Triumph

Make or Break? Triumph 675 Street Triple.

Make or Break? Triumph 675 Street Triple. “That’s a bit modern.” Agreed. Compared to the usual bikes that pass through, this one is practically new! Of course it isn’t new, it is already 8 years old and it does have…

 

Flogged It Friday! Triumph T595 Daytona engine.

Flogged It Friday! Triumph T595 Daytona engine. “Is that a 600cc?” No. Triumph confused some people when they called their new super bike a T595 Daytona. Many wrongly assumed the T595 meant it was a 600cc, which of course it…

 

Make or Break? Triumph T595 Daytona.

Make or Break? Triumph T595 Daytona. “They never caught on.” Back when Sportsbike Britain wanted full on race reps for the road, Triumph realised that if they were going to mix it with the big boys, then they would need…

 

Flogged It Friday! Triumph TT600 Bodywork Set.

FF Triumph TT600 Bodywork Set. “Why didn’t you split the set up?” Basically because every single panel had either a scuff or crack in it. One side fairing had also been repaired (badly) in the past! On the plus side,…

 

Flogged it Friday! Triumph Arm.

Flogged it Friday! Triumph Arm. ‘Single sided swinging arms, they still cool?’ Demand for single sided swingers used to be high. Everything VFR750 Pro Arm model that came my way would give up its rear end to the great god…

 

Flogged it Friday! Triumph T595 Daytona Clock set.

Flogged it Friday! Triumph T595 Daytona Clock set. “They look funky.” Triumph threatened to rewrite the superbike rulebook when they teased us with the launch of their strangely named T595. Despite what the name implied it wasn’t a 600cc bike after…

 

Flogged it Friday! Triumph Daytona 600 2004.

Flogged it Friday! Triumph Daytona 600 2004. “It was mint before the crash.” Not every bike that gets crashed ends up in the yard to be broken. Some bikes that have been written off and given a Cat N classification…

 

Make or Break? Triumph Daytona 1200.

Make or Break? Triumph Daytona 1200. “That’s a bit bright!” Yellow motorcycles, I’ve never been a fan! This big old Triumph looks like a chunky wasp with its custard yellow finish and black trimmings. In fact, every person that’s seen it…

 

Despair Shop 16 – Holey Crap Batman

Despair Shop 16 Holey Crap Batman. So last week’s episode told of a CBR1000f that I had acquired that had looked to be a bit of a bargain. This week I discovered why it wasn’t. I had sorted all the…