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I was thinking about making the trip the first week of June to Vintage Rally Days in Anamosa, has anyone been? I would think the hill climb would be great.
Triumph Joins Demo Ride Lineup at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days
Link RemovedPICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is pleased to announce that Triumph Motorcycles will bring a wide range of machines for attendees to demo at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days this July 9-11 at...
I made it down to the 2009 HOAME (Heart of America Motorcycle Enthusiasts) Vintage bike show this afternoon. It was held at the old Downtown Airport (Wheeler Airport) in Kansas City. It took place in a hanger that also houses a Vintage prop driven commercial airplane museum. Lots of cool old...
Last year, Tom and I rode out to the Kansas Speedway for this show. This year it's going to be held at Wheeler Downtown Airport at the Aviation History Museum. Anyone within a 3 hour ride should consider attending.
In addition, you can see one of the few remaining operational Constellations...
FYI: In case you all didnt know the 22nd Annual J. Wood Vintage Motorcycle Auction held in Daytona Beach during Bikeweek was cancelled for 2009.
However, Bator International has come to the rescue and the Auction will be held as usual.
This is a great event and is well worth checking out if you...
I spent the weekend in Lexington, Ohio for Triumph vintage days. It was great. I test drove a couple bikes one was the new Spyder. It was interesting but I did not like it. Never really felt secure riding it and I did not trust turning corners. I guess you would have to get use to it , drove it...
Pianoman came up with another great destination today, the HoAME (Heart of America Motorcycle Enthusiasts) Vintage Bike Show at the Kansas Speedway. The speedway itself is huge (NASCAR , IRL, and others) and is a sight to behold. I ran into the world famous Randy Baxter there along with all of...
Tom this could be your retirement..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/English-Motorcycle-Collection-Triumph-Norton-BSA_W0QQitemZ230106395059QQcategoryZ50036QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Maybe we could all go in together.
These are worth checking out. One is from Triumph in 1958 and the other from BSA, similar era. Both show manufacturing processes in detail.
http://www.webzeum.com/VintageFilms/Triumph/tabid/56/Default.aspx
http://www.webzeum.com/VintageFilms/ClassicBSACirca/tabid/52/Default.aspx...
1967 (the year of Triumph's record US Sales, further to Hondax' post): 30mm Concentric carbs, a mid-year replacement for Amal Monoblocs. Copper-plated exhaust camshaft. Radiused layshaft spline corners (?) . Fork gaiters secured by spring clips (!) . Grey-on-grey quilted seat and an aubergine...
VINTAGE TRIUMPH STORY: Good Read!
by scot steele
Friday, December 22, 2006
Let's raise a glass to the survivors: bikes that, against all odds, are still with us, still running after all these years, as if blessed by some supernatural mechanical momentum.
After a few decades of riding, a number...