2 superficial questions

Ken said...

So that's why they were widely regarded as piles of shit

 

Our Ken is basing all his knowledge on the leaflet and box from a 1969
Airfix model kit.

 

Tim wrote

Oo, is that allowed? If it is you might as well all go home now and
leave the place to me.


Solvent abuse You younger ones haven't got a clue.

 

I did wonder how you achieved that "lived-in" look

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Tim

None of which addresses the terminal addiction of all of you cunts to
troll-feeding, does it?

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.... of a 1944 Lancaster bomber.

 

Count me out of that - he lives in my twat bin now.

 

If you know so much about Triumphs, then why on earth have you fitted
yours with such a shitre exhaust system, and totally crap wheel rims?

k

 

Why dont you take your own advice then?.................seems you are
just as much a dickhead as all the other eggsuckers on here!

k

 

Strange that then that they are now regarded as very desirable
collectable classic bikes, which few on here can afford!

k

 

Dunno mate, Ken's in my killfile and I was replying to AW. However
you've snipped a bit too much

 

Thus spake Roger Hunt () unto the assembled multitudes:

I was in a bar once and there was this really attractive girl standing with
a couple of friends, looking a bit shifty and uncomfortable while she was
talking to them. A minute later she suddenly called out "Cop this one,
then!" and then released the most thunderous postern blast you'd ever
heard. Priceless.

Whether your solicitor would have been amused if you'd done the same is
another matter.

 

Thus spake Roger Hunt () unto the assembled multitudes:

Hmmm. In 1974 I was 18 and had a Lambretta SX200. By 1976 I had a
Triumph Tiger 650. Could I really have transformed from one to t'other in
so short a time?

 

Ken said...

Desireable? No fucking way.

They're collectable only because they are so rare, which can only mean
that out of the many thousands made, only an handful survived because
they didn't last very long. They were and still are absolute shite.
I wouldn't waste my hard earnt money on crap like that. I buy bikes to
ride and get enjoyment from, I really couldn't do that with *anything*
British.

My boss collects bikes, he had a huge dealership at one time and is very
well known throughout the trade. At our showroom are about 45 classics
and there are loads more stashed here and there around the country. His
collection is made up mainly of classic Japanese and Italian bikes. I
asked why so few Brits and he said they are rubbish and not worth
bothering with in general. At the showroom he does have a Sunbeam S8, an
old Rudge and a brand new Bonneville Jubilee. I asked about the Bonnie
and he said he's never even started it, because Triumphs of that era
were so bad it could blow up as soon as it started. It's the only bike
in the collection that needs an oil drip tray underneath, and it's brand
new. Compared to the Jap bikes from around 1977 the build quality is
dire to say the least.

You have no idea of who can afford what. It's more down to making
sensible choices, which most here seem to do by avoiding Brit-Shit like
the plague.

 

said...

You've met Kimberley from Hulland Ward then. She can burp loudly too.

 

Certainly! After all, we have cygnet > swan, caterpillar > butterfly, so
spotty oik > mature adult is entirely feasible.

 

Shall I find out for you?

 

Meriden did go through a rather Mod-ish phase, with the Tina, and worse,
plonking an upturned bath on the back of some of their proper bikes.

Perhaps the nuances remained into the '70s and your transition wasn't so
painful or so unexpected?

 

Not forgetting the Tigress.

 

Thus spake Roger Hunt () unto the assembled multitudes:

You can if you like, but don't expect any contributions to your bill ;-)