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 I'm too fat and old to really ride something like this but I absolutely love the paint homage to the original Speed Twin and the beautiful form.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Amazing blend of the old and the new! More pics and info... http://www.bikeexif.com/triumph-bonneville-11
Live to love, love to live.
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Not my style but I love the look, love the paint and polished aluminum and the drum brakes. I would love a set of those wheels for my scoot. The front is 4 leading shoe!
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
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Ooooh yeah!!! That IS a work-of-art there, Ed!  Can't find a thing I'd change about it! (...yep, I gotta admit I'm "a little" infatuated with that beauty, myself!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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cant really decide for sure but, is that an old bike with a new engine?? the forks, brakes,swingarm all look older. rather it is or isnt, wow!!!! i like it!!!!  thanks for that pic
ENJOY!!!!! NEWT!!!!!
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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That needs to go on the homepage. Haven't had a Hinkley custom post in a while. Soren probably already did it.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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The front brake is a modern take on the old Triumph twin leading shoe brake, the new version has 4 leading shoes. That thing probably stops on a dime.From what I gathered on the web page they are going to put that into production.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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I'll bet it does stop pretty well Ian, but even the best drum brakes will fade more quickly than will discs, of course.
And actually, that's a Grimeca re-pop, and so it's more a modern take on what were on Italian sport and racing motorcycles before most M/C manufacturers switched to discs, and so, not so much as were on any Brit Bikes back then.
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Sure reminds me of the brake on my 72 Daytona and a few others I have.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
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Well, as I recall, Norton offered a TLS brake with an air-cooling inlet very similar to that Grimeca on some of their Atlas, Dominator and early Commando models.
However, the later '60s Triumph TLS brakes were a different(and I believe an In-house) design all their own.
(...btw, upgrading to either a TLS or a 4LS Grimeca was a very popular thing to do back in the days of when Cafe Racers first became popular in the '60s...they were highly regarded back then, and had the same reputation that Brembo braking systems enjoy today)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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BSA and Triumph used the same twin leading shoe brake for a time not sure if Norton used it or not.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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I'm too fat and old to really ride something like this but I absolutely love the paint homage to the original Speed Twin and the beautiful form.
Absolutely stunning 
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BSA and Triumph used the same twin leading shoe brake for a time...
Yep. When the BSA Group owned Triumph, there were a lot of components which were shared, alright.
And actually, the original TLS front brakes on the '68-'70 650s(and on the '68-'73 500s) I think were better than the "Conical"(some even call 'em "comical") TLS's brakes which came on the '71 and later OIF 650 BSAs and Triumphs, and until Triumph switched to the Lockheed disc.
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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You're right, what a beaut!
'08 America, AI removed, National Cycle windscreen, bags, tach, dresser bars
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Ooooh yeah!!! That IS a work-of-art there, Ed!
Can't find a thing I'd change about it!
I can..............The Title Deeds. 
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Should be Riding
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That needs to go on the homepage. Haven't had a Hinkley custom post in a while. Soren probably already did it.
Nope, but they are there now...
http://www.bonnevilleamerica.com/pair-of-streemaster-twins
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I think they were better that the conical too Dwight.
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NICE!
Keith
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+1
Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Didn't notice the custom clutch cover before Interesting.
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