Herb,
What kind of battery eliminator was it? I thought those bikes were magneto
systems like my 64 BMW. I can run it just fine with no battery. The old
Tiger I had when in high school (don't ask when) was a magneto bike too. It
ran just fine with no battery.
Cheers!!
Jim
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:50 PM, WFO Herb <froggi60@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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Cheers!!
Jim
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