Classic Bike

[ash]

Taken last weekend, this one is a crop from the original image which was also not the full bike.

[Caz]

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I like the subtle colours and reflections.

On another note - will you be off to Mallory Park this weekend? We were thinking of going but [1] since being in an accident with a bike I'm slightly phobic about them round the car so not sure how I'd react and [2] much as I want to see Mumford & Sons, I can't be errr asked to stand around in the cold at this time of year!

[ash]

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Nope Im not going as I did not no anything was on, Ive just looked ont website, looks like a good day out I have to pick and choose my motorsport exploits carefully to fit in with the family Don't suppose it would go down too well if I said I wanted to go while munchin on me cornflakes in the mornin
That is spooky though, me posting a pic of an old trumph and its the birthday of their re-launch!
Ash.

[kennykodak]

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i like it. i have a '69 Bonneville with 3000 original miles. broke my ankle trying start it a couple of years ago. see, not all yanks bleed harley orange.

[Patrick]

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i like it. i have a '69 Bonneville with 3000 original miles. broke my ankle trying start it a couple of years ago. see, not all yanks bleed harley orange.

You guys should visit the National motor bike Museum its in Solihull, you will see more motor bikes than you can shake a stick at.

Patrick

[kennykodak]

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i only have one and i shook a crutch at it.

[ash]

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I Think my dad had a Bonneville when he was in the Raf, which I had some pics of him on it!

[kennykodak]

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cool, post one. to be honest, i have only taken an insurance snapshot of mine.

[ash]

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Sorry Kenny I meant to say 'wish' I had some pics of him on it
Its been a looooong day!
A norton dominator seems to spring to mind too, Ill have to ask him when I see him, if he remembers

[kennykodak]

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misunderstanding. i'm into old 60's stuff. back in the day i used to ride with some guys who had Triumph's, Norton's, Royal Enfield's and of course Harley Sportsters. you get a fifty to sixty guys going down the highway in a column of two's and there is about a one foot cloud of smoke on the road. i believe the '70 was the year that Triumph started using the internal frame as an oil tank. who makes that bike you call the "Black Widow"?

[Bear]

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Don't know the "Black Widow", Vincent made a Black Shadow back in the day. If you can find one now you would probably need to sell your house to buy it. I had a Bonneville but it was only the remake ! Not old enough for the original. Raised on Japanese and moved to Italian when I could afford it. Never liked the old British stuff, too slow and unreliable. Hankered after a Trident (original not remake) though.

[kennykodak]

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i had the name wrong, Vincent was what i was looking for. i took my motorcycle driver's test when i was eighteen on a Triumph Tiger (high Pipes). wish i had that.

[Bear]

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I'm not surprised - one of the original Tigers with the high pipes would be worth a bob ro two these days. Would still be a fine ride too ! Are the new generation Triumphs sold in the states these days ?

[kennykodak]

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we had a shop and it lasted about two years. i rode a new Bonneville. honestly it was basically a Honda in Trimuph clothing. the real Triumph would have never moved the shifter to the left side. it rode smooth but nothing sounds like a real "Trumpet".

[Autumn]

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Here is a photo of my brother's old Vincent. He still rides it.