Triumph Thunderbird

Bought as several boxes of disparate parts, I at first wondered if I'd lost my marbles. It was a 1960, bathtub model, but of course they'd gone. The loved/loathed slickshift was present. A strip of the engine showed pretty good nick, but many non standard parts, like an alloy head and Bonnie cams. Pistons were 9.75, up from standard. As I couldn't warrant the cost of nos bathtubs and didn't want fibreglass, I left the alloy head on, even though ...
...so that left a bit more meat. After nearly a year, she was ready for testing. Filled up with unleaded (valve seats modded), Second kick! After 30 years, she was running. Out for mot, straight through the test. Picked up a tax disc, I asked if they wanted a cheque for £0.00, but they didn't. Performance? A decent unrestricted 125 would give her a run, only 4 gears, drum brakes, no turn signals etc etc. Fun? In spades. What makes it even more pleasant ...

Daytonastar 04.01.2008 · Read full review
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Triumph is a name that will go down in History, people a hundred years from now will be talking about these classic motorcyles, Thunderbird, Bonneville, names to invoke the `rocker' in all of us. Compared to todays `plastic rockets' the Thunderbird is slower (but is still capable of over 100mph), but that unmistakable Triumph twin sound and the roadholding as you accelerate through the bends belies their age. I toured around Scotland on mine back ...
...and the rest of the Triumph family may take a bit of getting used to (no electric start for a begining) . A major plus for these classic Triumph are all the spares you ever need are available from a wealth of suppliers the world over. Once riden never forgotten. ...

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In the early 1950's i rode my 1950 Triumph Thunderbird from Vancouver BC to Toronto ON (a distance of about 3500 miles). It was early april when i made the trip and quite cold and unpleasant to ride so the operative word was tto get the trip over just as quickly as possible. I made it in just a few hours over 4 days. The bike preformed beautifully without a moment spent on repairs or anything other than usual maintenance. I'd buy another in a minute if i could find one just like it. ...

Surfside334 21.08.2007
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