Wow, that sounds great! There's a similar situation with Vincent
motorcycles. One of the members of the Vincent Owners Club has never
owned a motorcycle. He has a Vincent Lawnmower--fairly rare I
understand, and remarkably well built. About what you'd expect from
Vincent. Probably cost them more money to produce them than they sold
for.
I recently bought a '68 Triumph TR6 motorcycle for essentially the same
reason. I never really liked Triumph motorcycles, but this was too good
a buy to pass up, and it says Triumph all over it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Alexander Joseph H [mailto:AlexanderJosephH@Waterloo.deere.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 1998 10:52 AM
To: 'Amici Triumphi'
Subject: Weekend Triumph
FOT List:
While out and about this weekend, I came across a pair of his 'n her
bicycles. Triumph they say. From Notingham. Pristine condition and
being
used as "wall art". Paint, seats, and decals intact. They are 3 spds
from
late 50s or early 60s, I suspect.
Can be purchased. And I am interested in doing so.
Anybody know anything about these bikes? I understand that the heritage
goes all of the way back to the late 1800s when the German immigrant
founded
the Triumph bicycle company that eventually evolved into to all kinds of
products including motorcycles and cars.
Although some will tell me that they can be found in garage sales and
such,
this is the first time I have seen one. The large "Triumph" scripted
across
the chain guard really go my attention.
Any interesting "stuff" from the list would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Joe
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