Yes, Bill and Papaw, my favorite cycle saying is "Triumph Motorcycles, making ordinary men into mechanics since 1902"! It was true for me beginning in 1974 when I bought my second motorcycle, a '69 Triumph Bonneville.
Project 39-1/2 is named because of my boss at the glass shop. I always had some bicycle or craft project I was working on and he would say "What's that? Project 39-1/2?".
The bike frame and bodywork is a 1968 Wards Riverside Mojave, made in Italy by Benelli, sold by Montgomery Ward. Hence my interest in Riverside and Master Quality tools. The engine is a '72 650 Triumph. The chassis - wheels, forks, brakes and rear half of the swingarm are scavenged from an '85 Cagiva Alazurra 650, a bike similar to a Ducati Pantah. An Italian bike but I believe it was built in Germany. The headlight is similar to the old BMW but is from a Ural Russian motorcycle. (It solved the problem of where to put the speedometer!). The oil tank is a very modified Harley Sportster tank. There are bits from a Ford tractor and a Howard Rotavator. I've tried to use metric flange head fasteners wherever possible, many of which came from Jap bike makers. A truly International project.