Triumphrat

Retro-Racer

So I responding to the fork brace thread when the phone rings:

Me>"Good afternoon, SEL-MOTION."

Him<"You sell the Triumph Sp*tf**e?" (word garbled)

>"I'm sorry, I heard the Triumph but what was the 2nd word?"

<"SPITFIRE, MAN. You sell the Triumph Spitfire?"

-Now at this point, I'm assumming it's one of my goofy buddies having a go with me. But I play it straight.

>"Spitfire, what is that?"

-I can hear the caller speaking to someone else; 'Motherf**ker don't know what a Spitfie is.'

<"It's a Triumph."

>"A Triumph motorcycle or a car?"

<"A car."

>"I'm a motorcycle shop."

-Caller telling someone 'he's a motorcycle shop.'

<"F**k you." -click-

And now you have a small insight as to the joys of phone sales. No wonder some shops never answer their phones.

/M

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jimballard

Ahhh..............reminds me of some of the "winners" I dealt with in my auto repair days; "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away........"

The "village idiot" doesn't miss them (the days or the "winners"): Jim

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Jim Ballard

The older I get, the faster I was....until lately!! (Speed IS the fountain of youth)!

sayonora

You should be more polite the next time

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Triumph t100 black custom cafe-scrambler

1972 Honda CB350Four - sold
1989 Honda XRV650 RD03 Africa Twin - sold
2001 Royal Enfield Bullet 350 - sold

doxiedog

Been down that rabbit hole!
Me at parts sales:
Him, i need one of those black things, for a honda.
What year is your honda?
It's a red one.
It's 50 question time.....

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I'm 67.... 17,when rideing :)

Owenbrau

You didn't know what a Triumph Spitfire is?

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There is a fine line between "hobby", and "mental illness"

J Free

I didn't know they still made those.

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PAAS

They don't!

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Paul.

Herts. UK
Aubergine & White 05 T100 (865cc) with numerous mods.
(Previously Ducati Monster S4 and several UJMs)

AshlandTriumph

It always amazing how folks in the wrong have to get the last 'f' word in.

rwantin

Well, since you're local and all, nice to know I can get a Spitfire from you if I decide to give up on my TR6.

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Robert
2007 Bonneville T100 - Ricor Intiminators, Ohlins 36E's, TOR's, Burton DS003 and other geegaws.

CHRIS211083

This is a Triumph Spitfire.....



It's a 1966 mk2 1149cc. However I'm currently modding it, it's not far of finished.



It's now a lemans rep triumph spitfire mk2 with a Zetec se 1.6 engine(135bhp) with 5 speed g-box. I've go some cams to go in if I think it needs it but well see.

Chris.

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BOOKIN'ME AIN'T GONNA SLOW ME DOWN,OFFICER.....