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Re: [Spridgets] 70 Tiger - Brit Bike Comment

To: jmj3351@comcast.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 70 Tiger - Brit Bike Comment
From: "WFO Herb" <froggi60@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:50:18 -0800
Many years back, a friend of mine, Rex Sebring of Sebring Electronics built
a 'battery eliminator' for my '64.  I put one on my Bonneville, my brothers
'64 and my '70 BSA.  All three bikes still have the units and still
start/run with absolutely no problems.

Herb

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 7:09 AM, <jmj3351@comcast.net> wrote:

> I had a Triumph Daytona and a Tiger, the only problems were always caused
> by
> the English gremlins in the electrical systems.B We all know why the
> English
> drink warm beer, Lucas made the refrigerators.
>
>
>
> JMJ - Green 1500
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kirk Hargreaves" <khargreaves2@gmail.com>
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:34:33 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [Spridgets] 70 Tiger - Brit Bike Comment
>
> Regarding Brit bikes. . . .
>
>
> I had a 1970 Triumph Tiger, 650cc, single carb (Bonny's had the double carb
> otherwise the same bike).
>
> I rode it for several years as my main transport. B I was also a full time
> Sr. Pastor of a large church at the time.
>
> Some of the more conservative members were thrown off when they saw me pull
> into the parking lot of the church. B I pulled off my full face helmet with
> tinted face cover and when they saw it was their "Pastor" they were a bit
> stunned.
>
> I had to remind them that riding a Triumph was the only theologically
> correct bike to ride and that it was noted in the Old Testament, B "David's
> triumph could be heard all throughout the land."
>
> As far as the bike was concerned, it never gave me any trouble, it ran
> flawlessly. B It did leak, as they all leak on the showroom floor (the way
> they split cases guaranteed leaks).
>
> To me, this is another example of a well built Brit machine.
>
> Kirk
> 59 B Bug Eye 1275, etc etc etc etc etc
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