Here is a shot of two happy boys with a noo toy, and its posed, he did nt go out on it in shorts BTW. Hes 8 this August, where is the time going ?
Ah British bikes, gotta love em. Believe it or not tha is a used machine, 18 months old with only 600 miles on the clock, also gotta love British weather for keeping it in the garage before I got my hands on it…
Rod,
Is that really a Brit bike? Or is it so in name only? The originals were really Brit but somewhere along the line I got the impression the new Triumphs were Japanese mfg.
Do I have that wrong?
Andre’
Is that really a Brit bike?
Yes, it truly is a British bike. Built entirely in UK, read -
'Born, bred and proud to be British.
With over 100 years of history behind us, Triumph is a privately-owned British company. Our motorcycles are designed, developed and built at our factory, one of the most technologically advanced plants in the world, which is located in Hinckley, in the heart of Great Britain.
Triumph has always had its own distinctive character and a history of creating bikes that become design classics. And we’ve not lost that touch - the inspiration and engineering passion that birthed the iconic Bonneville of the 60’s has today created bikes like the stunning Rocket III and the unmistakable Speed Triple.
At the heart of our philosophy is a firm commitment to developing truly unique motorcycles that are distinctive in looks, design, and performance. Our aim is to craft bikes that deliver a great riding experience through the fusion of a well-balanced, easy to handle chassis and strong, flexible engines. The result is an inspiring range of motorcycles delivering intelligent, usable performance.
Triumph currently employs 980 personnel worldwide and has offices in the UK, America, Thailand, Malaysia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden and Benelux.’
Do I have that wrong?
Yup.
tac
Rod,
Nice Trumpet!
I have the Rice Burner Knock-off, a 1972 Yamaha 650. Except for the name plate it could be the same bike, even down to the color.
Mine has an interesting vibration, best felt in the handle bars. It nearly gave me carpal tunnel syndrome. I learned to ride on that bike. The first ride was at night, in the rain, in traffic, on Okinawa, Japan.
I lead a charmed life.
Fours wheels only please. Safe and sound way. Later RJD
Training wheels? Perish the thought!
I knew I’d get trains in there somehow. :lol:
Have since fitted to straight through, anti California Slash Cut exhausts. On Saturday I shall remove the Air Injection crap from the top of the cylinder heads that result in aweful popping on the over run and the burning and blueing of the exhausts.
Same thing that killed the TR-6 years ago. Emissions my arse.
Is that the shifter on the left side ? I thought Triumphs had the shifter on the right side ?
Well spotted Bernie, they changed them over a ways back.
Took out the Ai stuff today and returned the bike to its pre America import condition.
Farcical that US regulations demand all that stuff on a motorbike, which has a fraction of the 4 litre tractors, sorry SUVs emissions.
Rod, their thinking is that when you wrap that engine up to 10,000 RPM in 1st gear, the emissions are the same as that SUV at 2,500 rpm. It’s the gummint, don’t you know? It doesn’t have to make sense. :lol: 
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God I hope not, I think a Bonnie red lines at 8000, there is no tacho on this one tho…