Back on a Triumph

Discussion in 'Triumph General Discussion' started by flapinflares, Jul 31, 2015.

  1. flapinflares

    flapinflares Active Member

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    #1 flapinflares, Jul 31, 2015
    Aye up you lot, Not been on here for some time. Had a change of make with my last bike (RE clubman) But just put a deposit on a 2010 Bonnie so here I am back. Im no Bill Gates but thought I would have a go at posting some pics of my past Triumphs. Im a retired Fire fighter and live in Leicestershire. We have got a static caravan on east coast and sold the Enfield for a bike with longer legs for the odd trip to our van. $_12.jpg

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  2. flapinflares

    flapinflares Active Member

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    #2 flapinflares, Jul 31, 2015
    bonny 1.jpg
     
  3. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    #3 thebiglad, Jul 31, 2015
    Hi FF, bit of a Triumph fan are we? ;):D:D Nice collection of bikes.
     
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  4. flapinflares

    flapinflares Active Member

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    #4 flapinflares, Jul 31, 2015
    Over the years I have also had a T110 Triton, Tiger 100ss, and a 1999 Legend. Yes quite like them..
     
  5. folkbloke

    folkbloke Well-Known Member

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    #5 folkbloke, Jul 31, 2015
    Nice!

    And apropos of nothing, your user name reminds me of 1976 when I had a Honda 400F. You'll remember perhaps they had a kick start.

    I went out one day and got to the end of the road went to put my foot down without realising the kickstart was inside my flares. Luckily there was no-one about to see me slowly topple over or struggle to get out from under the bike. Thankfully it wasn't that heavy and I was fired with adrenaline at that point anyway.
     
  6. flapinflares

    flapinflares Active Member

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    #6 flapinflares, Jul 31, 2015
    That's a brill flares tale folkbloke. in 76 I had a Honda 250 G5. the bike I passed test on. the year before I had my fizz. heres a pic with the fizz and big hair!! it was a 73ss. I got one the same a couple of years back. see my pic on left fizz 1.jpg
     
  7. folkbloke

    folkbloke Well-Known Member

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    #7 folkbloke, Jul 31, 2015
    Ha! Nice bikes! Is that a Jawa or a CZ?

    And talking of big hair back then.

    This is me in 1977 (probably wearing THE flares) - me on the left. We must have been playing as it's the drummer on the right and I'm not sure we used to see each other outside the band.

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  8. flapinflares

    flapinflares Active Member

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    #8 flapinflares, Jul 31, 2015
    That's proper hair dude! it was my dads CZ, I remember you had to press in the gear change and pull it back and then it became the kickstart.
     
  9. folkbloke

    folkbloke Well-Known Member

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    #9 folkbloke, Jul 31, 2015
    Proper hair! Yes it was :)

    My brother had a CZ with that weird kickstart. A pile of poo if I remember correctly.
     
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  10. Recycled Rocker

    Recycled Rocker Senior Member

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    #10 Recycled Rocker, Jul 31, 2015
    Welcome back FF, 70's not my era, used to sit in bath to get my ice blue jeans to shrink to my legs..yes honest!! :cool:

    Great pics, don't leave that bike in middle of the road too long :eek:
     
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  11. Dodge74

    Dodge74 Active Member

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    #11 Dodge74, Aug 1, 2015
    lovin those pics from the 70's - folkbloke's looks like a Lynyrd Skynyrd line up

    great collection of lovely bikes flippin flares , I'm well jealous , whereabouts is you're caravan on the east coast , is it anywhere near Skeggy
     
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  12. flapinflares

    flapinflares Active Member

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    #12 flapinflares, Aug 1, 2015
    Most of summer we live in our caravan near Sutton-on-sea. Found a pic of my Legend, one I regret selling, loved it triumph shop.jpg
     
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  13. Dodge74

    Dodge74 Active Member

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    #13 Dodge74, Aug 1, 2015
    ah yes , nice beach along there at sandy lands , and a bit further down at anderby creek . Is that a mk2 ford Cortina in the garage , that'd be worth a few quid now
     
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  14. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    #14 thebiglad, Aug 1, 2015
    Especially if it was a 1600E.
     
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  15. flapinflares

    flapinflares Active Member

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    #15 flapinflares, Aug 1, 2015
    Yes mk2 Cortina, was my dads I only had the fizzy then but it was 40 years ago!
     
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