planedriver Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 For those who were not previously aware, motorcycles were actually in use, even back in the day's of Christ, and were invented by a man named Moses. I read this in a very old copy of the Bible which clearly stated that: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The roar of his Triumph could be heard through the streets of Jeruselem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Very good !! Unfortunately you would not hear that with my wifes bonnie as she has the standard mufflers on it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster Bob Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Yea therily It also mentions something about anointing with oil , so they were definately Trumpys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLA82 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Triumpths, Turning motorcyclists into mechanics since the early 1900's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Crezzi Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Triumpths, Turning motorcyclists into mechanics since the early 1900's. Well mine didn't - at least until the wife dropped it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLA82 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 lol:laugh: I actually forgot about that at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster Bob Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 its all greek to me! Ah.. a common mistake translating the ancient Greek text to English : ο βρυχηθμός του θριάμβου του. has been mistranslated from το κουδούνισμα του θριάμβου του it should have read "The rattle of his Triumph could be heard through the streets of Jeruselem" Now we're talking legendry British workmanship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechfx Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I heard triumph engineers in the 70's were stopped from releasing a Triumph Television on to market because they couldn't figure out how to stop it leaking oil.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 because they couldn't figure out how to stop it leaking oil.... Why that's easy....just don't put any in it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TOSGcentral Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Well the biblical story obviously was not a BSA Gold Star - one of those things would have broken every window in the place and probably brought down a few mud walls! My DBD34 certainly turned me into a mechanic though! Keeping it tuned and 'on the mega' was a constant activity and labour of love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Well the biblical story obviously was not a BSA Gold Star - one of those things would have broken every window in the place and probably brought down a few mud walls!My DBD34 certainly turned me into a mechanic though! Keeping it tuned and 'on the mega' was a constant activity and labour of love Do you still have it now ? If not I bet you wish you did - they go for silly money ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TOSGcentral Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Naw mate - long gone and part of a misspent youth Life can be ironic can it not? I had the opportunity of buying the last Goldie made! Brand new and on the showroom floor in Nottingham. It was two hundred quid! Gawd knows what it would be worth now!!!! But 200 was way beyond the means of an 18 year old! I bought a second hand one that had been 'breathed on' by Taylor Dow in Banbury - and what a machine! Geared for racing but fully road going. 60 mph in bottom, 85 in 2nd, 103 in 3rd and 118 in top. Cost me a fortune in new clutches and replacement primary drive chains. They were hopeless in city traffic and savage on power delivery via the mega and extreme valve overlap. Never regretted owning it though and only dropped it once (ice road). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Crezzi Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Triumph fans might enjoy this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc" Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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