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In years gone by, young men dribbled and young women swooned at the very mention of the name. Bonneville. Can the T120 live up to its reputation, even today? Rowena Hoseason examines an icon Think of the days of export guarantees when America reached for its wallet and bought the T120 by the boatload. Britain…

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Chris Spaett of Venture Classics has restored several classic Triumph motorcycles, so he seemed like the ideal chap to review this new book for us… I have restored and been involved in the restoration of many Triumph motorcycles, mainly unit construction 650s but also a few pre-unit machines so whilst definitely not being an expert…

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Shock-horror! After much online debate, a RealClassic.co.uk reader splashes some cash on a shiny Triumph twin! Paul Webb explains how he’s fallen in love with his second-ever Britbike, and now all his thoughts are golden… Somewhere on this page you should see some photos of my newly acquired Triumph 3TA, one of the rare 1964…

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Kevin off of the RealClassic Message Board ponders the origins of his 1961 Triumph 500 twin, originally registered as CSU 662. Maybe… Old bikes; different things to different people. At one end you have the fully restored as new type of bike, the sort that could grace any museum, then you have the “original” oily…

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After 14 months of hard labour, Dave has turned a miscellany of motorcycle spares into a real live classic bike. But now he has to make it legal… The bike ran and rode well, so my attention now turned to the MoT. I rang my local motorcycle tester to arrange an appointment. But unfortunately they…

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It’s a winner! Stuart Bidwell’s Trident collected a pretty prize during the 2004 summer show season. But when he bought it, Stuart thought it was ready to roll… The final production incarnation of Triumph 740cc triple was the T160, built between 1975 and 1976. With its electric start, left-side gearchange, five speed gearbox and sleek…

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So Dave had just taken his first ride on his rebuilt Triumph Tiger… and then he stopped to look at it. Ooops… After riding (on a bubblewrap seat) to the end of the road and back, I decided to let the engine run for a few minutes so that I could get the tickover adjusted…

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The end of the project is in sight, and Dave isn’t going to let little things like the lack of a saddle and dodgy ignition timing stop him. Pass the bubblewrap, and he’s away! Following the success of the inaugural engine start I was keen to get a move on and get my project finished.…

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It’s the Moment Of Truth for Dave’s rebuild project. The Tiger is back in one piece and he’s got to get it going. So. Will it start? So this was it, engine oil in, gearbox oil in, ignore the leaks from the gearbox due to no sealant and fit the petrol tank, fuel tap and…

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After a day’s escapades, Steve The Toaster reckons this is one Triumph which is a classic straight from the crate. Martin Gelder, on the other hand, says it might be big but it’s not clever… A large number of people would have you believe that good things come in small packages. What about chocolates? Ask…

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