It's a silver jubilee and yours happens to be incredibly rare. The 'one of a thousand' on the side cover indicate that it was one of the original 1000 built before they decided to make a few more for the US market.
I've only seen two of these. One is in a old timers garage with 3k miles on it just sitting, and the other is literally in a motorcycle museum in Iowa.
Twincky on June 22nd, 2018 at 02:40 UTC »
Sometimes bumming around old motorcycle shops has its perks.
https://imgur.com/gallery/RCYVCWD
meepokgirl on June 22nd, 2018 at 02:41 UTC »
woah, no rust at all? perfect condition?
tealplum on June 22nd, 2018 at 04:35 UTC »
OP, you stumbled into a literal treasure.
It's a silver jubilee and yours happens to be incredibly rare. The 'one of a thousand' on the side cover indicate that it was one of the original 1000 built before they decided to make a few more for the US market.
I've only seen two of these. One is in a old timers garage with 3k miles on it just sitting, and the other is literally in a motorcycle museum in Iowa.
I can't believe how lucky you are.
http://www.classic-british-motorcycles.com/1977-triumph-bonneville.html