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General => Out & About => Topic started by: Skoti on August 22, 2020, 02:14:16 PM

Title: British Iron
Post by: Skoti on August 22, 2020, 02:14:16 PM

For those of you partial to a bit of British Iron here's some photos from my recent trip to the Black Shadow meeting in Switzerland:-

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZT7L6wyPRG1HNWMH8


enjoy!

Title: Re: British Iron
Post by: Nurse Julie on August 22, 2020, 02:49:59 PM

There are some beautiful bikes there Skoti, thanks for sharing.

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Post by: Spitfire on August 22, 2020, 06:32:55 PM

There are some really attractive bikes there, I've got a real soft spot for old British bikes, especially BSA's.

Cheers

Dennis

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Post by: Andrew-S on August 23, 2020, 09:20:32 AM

Great photos, thanks for posting - I've always liked the Brit triples and always hankered after a T160 which I nearly bought new in 1976 but NVT's troubles meant I bought a 71 CB750 K1 instead.....still, maybe one day?

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3dKPIyQ18oZ-qm4jnj3ugDpklE-MPHWjhm5Cwmb3YfDmQnLhXOBdoRi9AlrDH0YCicNzDm-a6fnMvfB7uW7WgKyu1dfVz4qI-FlMC7NrVZoy7J-CzvzEUAy0nn8oGqf7Y6BaZF4WjSc7a8httol19DsgQ=w834-h625-no?authuser=0)

Title: Re: British Iron
Post by: Skoti on August 23, 2020, 09:48:47 AM

I wanted to buy a CB750 in the early seventies, but couldn't afford it so ended up with a new red Commando instead (see photos in link above).

But I've had my CB750F1 for a few years now and despite a modern BMW RT in my garage the F1 is my 'go too' machine for touring.

Happy days.   

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Post by: Laverda Dave on August 23, 2020, 10:24:15 AM

Some great bikes there and it all looks very friendly. I particularly like the Triton, nice build.

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Post by: royhall on August 23, 2020, 10:37:19 AM

The T160 is a really good looking bike, they finally got it right after that abomination with the bread bin tank. Can't believe Triumph actually paid a design agency to come up with that awful concept. Beats me why they didn't put Craig Vetter's Hurricane into full production, now that is a beauty.

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Post by: ST1100 on August 23, 2020, 01:49:26 PM

Stumbled across this gem during our last tour...

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Post by: cliff7 on August 23, 2020, 03:18:29 PM

An M33 was my first "big" bike after my 150d Lambretta.