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Title: Super Charged Triumph Post by: long haired lout on January 11, 2010, 11:00:17 PM Saw this super charged Triumph outside Motociclo (Sydney, Aus). Did not have a chance to speak to the owner but one of the mechanics said he has already been through 3 engines. Holey sh*t it was loud!
(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn164/picturenow/IMAG0004.jpg?t=1263286456) (http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn164/picturenow/IMAG0003.jpg?t=1263286486) Title: Re: Super Charged Triumph Post by: LowThudd on January 14, 2010, 10:14:55 PM No spit three engines. Look how blue the pipes are. That puppy is running hot. :o
left side brake?why Title: Re: Super Charged Triumph Post by: Drunken Monkey on January 14, 2010, 10:24:57 PM left side brake?why Never ridden a brit bike, have you? "Reversed" controls on all old Triumphs and Nortons. First time I rode a Norton I had to keep reminding myself not to mash down the rear brake instead of shifting into 2nd (bike had a reversed shifter too, for extra cruelty) Title: Re: Super Charged Triumph Post by: kopfjäger on January 14, 2010, 10:26:40 PM Title: Re: Super Charged Triumph Post by: LowThudd on January 14, 2010, 11:34:15 PM I have riden an entire 3 motorcycles in my life and they were all japanese. I had no idea the early brit bikes were reversed. When did that stop?
Title: Re: Super Charged Triumph Post by: kopfjäger on January 15, 2010, 12:00:22 AM I have riden an entire 3 motorcycles in my life and they were all japanese. I had no idea the early brit bikes were reversed. When did that stop? Not sure. (someone will know) I say in the 80's. HD Sportster was left brake originally as well. Title: Re: Super Charged Triumph Post by: myssrhl on January 15, 2010, 03:43:36 AM I was perplexed when they went from left brake controls had lots of european dirt bikes, and 2 xr750 harleys, and currently have a norton 750 commando that have the left brake...
Title: Re: Super Charged Triumph Post by: MotoCreations on January 15, 2010, 10:47:36 AM US Govenment mandated for safety reasons in early/mid-70's that the shifter is left side and down/up configuration and the rear brake is the right side. DOT requirements. Rest of the world adapted due to the volume of bikes imported to the USA.
Title: Re: Super Charged Triumph Post by: Drunken Monkey on January 15, 2010, 12:12:31 PM As Paul Harvey use to say" And now we know... the rest of the story."
Title: Re: Super Charged Triumph Post by: NuTTs on January 15, 2010, 12:18:31 PM Old Montesa and Bultaco bikes were also right hand shifters.. damn scary the first time you ride one of these.
Title: Re: Super Charged Triumph Post by: The Don on January 15, 2010, 04:37:41 PM The first Ducati I ever rode, (1974 750 sport) was the same.
Title: Re: Super Charged Triumph Post by: aaronb on January 15, 2010, 05:05:44 PM i thought there was oil in the primary on old trumpets. guess not.
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