I spent today at the old Triumph works at Meriden, Coventry. My mate is part of a 15-strong group going to New Zealand in Feb 2010, (sadly I'm not able to go...) so today they were crating their bikes and putting them in a container for shipping. I trailed my mate's bike over there for him then hung around to watch the fun. Here's one or two snaps:
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nice cool old triumph iron , I like the old beezers too :D
Awesome! They are going to love N.Z. :D
are they going for a rally? I know the BSA lot often ship their their bikes out to wherever their International Rally is beinggn held (and the Vincent Club).. that would be great to do - much as I dislike sitting on an aeroplane for that length of time, I'd make an exception for a trip to New Zealand 8)
so which one is your mates bike?
man, those are some nice old bikes. they are in for a fun time for sure 8)
Quote from: "NeilD"are they going for a rally? I know the BSA lot often ship their their bikes out to wherever their International Rally is beinggn held (and the Vincent Club).. that would be great to do - much as I dislike sitting on an aeroplane for that length of time, I'd make an exception for a trip to New Zealand 8)
so which one is your mates bike?
He's got a T160 Trident, second pic; and you're right this is the BSA rally 2010. The others are just filling up space in the container. They plan to do the USA West Coast run in 4 yrs time so I'm hoping to get on that one.
I love the way these guys deflate anyone getting above themselves though. One Trindent owner proudly stated that his tank was the original untouched factory paint. Another quickly chimed in, "You mean Triumph puffy, pansy, pink"??? :oops: :ImaPoser
nice, i do prefer the look of the T160 vs T150.. 8)
theres a few pictures of Triples amongst the pics I took at the beezumph Rally this year..
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I just can't believe that, some lucky sod is going to get to ride one of the few X-75's around Kiwi, what do you have to do to get a chance like that.
Maybe you shouldn't tell me :shock:
Had heard about the BSA Rally down here (mid Feb next year) and done nowt about it. But having seen those photos, I may have to hasten some spannering on the C11.
Quote from: "oxnsox"I may have to hasten some spannering on the C11.
Good luck, rode a C15 in my yoof I never left home without at least a pack of Woodbine and two spare rocker caps in my pocket :lol:
I have recently had oil soaked dreams of doing an updated X-75 maybe an X-675 :idea: it's just such a gorgeous design and looks so right on a coastal road I can picture it propped up by the side of a deserted beach somewhere in Bay of Islands 8)
Too many projects, only one life :(
X-75 is beautiful isn't it - Would be an ace project Niall. 675 would make it a Street Triple, but with style.....
I will look out for that x-75 as I ain't seen one of them afore. And though it may look good on a northern beach, I've just moved south so it would be nice thru the forests (or by the beaches) down here too. :lol:
As far as I can remember the container arrives late Feb and they fly in 5 March. I'll do some digging and get back to you. I'll also see what I can find out about the plans of the X75 owner - it might help you track him down.
Any idea what it cost Bob?
Any issues with "fumigation" like Australia?
Really pretty nice bikes,
This is mine.
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Quote from: "John Stenhouse"Any idea what it cost Bob?
If I remember rightly, it was about £700 return per bike, but i'll need to check.
Quote from: "Sin_Tiger"Any issues with "fumigation" like Australia?
If Bikes have been well cleaned before they come in then alls well. Like OZ I guess they tend to check the less obvious spots like up inside the guards and around the swingarm pivot and shocks, where a quick clean doesn't always get to.
When I bought my bikes back from Spain I gave them a good clean and they went straight through.
For the BSA event the organisors had some advice about cleaning and carnets on their web site.
(For those who live in better connected countries. Isolated places like NZ and Austraila, don't necessarily have the same mix of agricultural pests and diseases found in some other parts of the globe. And since much of their economies are based on the Agricultual/Pastoral output they do a lot to protect the boarders from the introduction of these things.)
I appreciate the necessity of these measures, NZ particularly is such a rare jewel it would be inconceivable to descimate her further than has been done historically.
Unfortunately the governmental jobsworths in certain countries have more regulations than common sense. Friend of mine recently repating to Oz sold his pretty expensive push bikes locally because he was informed that there would be pesticidal charge regardless of how well they were cleaned, even if they had a pest free certificate from a registered endocoliologist (or whatever bug scientists are called) the cost of which was more for one bike than the cost of both of them new :shock:
That aside I am looking forward to seeing the trip reports from this 8)
Wow, fabulous old British machines. Wish I was going.
Amazing bikes being ridden in an amazing country.
PLEASE post more pics and info as the trip progresses.
OK Folks its a fail on this for me. The BSA convention was last week, in Christchurch, about 260 miles from me. I managed to 'arrange' to be there for work on a few of those days and threw in another to track these guys down. But alas for me they weren't all sitting somewhere with their bikes parked up for others to look at... so I missed them, so missed the pics. Damn.
And this week, they're all off Touring, in the opposite directio from where I'm at. Double damn.
My mate's on this trip so hopefully I can put up some pics when he gets back (around 27th I think...)