1968 Triumph Tiger 650
ATTENTION TRIUMPH ENTHUSIASTS!
OWNED BY WELL-KNOWN MUSICIAN RAY LAMONTAGE!
STUNNING NUT AND BOLT RESTORATION!
BEAUTIFUL COLOR COMBINATION!
MATCHING NUMBERS!
ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION REBUILT BY WELL-KNOWN JACK HATELEY!
ONLY 126 MILES SINCE COMPLETION!
GREAT OPPORTUNITY!
***MS CLASSIC CARS IS KNOWN FOR PURCHASING BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC VEHILCES THAT WE’VE COMPLETELY SERVICED AND DETAILED UNLIKE MOST CLASSIC VEHICLES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING ADVERTISED FOR SALE. WE FULLY DOCUMENT OUR WORK WITH AN INVOICE. WE RECENTLY HAVE BEEN ALSO PURCHASING CLASSIC MOTORCYCLES. WE’RE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE RECENTLY SET A WORLD RECORD AT THE 2017 BARRETT JACKSON NORTHEAST AUTO AUCTION WITH A 1947 INDIAN CHIEF AND SIDE CAR THAT SOLD FOR $110,000.00 WITH THE BUYERS PREMIUM. WETHER IT’S A CLASSIC VEHICLE OR A CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE WE KNOW QUALITY. WE’LL LET THE PHOTOS DO THE REST OF THE TALKING. ***
STORY:
WE PURCHASED A SMALL COLLECTION OF CLASSIC MOTORCYCLES FROM A GENTLEMAN IN NEW YORK WHICH INCLUDED THIS 1968 TRIUMPH TIGER 650. HIS MOTORCYCLES ARE BEAUTIFUL! THIS 1968 TRIUMPH TIGER 650 WAS OWNED BY WELL-KNOWN MUSICIAN RAY LAMONTAGE. AS QUOTED, THE INFORMATION THAT CAME WITH THE BIKE WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED BY RAY LAMONTAGE.
“THIS 1968 TRIUMPH TIGER 650 TR6R HAS HAD A COMPLETE, NUTS-AND-BOLTS RESTORATION, AND IS ABOUT 99% PERFECT. I BOUGHT IT IN CALIFORNIA IN THE 80’S AS A COMPLETE BUT DISASSEMBLED BIKE WITH 32,000 MILES FROM NEW, AND FIRST PUT THE WHOLE THING TOGETHER, LISTING WHAT I NEEDED TO RESTORE IT. I BOUGHT MOST OF THE NOS PARTS FROM THE JOMO STOCK IN PASADENA AND SOME FROM BAXTER CYCLE.
I THEN TOOK THE ENTIRE BIKE APART AGAIN, AND DELIVERED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION TO REOWNED TRIUMPH ENGINE BUILDER AND TUNER, JACK HATELEY IN YUCCA VALLEY. HE OWNED TRIUMPH OF BURBANK AND FOR 40 YEARS BUILT ENGINES FOR ALL THE BEST RACERS – HE IS IN THE “TRAILBLAZERS” MOTORCYCLE HALL OF FAME. YOU COULD BE SURE A JACK HATELEY ENGINE RAN THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO, WAS SMOOTH AND POWERFUL AND DEAD RELIABLE. HE CUT NO CORNERS!
IN THIS CASE HE DISASSEMBLED THE ENGINE, MAGNAFLUXED ALL MOVING PARTS AND CALLED ME OUT TO LOOK OVER WHAT IT NEEDED. HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE STANDARD ENGINE HAD NEVER BEEN APART BEFORE AND I TOLD HIM TO REBUILD THE ENGINE AS IF IT WERE HIS OWN. HE COMPLETELY REBUILT THE HEAD WITH NEW VALVES, GUIDES, AND SPRINGS, RE –DID THE VALVE SEATS, AND CLEANED UP THE ROCKERS. I ALSO SUSPECT HE TIDIED UP THE PORTS. HE BALANCED EVERYTHING IN THE LOWER END, REBUILT THE RODS, NEW PISTONS AND RINGS, NEW CAMS AND FOLLOWERS, DID ALL THE CRANK WORK, NEW BEARINGS, ENAMELED THE BARRELS AND CLEAR COATED THE HEAD AND ASSEMBLED EVERYTHING. HE ALSO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, REPLACING THE BEARINGS, THE SELECTOR PLATE AND PLUNGER AND NEW CLUTCH.
IN THE MEAN TIME I REBUILT THE REST OF THE BIKE, POWDER-COATED THE FRAME, REPLACED THE SWING ARMS BUSHES, REPLACED ALL THE RUBBER AND CABLES AND CHAINS, REPLACING EVERY NUT AND BOLT THAT SHOWED WEAR, NOS CARBURETOR, BUCHANAN SPOKES, NEW TIRES, BRAKES, ETC. I GOT THE PAINT FROM DON HUTCHINSON AND HAD IT PAINTED IN PASADENA. I HAD ALL THE ALUMINUM POLISHED AND INSTRUMENTS REBUILT AND THEY LOOK AS GOOD AS NEW. THE BIKE STARTS RIGHT UP, HAS GREAT POWER AND ITS SMOOTH. IT HAS VIRTUALLY NO MILES SINCE BEING REBUILT. IT’S BEEN PROPERLY STORED IN A TEMPERTURE –CONTROLLED GARAGE SINCE COMPLETION.”
