Snobs on Triumphs.

[Motu]

I've got an old Telstar computer,and air flow metre from a Galant,and a TPS from a Pulsar - I'll get it sorted.

[Paul in NZ]

I've got an old Telstar computer,and air flow metre from a Galant,and a TPS from a Pulsar - I'll get it sorted.

Mate - you should be incharge of design at Triumph

[gonzo_akl]

The answer is a great one for trivia night.

The old factory was redeveloped as housing (from memory - don't quote me) and as previously noted - some effort was put into the 'these are different' campaign when Hinckley kicked off.

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dave,
The Ian Chadwick site (checked on wikipedia) says that John Bloor was the property developer who bought and developed the factory into a housing estate. Out bidding Enfield for the rights to the Triumph name.

Paul,
everyone's taste is random, I pretty much work on the theory of each to their own.

Owning a Triumph is on the bucket list - now I'm not sure which model, but I quite like the new Sprint GT.

Cheers and thanks to both for the history lesson, from different perspectives.

[Brian d marge]

I'll find out all about the new Triumphs in around ten years time - there will be someone with one that doesn't go,and he can't afford someone to fix it for him.That's where I come in....bottom feeding is the best way to bet the bikes you want.

And the single cell fagella underneath you bottom feeders have to build the things them selves from cast off not wanted by the bottom feeders

Ive started on my new bike at long last )

Stephen

[Corse1]

The 1050 triple is in my opinion the best mass produced street motorcycle powerplant yet.

Its only the chirping that sounds like there is a bird locked up in there somewhere that takes some getting used to

[Big Dave]

Arrow hegshausts are good,

[HenryDorsetCase]

And the single cell fagella underneath you bottom feeders have to build the things them selves from cast off not wanted by the bottom feeders

Ive started on my new bike at long last )

Stephen

hey, who you calling a fagella?

[Motu]

And the single cell fagella underneath you bottom feeders have to build the things them selves from cast off not wanted by the bottom feeders

Nothing gets past me - there are things I've had for 40 years that I'll get around to using some day.

[Brian d marge]

Nothing gets past me - there are things I've had for 40 years that I'll get around to using some day.

like this old SU carb ive got under me desk ...for the next Enfield I build ,,,( hey Ive even got the old motor corp paper work on the thing !

Stephen

[Brian d marge]

hey, who you calling a fagella?

Ive been fagellating longer than you, as a matter of fact GQ magazine were looking for the biggest fagellator in Tokyo , I won by miles

Stephen

who secretly loves

[Paul in NZ]

Ive been fagellating longer than you, as a matter of fact GQ magazine were looking for the biggest fagellator in Tokyo , I won by miles

Stephen

who secretly loves

Cor - modern upgraded version of her.....

[motor_mayhem]

Agreed... even in the time I been riding... (25 years ish) seen big atitude change... I can see what is doing it all (but not going to say and causes a shit fight)

back in the day;

• 99% of the time passing bikers would wave, (1% didn't because either in mid corner, did see etc).
• Other biker would pull over to assist or to see if everything was okay if they saw another bike on the side of the road.
• Bikers would just go up to another biker (no matter what type of bike) and start chatting admiring each others ride.

In my experience these three are still alive and well today, re. inter brand rivalry, there's nothing like a bit of good banter to liven your day as long as it doesn't go too far. re. changing attitudes - possibly this is partly influenced by the changing environment - changing attitudes of other entities.

Would it make you feel loved and wanted and part of some fictious fratunity if someone else wearing leather spoke to you? (see how camp that sounds?)

Hot dominatrix who rides a motorcycle? Where do I find one? Brain cells are burning just thinking about it.

[SPman]

Actually I think it's a nice place - too cold for Aussie blood though.

Coming from someone who's lived in Tasmania............

[Big Dave]

Coming from someone who's lived in Tasmania............

Yeah - but left due to the climate.

Same as Perth. It rained more than here, the year we lived there. Wait till you get a El ninio where the warm Indian current hits further South than Normal.

It rained part of almost every day for 4 months straight.

[Big Dave]

And it wasn't even a wet year!

http://www.warwickhughes.com/water/rain.html