Lebro Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 Very nice. Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 10 hours ago, John Reilly said: My first lockdown project. To recover an an abandoned and dismanteld 1952 Ariel. Sold my 1070 Bonneville in summer 2019 and thought I was finished with biking and then I saw an ad for this bike and as it was local I decided to have a look, fatal! It left the UK in 1995 to go to Kenya, came to Ireland in 2004 and was stripped down and forgotten soon afterwards. Running nicely now after a bit of love and skint knuckles John That’s lovely, good work ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 16 hours ago, John Reilly said: My first lockdown project. To recover an an abandoned and dismanteld 1952 Ariel. Sold my 1070 Bonneville in summer 2019 and thought I was finished with biking and then I saw an ad for this bike and as it was local I decided to have a look, fatal! It left the UK in 1995 to go to Kenya, came to Ireland in 2004 and was stripped down and forgotten soon afterwards. Running nicely now after a bit of love and skint knuckles John Nice work. I'm still going on my lockdown project ..... but aim to finish this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EliTR6 Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 16 hours ago, John Reilly said: My first lockdown project. To recover an an abandoned and dismanteld 1952 Ariel. Sold my 1070 Bonneville in summer 2019 and thought I was finished with biking and then I saw an ad for this bike and as it was local I decided to have a look, fatal! It left the UK in 1995 to go to Kenya, came to Ireland in 2004 and was stripped down and forgotten soon afterwards. Running nicely now after a bit of love and skint knuckles John That's gorgeous! Got any before photos? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Smith Posted April 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 17 hours ago, John Reilly said: My first lockdown project. To recover an an abandoned and dismanteld 1952 Ariel. Sold my 1070 Bonneville in summer 2019 and thought I was finished with biking and then I saw an ad for this bike and as it was local I decided to have a look, fatal! It left the UK in 1995 to go to Kenya, came to Ireland in 2004 and was stripped down and forgotten soon afterwards. Running nicely now after a bit of love and skint knuckles John Very nice indeed! I note the obligatory newspaper underneath. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony_C Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 On 4/23/2021 at 8:20 AM, SeanF said: Thats a very good plan Andrew. Like Steve, I have enjoyed restoring a couple of bikes since I finished the TR6 in 2018. First a 1976 Triumph Bonneville which I imported from the US, followed by a 2005 Kawasaki Vulcan 500, also a US import but not imported by me. Enjoy riding both when the weather allows. Stunning Sean!....... However, doesn’t look authentic to me........ where is the oil patch underneath? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 31 minutes ago, Tony_C said: Stunning Sean!....... However, doesn’t look authentic to me........ where is the oil patch underneath? On the newspaper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SeanF Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Tony_C said: Stunning Sean!....... However, doesn’t look authentic to me........ where is the oil patch underneath? Thanks Tony. All authentic . Had her out for a nice spin this afternoon in the cold Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark69 Posted May 5, 2021 Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 On 4/29/2021 at 8:40 PM, Tony_C said: Stunning Sean!....... However, doesn’t look authentic to me........ where is the oil patch underneath? The health and safety officer at the local supermarket had asked Sean to move his bike ,because he had parked it on a rather large oil spill. The area can be seen behind fenced off to prevent customers slipping on the oil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark69 Posted May 5, 2021 Report Share Posted May 5, 2021 Last year I had a little bit of a mid life crisis and bought myself this little Italian beauty, haven’t even passed my test yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 8 hours ago, Mark69 said: Last year I had a little bit of a mid life crisis and bought myself this little Italian beauty, haven’t even passed my test yet. Nice, the Scrambler is a lot of fun. get that test passed pronto ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 Do they still do direct access test to bigger bikes? I passed my bike test in 1980/1 I think when the examiner stood on different corners of a housing estate at you went round and stepped out into the road for an emergency stop !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, Hamish said: Do they still do direct access test to bigger bikes? I passed my bike test in 1980/1 I think when the examiner stood on different corners of a housing estate at you went round and stepped out into the road for an emergency stop !! I did DAS in 2004 and it was quite onerous, with three tests ! Practical with observer following on another bike theory CBT Hazard awareness ‘gamified’ test worth it :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Steves_TR6 said: I did DAS in 2004 and it was quite onerous, with three tests ! Practical with observer following on another bike theory CBT Hazard awareness ‘gamified’ test worth it :-) i did the IAM advanced test on my BMW1150GS Adventure.a good course with lots of friendly observed rides. often thought of doing the car one- and turn upon the TR3a with aero screens and see how they cope - as they tend to advise based on modern cars and all the driver assistance they provide power steering abs etc H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted May 6, 2021 Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 (edited) Here’s a shot of Scruffy and the Superlight queuing to get out for a test ride after servicing :-) Scruffy is a 1976 CB550 and the Superlight is a 1996 model, they are thus 20 years apart but remarkably similar technologically. both also great to ride in their own way Edited May 6, 2021 by Steves_TR6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 That Superlight looks very tidy - I should never have sold mine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted May 7, 2021 Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) I used to have a 748 s great on the track as it comes alive over 70/80mph has ace brakes from 140mph + so not great on the road. me on track Edited May 7, 2021 by Hamish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EliTR6 Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 100miles on this little bike yesterday! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kiwifrog Posted June 14, 2021 Report Share Posted June 14, 2021 I have 4 bikes in my garage but I have no Idea what they are, the road bike is a Kawka 650 the 3 off road bikes are other stuff. When I was young I used to love trashing round what I think was a Two stroke 250 round the hills on my mates farm, we used to get some serious air on that bike. Not having a bike license license I also borrowed at Least 3 road bikes off of some friends at various stages and wrecked two of them, possibly why I could never get a bike license. A few years ago when my eldest started to get into bikes I thought as I was older, heavier and wiser I should rekindle my interest in 2 wheeled motorised conveyances, so I borrowed Davyds TZR50, needles to say that within 100 meters I had dropped it , so I guess I should stick to 4 wheeled triumphs (I would still really like a bike though ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul J Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 (edited) Roads are far too bus down here for the TR with staycation, good excuse to take this out. Edited July 30, 2021 by Paul J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steves_TR6 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 35 minutes ago, Paul J said: Roads are far too bus down here for the TR with staycation, good excuse to take this out. Is that an r9t Paul? i quite fancy a horiz opposed twin ( being a big air cooled 911 fan) steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul J Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 26 minutes ago, Steves_TR6 said: Is that an r9t Paul? i quite fancy a horiz opposed twin ( being a big air cooled 911 fan) steve Hi Steve Yes its the R NineT I have always liked the Boxer, and have had quite a few over the years mainly airheads, bit like Marmite love them or hate them. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted August 1, 2021 Report Share Posted August 1, 2021 Can I play? I am no longer two wheeled but I did have a couple of contraptions I wish I’d kept. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris59 Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Except the Solex above, all your bikes are far to heavy, guys.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris59 Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) This is my 1986 Honda 600 XRR. All my others bikes (except a 1988 Honda 600 Transalp and a 300 KLXR Kawasaki) are two strokes all terrain bikes : 290cc 2005 Sherco Trial (as pictured above -72Kg !-), 240cc 1976 KTM, 250cc 1992 Honda CR, 250cc 1995 Yamaha YZ, and the list goes on. Edited August 9, 2021 by Chris59 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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