DESCRIPTION:
AS I MENTIONED ABOVE MS CLASSIC CARS KNOWS QUALITY WHEN WE SEE IT. THIS 1968 TRIUMPH TIGER 650 MOTORCYCLE IS TRULY A ROLLING PIECE OF ARTWORK. ITS ONE OF THE NICEST RESTORATIONS WE’VE EVER SEEN. WE VERIFIED THE VIN NUMBER ON THE FRAME MATCHES THE VIN NUMBER ON THE ENGINE WHICH MATCHES THE PAPERWORK. THIS TRIUMPH IS THE REAL DEAL. IT HAS GREAT HISTORY, IT WAS PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE REBUILT BY WELL-KNOWN JACK HATELY AND IT WAS OWNED BY WELL-KNOWN MUSICIAN RAY LAMONTAGE. WHAT ELSE COULD YOU ASK FOR? I DO HAVE A COPY OF THE DESCRIPTION WHEN RAY LAMONTAGE PURCHASED THE BIKE THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED AND DATED BY RAY LAMONTAGE. LISTED BELOW IS A SHORT BIO OF RAY LAMONTAGE.
“ Ten years ago Ray LaMontagne released his first album, TROUBLE, the gold-certified start to a fiercely ambitious, Grammy Award-winning, critically praised career that’s encompassed three more albums, several EPs, a slew of soundtrack compilations and arresting live performances fronting a variety of ensembles .”
YOU’RE CHALLENGE
I HAVE MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE AND FOLLOW THE CLASSIC VEHICLE MARKET ON A DAILY BASIS. I’M EXPERIENCED WITH MOST YEARS, MAKES AND MODELS. OBVIOUSLY I’M MORE EXPERIENCED WITH CERTAIN VEHICLES BUT FOLLOW THEM ALL. I PRICE MY CLASSIC VEHILCES COMPETITIVE BASED ON THE CURRENT MARKET VALUES. I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN COLLECTING CLASSIC MOTORCYCLES AND LEARNING. I WOULD CHALLENGE ANYONE TO FIND A COMPARABLE MOTORCYCLE FOR LESS. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR COMPARING THE MOTORCYCLES HISTORY, RESTORATION WORK, ALL OPTIONS AND THE ENTIRE MOTORCYCLES OVERALL CONDITION FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. IF YOU’RE TRULY INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THIS MOTORCYCLE AND YOU HAVE A COMPARABLE MOTORCYCLE THAT’S PRICED LESS PLEASE CALL ME TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER. I’M CONFIDENT THAT MY MOTORCYCLE WILL BE THE BETTER CHOICE. IF I’M WRONG I’LL TELL YOU THE OTHER MOTORCYCLE IS A BETTER CHOICE AND POINT YOU IN THAT DIRECTION.
“AS MY WEBSITE INDICATES I’VE COLLECTED AND SOLD HUNDREDS OF BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS. I’M PROUD TO SAY THAT I SOLD MULTIPLE VEHICLES THAT HAVE SET WORLD RECORD PRICES. I’VE ALSO SOLD MANY CLASSIC VEHICLES IN THE SIX FIGURE PLUS PRICE RANGE. I’VE RECENTLY BEEN COLLECTING CLASSIC MOTORCYCLES. I’M PROUD TO SAY WE RECENTLY JUST SET A WORLD RECORD AT THE 2017 BARRETT JACKSON NORTHEAST AUTO AUCTION WITH A 1947 INDIAN CHIEF WITH SIDECAR THAT SOLD FOR $110,000.00. THE POINT BEING IS THAT I’M A GOOD JUDGE OF CHARACTER WHEN IT COMES TIME TO DESCRIBE A CLASSIC VEHICLE OR MOTORCYCLE. THE CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE YOU’RE ABOUT TO WITNESS IS REALLY SWEET! IF YOU’VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS MOTORCYCLE I WOULD SUGGEST MOVING FORWARD WITH INVESTIGATING IT FURTHER. PLEASE GIVE ME A PHONE CALL AND I’LL GO OVER THE ENTIRE MOTORCYCLE WITH YOU OVER THE PHONE. I WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT IT. I’LL LITERALLY GO OVER IT INCH BY INCH IF NEEDED SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU’RE PURCHASING. I’M THE OWNER AND CAN MAKE ALL THE DECISIONS REGARDING THE PRICE, ETC. THERE WILL BE NO PRESSURE. MY GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT MOTORCYCLE FOR YOU. IF YOU DECIDE TO PURCHASE IT I’LL MAKE THE TRANSACTION TRANSPARENT AND SIMPLE. I’LL ASSIST YOU IN FINANCING IF NECESSARY. I’LL ALSO ASSIST YOU WITH ALL THE SHIPPING. IT’S THAT EASY. MS CLASSIC CARS ISN’T JUST ANOTHER DEALER. MS CLASSIC CARS IS A BRAND.”
MARC SCHILIRO – THE OWNER
