 My favorite Bonnie thus far...
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Just seen this one by Down and Out via the Bike Shed.I am completely in love with this one!Here is a link to the write up http://thebikeshed.cc/2015/09/30/down-out-cafe-racers-triumph-t100/
2006 865 Neon Blue/Jet Black Speedmaster,790cams, TTP Stage 2 Firestarter, Epco Exhaust with 10.25" Samson Vrod baffles, UNI pods with 40 pilots, 150 mains,Thruxton needles, 3 turns out.
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Re: My favorite Bonnie thus far...
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You gotta love balloon tyres but knobbly balloon tyres ? Even better 
"You can't believe everything you read on the internet" : William Shakespeare
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Re: My favorite Bonnie thus far...
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You gotta love balloon tyres but knobbly balloon tyres ? Even better
2006 865 Neon Blue/Jet Black Speedmaster,790cams, TTP Stage 2 Firestarter, Epco Exhaust with 10.25" Samson Vrod baffles, UNI pods with 40 pilots, 150 mains,Thruxton needles, 3 turns out.
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Check Pants
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You gotta love balloon tyres but knobbly balloon tyres ? Even better
Are those dual-sport tires?
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Re: My favorite Bonnie thus far...
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Why then, chaps, let's all go out and buy Sunbeam S7's.
Seriously, anyone tried riding on these?
Goodbye Cruel World, methinks.
Al
I took the Road Less Travelled.
Now where the ****** am I?
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Why then, chaps, let's all go out and buy Sunbeam S7's
I was looking at getting an S7 a little while ago. Bloody lovely bikes.
"You can't believe everything you read on the internet" : William Shakespeare
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Check Pants
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A Sunbeam would be a perfect bike for the Distinguished Gentleman s ride.
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Sorry JD,it's just "not my cup of tea old chap":couch Side covers stolen from my old TX 650 Yamaha.I always wondered what happened to them  Great exhaust for burning your leg on. Looks like re-set pegs/controls. The driving light is good.Upside down forks?Ok Maybe, they're supposed to work better. Ah well, each to their own.  One of the Sunbeams models was supposedly very break-down prone it wasn't the S7 was it? They are lovely looking, though I'd still prefer the old 1955 T110 I had.  https://youtu.be/BRdfvoTK4nM S7
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"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
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Yes, it was the S7 which was problematic.....the worst was that the shaft drive to the rear wheel was by a worm gear made from ( I think) a bronze alloy which wore rapidly......but there were other problems too...including poor performance ...shame, as it was intended to be a British BMW ......a gentleman's conveyance( more like ' convenience') in UK parlance.
I chopped one once ( sorry)
Al
I took the Road Less Travelled.
Now where the ****** am I?
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I like it just would rather have the same size tires but street tires and I would be good to ride that sucker.
2007 Speedmaster and miss it!
2013 T-Bird Storm and Luvin it!
Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 70 mph can double your vocabulary
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Yes, it was the S7 which was problematic.....the worst was that the shaft drive to the rear wheel was by a worm gear made from ( I think) a bronze alloy which wore rapidly......but there were other problems too...including poor performance ...shame, as it was intended to be a British BMW ......a gentleman's conveyance( more like ' convenience') in UK parlance.
I chopped one once ( sorry)
Al
Yep,I chopped my T110.I should be horsewhipped. I still have nightmares that one day I'll meet the Triumph god and face retribution.Cool in the day,but destruction of a classic.Of course who'd have realised Triumphs would be classics back in those days? Only folks who thought they'd live past thirty I suppose
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"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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