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 This is a great read. Pottering around english back roads on a veteran motorcycle. Well written and with good explanations of the technology and the learning. http://www.go-faster.com/1914Triumph.htmlOne thing I thought was really neat was a picture of the belt drive which is, I guess canvas. The author describes taking a link out of it and washing it with laundry soap! 
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Bill, That was a great read. Thanks for posting. Really shows how handy people had to be in order to ride a bike like this for any distance and yet some travelled thousands of miles on these bikes. Amazing. Much appreciated. 
12 Rocket Roadster
03 Bonneville America
69 BSA Firebird Scrambler
73 Yamaha TX 750
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Needs a velocity stack, a progressive spring on the forks and a Corbin seat. Just kidding, too cool for school just the way it is.
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These were used extensively by the British army during WW1.....mainly for despatches.....they became known as the ' Trusty Triumph.'
Thanks for the link.....
I took the Road Less Travelled.
Now where the ****** am I?
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Very cool. Love seeing these old machines! 
Kevin - Luceo Non Uro
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Thanks for sharing Bill..Thats nice.
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Quote:
Bill,
That was a great read. Thanks for posting. Really shows how handy people had to be in order to ride a bike like this for any distance and yet some travelled thousands of miles on these bikes. Amazing. Much appreciated.
On page 24 of this magazine is the journal of JT Hart. It's the story of 2 friends doing a road trip in 1922. Amazing stuff.
Journal of JT Hart Page 24
Kevin - Luceo Non Uro
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Good Read Bill 
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