Joined: Sat Dec 20, 2008 6:38 pm Posts: 489 Location: Plainfield, IN
I've never seen the Triumph scrambler 865. That baby is sick.
BTW Jey lol, the paperwork will be in the mail this week. I only have to take the pic file to CVS to get it printed.
Sorry for the delay, been looking for jobs as my boss has threatend to fire 2 of us for being too slow. I'm sorry, i just want to keep people from dying while riding in taxi's. However good news is honda motorcycles needs a parts guy and i have an interview tomorrow for it during lunch hour
Back to the current thread, i f'n love triumphs. I'm pretty sure someday i'd like to have one. Dunno bought the classic ones as the parts are more scarce then triple parts and are the cost of a new harley usually
Joined: Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:58 pm Posts: 356 Location: Madison Alabama
tbpmusic ...... you're right...it would have been nice if Honda had taken the CB line to several models along the same body style through the 70's and into the 80's, like maybe a 650, 750, or even 850. I wish their new CB1100f was a 750.
Although Honda didn't....Triumph sure has. I mark the Bonnie right up there with the same style of bike.
Also...I was looking today at Moto Guzzi's new V7. Only 400 lbs dry. Unfortunately it's way low on power at 47 hp. Maybe they'll throw in two more valves per cylinder and at least get it to 60.
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Joined: Sat Dec 20, 2008 6:38 pm Posts: 489 Location: Plainfield, IN
RicH2 wrote:
tbpmusic ...... you're right...it would have been nice if Honda had taken the CB line to several models along the same body style through the 70's and into the 80's, like maybe a 650, 750, or even 850. I wish their new CB1100f was a 750.
Although Honda didn't....Triumph sure has. I mark the Bonnie right up there with the same style of bike.
Also...I was looking today at Moto Guzzi's new V7. Only 400 lbs dry. Unfortunately it's way low on power at 47 hp. Maybe they'll throw in two more valves per cylinder and at least get it to 60.
So wait, a 700cc only makes 50HP rougly????
God, that says much for technological advancement. A 27 yr old transverse v-twin with a 500cc still puts out what a new guzzi does today........
Joined: Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:12 am Posts: 741 Location: Malmo, Sweden
I really like the looks of this scrambler model but unfortunately Triumph used the engine from the custom model with 270° crank (something to do with noice regulations) so it sounds more like a v-twin than the true British sound of a 360° crank Bonneville.
Triumph Scrambler with 270° crank.
Triumph Bonneville with 360° crank.
_________________ /Ronny
Bikes: Honda CB 450 K1 without engine and tank - 1968 Honda CB 450 K5 with K1 tank and seat - 1975 Honda CB 500 K1 - 1975 Tomos APN4 - 1973 Peugeot Speedake - 1996
Joined: Sun Jun 21, 2009 4:22 pm Posts: 558 Location: Lennox, South Dakota
Yeah.......I'm actually considering getting one of those Harley-wanna-be-Hondas. Do I get a big (kinda) Japanese parallel twin that's not a Honda or a big (kinda) Honda that's not a parallel twin?
Decisions decisions.
I think I'll go polish something.
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