Triumph Dude

[Maha]

scheesh...next you'll be talking about widgies and bodgies....

I would, if I knew what the hell they are?

[Voltaire]

(For the benefit of callow and uneducated youff- proper bikes not only have the gear change on the right side, they have it the right way up. One up, three down)[/QUOTE]

I had a ride on a Matchless with one of those gearboxes....was glad to be swap back to my T110...as Mr Turner said...up for up and down for down.
And they were right to name them 'grey porridge" as talk about slow and gutless...the Matchless I mean not the 40 HP T110 ( the Hyabusa of 1958).
Frame could have been a bit better thought out though.....

[arj127]

Another guy I worked a year or so ago was Bob Anderson, he raced Speedway in the 50's and 60's (Ronnie Moore days) he had a car yard in Otahuhu. He eventually went to England and raced for Oxford. You can keep these guys talking about their day for hours if ya want.

He didn't happen to have a Maori wife did he?. I used to work with a Bob Anderson at a car yard in New Lynn

[Maha]

He didn't happen to have a Maori wife did he?. I used to work with a Bob Anderson at a car yard in New Lynn

I would say no, he is a solid guy, must be late 60's early 70's? one thing I did notice, his left leg was a bit gammy..

[Sully60]

I would, if I knew what the hell they are?

Whatever!


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[Forest]

I would, if I knew what the hell they are?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodgies_and_Widgies

[86GSXR]

Slighty off topic here, but I'm dying to know why you have a last generation 955i Daytona as your avatar Maha?

[NZsarge]

Slighty off topic here, but I'm dying to know why you have a last generation 955i Daytona as your avatar Maha?

Coz he wants one....

[86GSXR]

Hmmm. Not too many around these days, however.........

[oldrider]

The good old days are now!

Bikes in the 50's were crap, roads in the 50's were crap, gear in the 50's was crap!

The people were great though, just like today! John.

[Mom]

Slighty off topic here, but I'm dying to know why you have a last generation 955i Daytona as your avatar Maha?

He likes the colour? Apologies for the smarty pants answer, I wait the real one as you do

Yummy machine though, imagine riding one of them

[86GSXR]

Well if you don't know Mom, I sure as hell probably won't either lol. He's obviously a man of taste eh. And they sure are a nice bike, I did 33000 kms on mine

[Maha]

Slighty off topic here, but I'm dying to know why you have a last generation 955i Daytona as your avatar Maha?

I got a pm from someone eles about it wondering if I had sold the Honda.
My reply went something like this..

I just like the Daytona. My login name steems from when I had a Yamaha, I now own a Honda and have a Triumph for my avatar....I need help...

[Sully60]

Even weirder, they felt so like the old days that when I got on the BMW, I swung my leg back and started feeling for the kick start!. And when I got to the end of the road and came to change down into first, I hooked my foot under the brake lever and tried to pull it upward. haven't done that in years.

OMG I so totally know what you mean!
The other day I hired out MotoGP3 for my X-Box and just atutomatically used the X-button when going for the brakes. I was trying to use the PS-2 button configuraion which is like soo 5 years ago man:slap:

[Pixie]

The good old days are now!

Bikes in the 50's were crap, roads in the 50's were crap, gear in the 50's was crap!

The people were great though, just like today! John.

Finally! Someone with a brain!