gnatty8
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where do you keep all these bikes, gnatty?
And I think the rough French Canuckistan translation for too many is "de trop"
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where do you keep all these bikes, gnatty?
On the other hand, I have tracked down a 1960, restored to museum quality. Looks like it rolled off the showroom floor last week.
In your guys opinion would these Triumphs make for good beginner bikes?
How mechanically inclined are you? Note that many of the older bikes will have drum brakes, and will not match the stopping power of a modern setup. Something to think about if you are a beginning rider. They are nice and light and very agile, so from that perspective, a good fit.
How mechanically inclined are you? Note that many of the older bikes will have drum brakes, and will not match the stopping power of a modern setup. Something to think about if you are a beginning rider. They are nice and light and very agile, so from that perspective, a good fit.
In your guys opinion would these Triumphs make for good beginner bikes?Originally Posted by markI
very agile
Am going to go out on a sturdy limb and say no. I've owned a number of wacky motorcycles, and wrench on all my own equipment, and there's nothing particularly challenging about British bikes of the 60s era, but they require vastly more fiddling than modern bikes, the carbs like to go out of adjustment, and the electronics (though, contrary to rumours, were ok from the factory) can be fairly dodgy now. And it all depends on current state, right? Top end done? New crank bearings journal bearings etc.?
Am going to go out on a sturdy limb and say no.
That's a pretty old "gentleman's sports" bike. With any bike like that, I'd be buying the previous owner, not the bike. My pops has a 1987 Hurricane 1000, and I'd buy that one, because he can account for every oil change and mile since new. But a dodgy Viffer with F1 pipes I'd run run run away from. Viffers are sort of a pain to work on too - tight clearances, fiddly between the banks carbs. But that gear-drive cam noise is sweet.
Why not get a Gen 5? A 2002 with 30,000 miles on it shouldn't run you more than $3000, maybe 2500 if you can find a good deal. It's a much better bike than the 89.
I'd pick a vintage British bike over a vintage Japanese/Italian/German bike any day of the week.
I'd pick a Moto Guzzi (non chrome-bore one). The electrics will undoubtedly be dodgy, but I have a lot of experience working on tractors, so I think I'd feel at home.
Agree with the reco on _which_ vintage trumps, if nothing else will do. I find the 500cc bikes remarkably nicer than the 650s. They just feel lighter, less vibey, more in tune, happier in every way.
That silver cb750 looks very clean.