I had a Triumph Trophy 500 for a few years. Keeping that thing tuned right with those dual points was a little trying. Then the exhaust stubs in the head vibrated the threads out, and a footpeg vibrated off, never to be found again. Triumphs were aptly called the 'Prince of Darkness' for a good reason. At night I was always prepared to be doing 60 in the dark if the lights suddenly quit. My butt would itch from the vibes and parts were terribly expensive. I had to get used to those Wentworth, or whatever they were called, bolts. If a bolt is lost there is no replacement except from another junked British bike.
To it's credit, the low center of gravity made it a very easy handling bike, once I got used to the brake pedal on the left and shifter on the right. Thank goodness the front brake worked well!! But I sure do wish I had that bike now! Jim
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Today's Featured Article - Listening to Your Tractor - by Curtis Von Fange. Years ago there was a TV show about a talking car. Unless you are from another planet, physically or otherwise, I don’t think our internal combustion buddies will talk and tell us their problems. But, on the other hand, there is a secret language that our mechanical companions readily do speak. It is an interesting form of communication that involves all the senses of the listener. In this series we are going to investigate and learn the basic rudimentary skills of understanding this lingo.
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