list if you are interested. 

Call for details as we are still working on the asking price, consignment fee and estimates for things needed to get the bike back to reliable street trim.

We are taking orders for Norton builds to our "Gus" configuration.  These are our most aske for builds and were featured on Cafe Racer TV.  We have the following bikes available for these builds to your spec:

*   1975 MKIII Electric Start  - Still available

*   1971 750 with front disc upgrade - Still available

These machines will be built to your spec and nominally run between $15, 000 and $20,000 depending on what you want and include a donor bike.  If you have a bike to use as a donor, the complete resto and Gus trim will be anywhere from $7000 to $15000 depending on the condition of the donor bike.  Always easy to spend more, our commitment to you is to work within a reasonable budget and get you a terrific sport bike.  The picture above is of the original "Gus" we did back at CBC.  Read more HERE.

This bike is owned by Frank Holmes, the fellow we bought the business from back in 2008.  It is his personal cafe/track days bike and he's kind of on the fence about selling it.  Trust us, it goes as good as it looks and is a hoot to ride.  We are thinking of building this style bike as a complement to our "Gus" builds to have a Triumph offering as well.  If you want to inquire about buying it, be serious, be sincere and be ready to spend some cash.  I can only guarentee you won't be disappointed.

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Nick, our parts guy, bought this Trident a few years ago when we were a club.  Lots of nice upgrades and sorting.  After the business got going, naturally, it got stuck in a corner and he hasn't had time to touch it much.  It has now been properly sorted and is a terrific runner, ready for the season (Please note: this is a 73 T150 with 74 paint).  Nick has prepared an owner's statement which you can see by clicking here.  You can view more pictures at our Shutterfly site on consigment bikes.  Click HERE.



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