Hi Joe
Sorry for any confusion but the 1966 bike was never advertised here but on the car and classic web site. I wouldn't subscribe to advertise a classic Triumph on a BMW GS website but I do know that people are interested and was happy to post pics and have a laugh about it. At the time it was no secret at all that the bike was advertised for £14950 IIRC and the price was displayed prominently on the advert along with all my contact details. The price certainly raised a few eyebrows, "no shit Sherlock" made me laugh in particular! I think this is absolutely top-dollar for one of these but the price seems to have been removed from the advert after it was sold. I have no idea why and it is not helpful. However, I do believe that the final sale price is a private matter between the buyer and myself. I would say that I was not in a hurry to sell and that I was very happy with the result. If someone is prepared to fly in from Germany to view a bike you can tell they are a serious buyer and I'm sure you can draw your own conclusions. I certainly had no intention of being mysterious or evasive.
As with any old bike, take care when buying and do as much research as you can about the particular bike's history and the work that has or has not been done. Like any other, they can be a money pit but at least most parts are easy enough to come by. Ultimately, there isn't any way of knowing whether things like the sludge trap have been sorted unless you have done it yourself. Originality isn't that important unless the seller is demanding big bucks in which case I would want everything correct. I'm keeping an eye out for a unit construction Trophy or TR6 for my brother at the moment and there are some rough looking examples out there.
Thank you for the reply. Not interested in prime advertising site, I asked price and didn't get replies. £15k would have been fine for a sorted bike as I want one for a collection. Not interested in what you sold it for, the £15k answer tells me the figure I asked for.