I bought the bike 5 years ago, it had just been overhauled, loads of teething problems, all of which introduced me to the bike, usual stuff, gear shift fell off in cruise, clutch failed because the little grub screw came out of the clutch operating rod, bits of electrical failures, spark plug threads were shot, took the head off for an insert repair and pleased to see the piston and bore in as new condition. Slowly tidied her up with little mods and improvements, now is an easy starter, I was thinking of uprating to 12 volts and electronic ignition, but she is running ok as she is.
I have had five Hinckley Triumphs, Trident 900, Bonneville ( 2), Adventurer, and now Street Twin.