Triumphrat

4Triumph · 09-14-2006, 10:53 AM

Came across these pictures of three bikes I restored 4 or 5 years ago, thought you might get a kick out of them.

[ This message was edited by: 4Triumph on 2006-09-14 08:57 ]

sweatmachine · 09-14-2006, 10:59 AM

Great XS's!

I'm doing one too, although it's a hardtail.

Troh23 · 09-14-2006, 12:49 PM

Some of the best bikes ever built.

I'm looking to get my hands on one. Two of my friends each have one that they've punk-rocked out. I wanna play too!

sweatmachine · 09-14-2006, 01:16 PM

Ok I can't resist. How's this for punk'd out?

Here's mine:

Still a work in progress, and yes XS650s are great bikes. This thing weighs about 250 pounds soaking wet!

4Triumph · 09-14-2006, 01:21 PM

S,M

Looks good, now you've just gotta find the time to do it up! What color ya thinking? I think it needs something bright! Hope ya don't have to ride it too far, or your roads down there better then up in the north? Is that a Yamarley?

dazco · 09-14-2006, 05:26 PM

I had one when i was only 5........

bobw3592 · 09-14-2006, 06:27 PM

Hat Trick of XS, very nice. How is the Thrux treating you?

BobW :-g

Billdozer · 09-15-2006, 12:30 AM

sweatmachine,

Jello Biafra called, he wants his bike back.

That XS looks bitchin.

sweatmachine · 09-15-2006, 08:30 AM

maybe I can take it on the el diablo run next year...

dazco · 09-15-2006, 10:12 AM

By the way, all joking aside, those are absolutly great twins. As good as any triumph IMO. Mine was a very rare '72 factory chopper that was made in ultra limited quantities. Looked like a one off done by an owner..........very long forks, custom low seat, big ol' sissy bar, custom paint. I woulda rather had a stock one, but i did like that bike none the less. I did see one other but that and mine are the only 2 i ever saw. But i just loved that engine. I gotta say, it was probably a better engine than my speedy in most regards.........no where near the engine noise, more power per cc, valves that could be adjusted in a few minutes, and just a really great feel to it. If yamaha made a sort of hot rod version like the speedy today i'd actually consider it over the triumph. What a great bike. Maybe the best 4 stroke parallel twin ever made.