Outkast
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Greetings to all . It has been a Long time dream of mine to own not only a motorcycle but to own and ride a Triumph . That dream came true this weekend on a road trip up to Chicago , Il. . I took the trip up to help move my girlfriends parents into a new house . To my surprise in a rotted out old barn in the backyard buried under 25 years of dirt and debris laid a 73 Truimph Tiger 750 . For a bike that is 3 years older than myself , and one that has been in a rotted out barn untouched for nearly 25 years , to my eyes it was sparking . Of course that is not the truth , but more on that later . After dropping hint after hint to my girlfriend that it has been a long time goal of mine to restore such a bike , my girlfriend passed that onto her dad , and wouldn't you know , on the back of my trailer on my ride back to Georgia , I was towing back my new , well new to me , Triumph . Now I must admit that I told her dad a few white lies about my experience level on a bike and about my mechanical skills , don't judge , I'm sure there are many out there that would of done the same , I promise here to be honest , for I know I will soon be in need of much support and guidance . Truth be told , I'm 35 and have never rode anything more than a 125 dirt bike when I was younger , and my mechanical skills are average at most , though I am a fast and eager learner . I have a friend hear in Atlanta that has quite an extensive motorcycle collection , so of course he was my first call when I got home . I told him what I had and he was skeptical that what I had was anything worth more than another thing to collect dust in my garage , but upon seeing my new baby be was somewhat surprised at the actuall condition and has a bit more hope that I may actually be able to pull this off . My first questions were of the nature of do you think it will run again without costing more than a new motorcycle , and with my skill set will I be able to put the work in myself to even be able to get it to a point where I can get more enjoyment out of it then just cleaning it up , ie. being able to ride it a few times a month . I don't plan on riding it cross country , but I would like to feel the wind blow through my hair and turn a few heads at stop lights here and there . This is just an introduction so I will wrap this up , I am sure you will be seeing me pop up many more times in the future , so I ask now for your patience and forgiveness of my total lack of knowledge of all things Triumph . I've started with downloading a parts manual and a workshop manual , but am having trouble finding a factory repair manual and owners manual , but will keep looking . Any help with that or any info on other first steps or manuals , books that I will need would be gratefully appreciated . I will be posting pics in a few days so you guys can see what I'm working with , and if I can get some opions if this really is a dream or more of a pipe dream . Just something to chew on before I end this , my friend let me know some good and bad about the bike . The good - seems to have all original parts , ie. seat , tank(good condition) , gauges , oil was clean and smelled good after 25 years , no one has ever been in engine , when cranked it had some sounds of wanting to come back to life . The bad - I have no key(front end is locked and been that way for 25 years) , brakes locked up , needs new carb , tires shot(obviously) , will need new pipes , much dirt and rust(not so much bad as expected) , and so on and so . Like I said I'll start another post with pics and more info as soon as I figure out what I'm doing . Thank you again in advance , and I look forward to beginning down this road of being a Triumph owner . Take care all . - Michael T
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. Please feel free anytime to take Any liberty's with my posts . The editing and spell check was greatly appreciated . I will be now posting all new questions and info on my bike on the link below in the Restoration section . I have also started an album with my first pictures of my baby . I will post the link below and also in Restoration section , please feel free to take a look and leave some comments on what you think , since like I said earlier , in my eyes it's shining , though I know that not to be the case . Again take care all , and even though I have a ton of new information and terms foreign to me flying over my head at a fast rate , please keep them up , I want to learn and experience Everything I can about All things Triumph . - Michael T 
