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Quote from: cooleronthecoast on November 27, 2019, 12:31:17 PMQuote from: Gareth taysidedragon on November 27, 2019, 10:49:35 AMDon't confuse the modern Triumphs from Hinkley with the old pushrod stuff from Meriden. They have the same maker's name but no real connection as far as engineering goes. Modern sohc engines that are just as good as any Japanese engine, if not better. Stands back and waits for the flack.........No flack from me, but the modern Bonnies and the Thruxton are DOHC motors.Yeah, I typed dohc and being on a sohc forum the predictive text bloody changed it without me noticing! 😂
Quote from: Gareth taysidedragon on November 27, 2019, 10:49:35 AMDon't confuse the modern Triumphs from Hinkley with the old pushrod stuff from Meriden. They have the same maker's name but no real connection as far as engineering goes. Modern sohc engines that are just as good as any Japanese engine, if not better. Stands back and waits for the flack.........No flack from me, but the modern Bonnies and the Thruxton are DOHC motors.
Don't confuse the modern Triumphs from Hinkley with the old pushrod stuff from Meriden. They have the same maker's name but no real connection as far as engineering goes. Modern sohc engines that are just as good as any Japanese engine, if not better. Stands back and waits for the flack.........
Too knackered to do anything else than shove it in the garage
Yes mate, I'm not too keen on the tank pad myself, I'm just wondering if its hiding some paint damage underneath. Perhaps one of my kids will buy me a nicer one for Christmas?? There was a little rust on the frame welded joints near where the rear shocks fit, so I've wire brushed the affected areas and applied some anti rust paint to keep it at bay a while longer. The seat itself looks quite comfy, but as I mentioned I haven't ridden it yet. The Ace bar type handlebars might also get binned and I'll fit some standard Bonneville bars instead if the control cables and electrical wiring etc is long enough.
Same here, not original at all, so different forks/wheels/brakes didn't matter, but still the right style. Recently I saw a photo of a Featherbed frame/pre-unit Triton with upside down forks and a Ducati 916 rear end, it looked so wrong. Back when I put the GT250 forks in my 500, some self proclaimed Triumph expert complimented me on switching to Trident forks to use disc brake set up, which in a weird way was a compliment.