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[Paul in NZ]

Paul, you are a bloody legend! Great job, full respect to you for building that - something I could never do. Tank colour reminds me of my first Triumph (64 Triumph "Saint). Funny how in those days we tried to make them as "un-standard" as possible - when I bought this one it was all original, ex Police (as most of them were in those days) with the nacelle front end, etc. I butchered it with a "sports" front end, ape hangers, upswept exhausts, etc - what was I thinking!

Oh lordy lordy that picture brought back a few memories....

Yeah! Un - standard was the go and yet - they all looked like that eh?? Standard unstandards?? Ape hangers gave way to pull backs etc. What an era!

[Jsn]

That bike is pimp fator 9! looks nigh identical to the new triumph bonneville.. minus the pipes ofc.

[Motu]

- a TR6 is about the least ghey car the brits ever made.

One place I worked we used a TR6 as a shop hack,used to drive down to the shops to get the lunches.

I drove a MkII Sprite a couple of weeks ago - oh dear,the real thing is a rude awakening from rosey memories! No friggen door handles,and I'm a small guy,but it's made for someone 3 sizes smaller.I don't wear boots these days,I wear Cat sneakers - but my feet still got tangled in the pedals...I went through one intersection pressing both brake and throttle and couldn't find the clutch anyway! It shouldn't of got a WoF for a 100 reasons,but I'm a soft touch....

[Paul in NZ]

I drove a MkII Sprite a couple of weeks ago - oh dear,the real thing is a rude awakening from rosey memories! No friggen door handles,and I'm a small guy,but it's made for someone 3 sizes smaller.I don't wear boots these days,I wear Cat sneakers - but my feet still got tangled in the pedals...I went through one intersection pressing both brake and throttle and couldn't find the clutch anyway! It shouldn't of got a WoF for a 100 reasons,but I'm a soft touch....

Yes! We ended up with a Spitfire because Vicki was horrified when she sat in a Bug Eyed Sprite (that she fancied) to find that there were no door handles and not even a boot with a lid. Basic? Hell yes, the spitfire didn't have a heater but it had wind up windows and a 50/50 chance of keeping dry in the rain.

[Paul in NZ]

That bike is pimp fator 9! looks nigh identical to the new triumph bonneville.. minus the pipes ofc.

Splutter froth gurgle gasp!! Lad!

This is the REAL thing - that 'replica' was made to look like this (if you squint and ingest a head full of P) but trust me - this bike was made by sweaty midlands artificers in the last years of the swinging 60's whacking lumps of metal with soft hammers and the most plasticy thing about it is the bakelite top of the light switch and the knob on the sidecover.

Pimps were gigalos and pipes were something your dad smoked after dinner...

[inlinefour]

Even if its not a jappa. Like everyone else I like the look of the scrambler pipes...

[Bonez]

Here are the first pictures of the 1970 Triumph TR6C project. Back on the road again and ready for me to slowly blow it up for the 4th time ....

Looking good Paul.


Edit- I like your taste in tires btw.

[Indiana_Jones]

Triumphs are the coolest.

TRIUMPH. POSING SINCE 1886

-Indy

[Blackbird]

Paul

Here's my 1955 Tiger 100. I think the photo was taken in 1968 as I switched to lower "Ace" bars in 1969 to go to the Isle of Man TT. US-spec hi rise bars would have attracted more piss-taking than I was prepared to take I sold it to a mate in 1971 and he still has it tucked up in his garage!

Aargh... just noticed that I'm wearing winkle picker shoes, blush.

[DMNTD:Me]

Pure art with all the character that modern bikes of all "styles" lack today, IMHO...
You sir should be a proud man as you've kept alive something that'll always have a certain je n'......I do not know what...,that X factor.
Simply beautifull....congrad's and much appreciation for giving life to a "real" m'bike

[Indiana_Jones]

I like Triumph, their bikes have class - like their new sports bikes

Something the Japa's don't seem to have

-Indy

[Magua]

I like Triumph, their bikes have class - like their new sports bikes

Something the Japa's don't seem to have

-Indy

Bollocks. The new triumph sportsbikes don't have more or less class than a suzuki or kawasaki. They just rely on the name. TRIUMPH, ooohhhhh classy.

Edit. That's a nice looking bike, Paul.

[Edbear]

Awesome job, mate! Drool material for sure!

[Indiana_Jones]

Bollocks. The new triumph sportsbikes don't have more or less class than a suzuki or kawasaki. They just rely on the name. TRIUMPH, ooohhhhh classy.

Edit. That's a nice looking bike, Paul.

The name is their biggest playing card.......

But still class mate.

-Indy

[Paul in NZ]

Paul

Here's my 1955 Tiger 100. I think the photo was taken in 1968 as I switched to lower "Ace" bars in 1969 to go to the Isle of Man TT. US-spec hi rise bars would have attracted more piss-taking than I was prepared to take I sold it to a mate in 1971 and he still has it tucked up in his garage!

Aargh... just noticed that I'm wearing winkle picker shoes, blush.

Shit oh dear that is just so damn cool! I love the little extras and the mirrors! Oh the mirrors!!!!!! CLASSIC!!! The ace bars turned up for 'touring' oh deary me that is just so great!! The white seat cover... (couldn't afford a leopard skin one eh?) and the head lamp peak...

Lot's of little extras added to what is now (and has always been) a very nice bike, those alloy T100's were so nifty and it even has the big Tiger scooped front brake! 1955's version of the 636.

Oh man would I LOVE to have that bike now just as it is, what a bloody ripper..... ACE Cafe - here we come!!!!