Bobber Trumpet

[Paul in NZ]

Triumph Spitfires are actually a pretty good little car.... As is the Herald they are based on.

[swarfie]

That Bobber thing is another marketing department POS IMO. As my old man would say "wouldn't have one for a wart on me cock"
As far as the Cherman bubble car goes...now that's cool if nothing else and beats a Triumph Spatfur any day

[pritch]

Can't say that the bobber causes a stirring in the loins but I'm seriously thinking of replacing the GSX-S 1000 with a 1200 Bonnie next year.

The pictures are very appealing. Then there's this unsolicited recommendation from a happy customer?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/152292047308#viTabs_0

Somebody should tell Triumph that "factory custom" is an oxymoron. Excusable for the likes of Kawasaki, but for Triumph who are supposed to be familiar with the language?

[Blackbird]

The pictures are very appealing. Then there's this unsolicited recommendation from a happy customer?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/152292047308#viTabs_0

Somebody should tell Triumph that "factory custom" is an oxymoron. Excusable for the likes of Kawasaki, but for Triumph who are supposed to be familiar with the language?

Just an ordinary 1200 would be fine. Thruxton too hard on the wrists for what I'd use it for

[YellowDog]

Triumph Spitfires are actually a pretty good little car.... As is the Herald they are based on.

My neighbour had a Vitesse that rusted to buggery. I found the Spitfire a little too small for comfort

[Paul in NZ]

My neighbour had a Vitesse that rusted to buggery. I found the Spitfire a little too small for comfort

Was there a car of that era that didn't rust?

[Voltaire]

Was there a car of that era that didn't rust?

Daimler SP250, Corvette and beach buggies oh and Reliant Robins

I had a VW....there was a knack to keeping swing axles on the ground, similar to riding a shaft

drive bike.

[Paul in NZ]

Daimler SP250, Corvette and beach buggies oh and Reliant Robins

I had a VW....there was a knack to keeping swing axles on the ground, similar to riding a shaft

drive bike.

Yeah - those early fibreglass bodies were 100% maintenance free... cough.... Delamination anyone?? The chassis had a few rot issues though...

As for the Daimler, it has a great motorcycle connection in that Edward Turner designed the engine which is effectively 4 Triumph 650's in a V.... Brings us back in a neat circle to where we started eh??

[YellowDog]

A mate of mine had a Daimler Double-Six. You could sit on 100mph, with the air con on and watch the speedo go from full to empty in a matter of minutes.

We dumped the engine for a Chev 350. Took about 8 weekends to fit. Would have been half the time, without the learning experiences.

BUT wow - what a difference in all respects.

UK engineering, of the seventies, is best avoided, like the plague

BUT I suspect this new Bobber from Triumph is going to do very well indeed

[Hemi Makutu]

A mate of mine had a Daimler Double-Six. You could sit on 100mph, with the air con on and watch the speedo go from full to empty in a matter of minutes.

We dumped the engine for a Chev 350. Took about 8 weekends to fit. Would have been half the time, without the learning experiences.

BUT wow - what a difference in all respects.

UK engineering, of the seventies, is best avoided, like the plague

BUT I suspect this new Bobber from Triumph is going to do very well indeed

Triumph did 'custom' back in the `70s with the Vetter Hurricane triple, & later the 'chopper look' T 140D..

As for phillistines not knowing how to tune a V12, this one appears to have its rev meter go from empty to full, pretty quick..