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What exactly makes it more of a Harley than a Triumph? Is it the Triumph motor?, Is it the custom Triumph frame? Is it the Triumph hubs and custom wheels? I don't understand why its more a Harley than a Triumph. Its funny because a lot of v-twin customs that are made rarely have any Harley factory parts on them. So what you are saying is Harley invented the chopper?? And since someone made a chopper out of a Triumph speedmaster, its a Harley?? please explain your hypothesis.


Fryguy



This is the only picture of this bike I've seen. At this resolution I can't tell that the frame is a custom Triumph frame and not a HD based frame customized to accept the Triumph motor. I also can't tell that the hubs are Triumph and not to HD specs so they could fit any number of rims. If they had built it using parts designed to fit a HD, I wouldn't think any less of the bike. As far as Harley inventing the chopper; I have no idea how you managed to get that from my original post. I did not insinuate that nor do I believe it to be true.

I do, however, wish to recind my original statement that this bike is a HD custom. I stand corrected. Drive train makes the bike, it's a Triumph.

I still view most V-twin customs as HD for the most part. The parts hung on those bikes that aren't custom fabricated are invariably designed to fit a HD.

Eric "NQ Sonic" Nordin '03 Speedy lowered and bobbed '00 Speed Triple