I think so...Originally Posted by csmutty
Got it home today.
That's awesome. We have a British bike show every year near here. That would be a great ride to bring on the country roads.
Oh man, that is so cool. I want one. And an old triumph, and norton, and Ariel, and...
2019 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE
2022 Husqvarna fe501s
He gave his 1950 Triumph Thunderbird to my brother. It needs a lot more work than the BSA to road worthy and it's a hard tail, so not exactly something anyone would want to ride a lot.
Wow, that's gorgeous! Don't touch it at all, just ride the wheels off of it.
Edit: That reminds me of 1985- I returned to UVa to finish my degree, and I used to park behind the Econ building, right next to one of those (it had a chromed tank) ridden by one of the professors. I remember how the forks would shake visibly at idle. Sounded sweet!
Last edited by dontpanic; 04-27-14 at 06:57 PM.
Go fast. Have fun. Repeat.
With such low mileage and apparently nice shape I would keep it stock and enjoy it for what it is. If you really want to go for some authentic British cafe fun, then consider trading with a collector who values mileage and original condition over pizazz. If you still really want to go cafe with it, then at least set aside the original tank & body panels in clean dry storage.
A couple British bike events worth attending to see what else is out there are the MassBIA Spring show, http://www.massbia.com/events/event_spring2014.html, and the BSA Owners Club annual meet, http://www.bsaocne.org/index.html. The latter has a lot more bikes (of all British makes) typically.
2005 Triumph Speed Triple, Jet Black
I'd like to see that one, any pics?
Kurt
And don't believe everything you think.
SCORE!
Paul_E_D
Not yet. I'll take some next time I see it.
Looks like this one:
I'd agree with most above, clean it up a bit, get it running, ride it. Cool bike, Dave. Have fun with that.
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