zefer said:
Hey Bernard WTF I always thought the only stupid question was the one that never gets asked..... Real sorry your so far removed from being a new guy and have to be such a arrogant prick that you felt compelled to call my honest question stupid,go Fk yourself and do me a favor never Reply to one of my stupid questions/posts again and oh yea thanks for making me feel so welcome and a "part of"'this forum
Regards
" stupid question Jeff "
Jeff, firstly, I think you owe Bernard an apology old chap...
Bernard wasn't making any such comments against you. Rather, he searched back through previous posts on the subject in order to find a very informative link, in order to answer your question.
The link was of a previous post on this forum, and the title of that post was "Stupid Question: Difference between wideline and slimline" this was not Bernard's comment!
Secondly, and back to the subject of building a good Triton; if you don't have fabrication facilities, you'll have to pay handsomely for proffesional help. There are many out there who will happilly build a top quality end product for / with you, but do remember that high quality parts are expensive, even building one for yourself would cost a considerable amount, adding many hours of a proffesionals time into the equation will probably add another 50% to the end bill.
Trying to build a really good Triton without using any fabrication work (just bolting new stuff on) rarely results in a good build IMHO.
I can personally vouch for Dave Degans of Dresda fame. Few (no?) people anywhere have more first hand experience of building, riding, racing, Tritons than Dave. A good starting point IMHO would be to buy a frame and swinging arm from Dave. He will be able to pre-modify it for the required petrol tank, oil tank and seat, which you could also buy from him. If you tell him what engine you wish to use, he will also happily supply top quality engine plates. He will then be able to ship you a really nice 'kit' that will be a solid foundation for a very high quality build, that you could assemble and add your own forks, wheels, powertrain, etc to in your own time. Of course he will happilly build you a complete bike, however you would be well advised to discuss build time and budget with him up front to avoid surprises.