2007 triumph tiger 10.5k obo
I was slowly putting this together for a family outfit but times have changed and we have another outfit that I’ve built.
We are looking to find a good home for this setup. It is an 07 triumph tiger sport with 45,000 miles on it. I gave it a valve adjust and fluid change 1,000 miles ago. I had an else made custom gel seat made, it has heated grips, handguards, an extra tall touring wind screen, a touring pannier pack, aftermarket exhaust, and re-programmed ecu. I have all the documents for the extras in the bike.
This also comes with a complete leading link fork swap built by WASP sidecars in the Uk. It was built to match a custom built pair of front and rear 5 piece wheels to take car tires and has different levels of adjustability built into it for steering control changes in rake. This was an expensive and long proposition as they had to measure a bike and build a custom jig/c c new wheel hubs and then ship them across the pond to me.
The sidecar is a California Friendship III and in the heavy side but is a great touring tub. It was built under license in the USA and is essentially an Ezs Kommit. The sidecar is somewhat common but the options are a little rare. It has hydraulic brakes, on the fly adjustable suspension, convertible roof, a trunk, spoiler, and the only one I’ve ever seen with a fuel tank built into it, I have heavy duty goldwing mounts to go with it. I do not have a subframe for this bike, it will either need to be built by a competent fabricator or enthusiast.
This bike Needs to be finished and is an almost complete kit. The bike is turn key ready, the wasp components are all n.i.b. and it’s a second hand side car. I would prefer to sell as a complete package.
I’m located in central, Ma. I would consider working out a trade for a struck/magnatrac with a backhoe and loader.
Get another post made and you will be able to post links and photos to help this ad sell your tug.
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Thanks for the tip! Here’s the rest. The first few pics are before I put on an upgraded elsemade seat and swapped out the front fender for a carbon fiber one.
@k_grendell, this post is meant to encourage you, not to discourage you, so please take the info provided, and go in the positive direction.
We..The People...know what brand and model of sidecar that is you are selling. Do You know ? It helps if you do know, so that you can post that in an ad, and catch the attention of more people.
Essentially, what you are selling is a project. A very good bike, and NIB kit parts to make the bike sidecar friendly, such as highly modified wheels, and a WASP Leading Link front end, and that is all good, but it is all still a project that hopefully only an experienced sidecar person is going to take on, rather than some inexperienced wannabe that thinks this will be "easy", because...it will not be "easy".
The mounts you have for that sidecar, did they come with the sidecar, (most likely) or did they come as made for the bike (bike side mounts) ?
I ask, as anyone should be asking, because there is a 99% chance that those mounts will NOT work for that bike.
One of the first things that an experienced sidecar person would do is have a "subframe" built that can attach to the bike, then the mounts from the sidecar are attached between the sidecar frame and the newly installed motorcycle "subframe". That's an easy $ 1k right there.
Frankly, I think your pricing is pretty darn close to reality, but a buyer should be aware that they are going to spend an additional $ 5,000.00 + just to get all the extras that are NOT included in you kit/bike/sidecar, so that the two entities can be married...properly.
Because...We, The People happen to know exactly what brand and model of sidecar that is, we are also going to question (this is a big question) whether that Triumph Tiger has the power, the torque, and the weight bias to be a proper "tug" for this "tub".
All things to consider, and hopefully there is an experienced sidecarist on these forums that is looking for just such a project, as it will take TIME, and additional MONEY to complete this project.
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Agree with Miles. This would be a very fun winter project for an experienced fabricator. If I remember right the engine is a stressed member, akin to the BMW, but without the excess engine case structure. So that will take competent engineering/fab skill to produce a competent sub frame. Makes it an exciting project for the right person.
Paint the sidecar to match the stunning white of the bike with some tasteful graphics, and roll out in spring with a very cool new toy. 👍
Hold my keyboard and watch this! 🙃
Like Miles, I'm not trying to discourage you, but if I had this project in my garage I would go a different route. You have a very nice Friendship III with a set of Goldwing struts. There's a market for that. I'd sell it as a standalone sidecar. (And, by the way, a FIII is a perfect match for a GW. Not so much for a Tiger.)
Then you have the Wasp LL. There's a market for that too. I'd research what other Triumphs have the same size forks as your Tiger then I'd put the LL's out there as a package with the wheel listing all the bikes the LL might be adapted to. Hopefully you have some shock specs to go with.
Then there's the pusher wheel. Again, if that wheel actually fits the Tiger rear swingarm (?) I'd guess there are many Triumph sidecar owners out there that would lust after it. Find out which other Triumphs use the same rear wheel as your Tiger and include that info in your listing.
Just out of curiosity, what size ARE those two wheels? (They look huge.)
Then, sell the bike as an unmolested two-wheeler.
$4000 for the bike. $3000 for the car. $2500 for the LL with wheel. $1000 for the pusher wheel. 😎
+1 on Drone's advice. You'll get pieces cleared from your (all too small garage) faster than the whole package.
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I would be happy to split up the lot if parties where interested in any items. Mods should we just delete this post and move it over to a different sub forum?
@K_grendell, if you are not already aware, the sidecar you are selling is a California Friendship lll, which is a very popular larger sidecar, that has a reputation for being one of the best manufacturers sidecars. Yours is an older version, but all of those California Friendship lll sidecars are old....but still valuable.
That sidecar is far too large for that Triumph. It's better suited attached to a Goldwing, or large bore cruiser, an H-D , etc.
There will be buyers interested in that California Friendship lll sidecar.
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Nice bike and lots of very tasty bits.
At risk of seeming picky along with everybody else........
Your bike is a much latter model than an 07.
A little research pointed to that sharper looking fairing and headlights being on a 2013 model update.
Is it a 2017?
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