Ripleys Beleive it or Not.

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Edited August 17, 2023 by bc.gold

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[Tonytoro416 1,034]

First motorcycle I ever road looked like that bike. 1962 triumph. It was like the last picture there a true 70s machine.  Front end was raked wayy out.  Hard tail of course.  We will just say learning to ride two wheels on something that took a football field to turn around maybe wasn’t the best idea. Lol. We had a blast though 

[Tonytoro416 1,034]

If I remember correctly those triumphs were 650 cc?  That sound right ?

[Stormin 9,981]

 T120 Triumph Bonniville 650cc twin. I've had two.

 A 1964 that would do what the numbers said. 120mph. Some towrag stole it one night.

T'other was a 1970 ex police bike. 95 mph top speed when I got it. I did a few mods. Hi lift camshaft. Polished and balanced con rods. Gas flowed head. No air filter and re-jetted carbs with bell mouth intakes. Silencers changed for less restricted ones. Could hit 140 mph. 

 In my late teens/early 20's I used to tune T120 engines for a couple of friends who raced in clubman events. Quite successfully. They had two engines each. One for a spare just in case of a blow up. Never needed the spares. Not that I'm bragging. 

 

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6 hours ago, Stormin said:

 T120 Triumph Bonniville 650cc twin. I've had two.

 A 1964 that would do what the numbers said. 120mph. Some towrag stole it one night.

T'other was a 1970 ex police bike. 95 mph top speed when I got it. I did a few mods. Hi lift camshaft. Polished and balanced con rods. Gas flowed head. No air filter and re-jetted carbs with bell mouth intakes. Silencers changed for less restricted ones. Could hit 140 mph. 

 In my late teens/early 20's I used to tune T120 engines for a couple of friends who raced in clubman events. Quite successfully. They had two engines each. One for a spare just in case of a blow up. Never needed the spares. Not that I'm bragging. 

 

It's amazing how the wheels become gyroscopes at that speed.

 

Had a 500 Tiger that was tricked out by the previous owner. Getting married his old lady told him the bike goes or she does. After all these years i wonder if he made the right choice.