I should have know better: the first momentary glance of these two bikes from across the street raised a very brief moment of hope: my two favorite vintage bikes together! The retro-Triumph is a pretty nice piece of work, and makes a nice ride, I hear. But at least BMW hasn’t started making a retro R 60 (or 69?) yet. Here’s a closer look at the real deal:
Don’t even get me started on these…or it will end up like the Peugeot wagon history. I’ve got way too much else to do…another time; just keep walking.
I love old bikes almost as much as old cars. That Triumph is a tricky one, but that Bimmer(Beemer? I get confused) is sweet.
I’ve had a few old Triumphs pass through the kennel, as well as a few early Hondas and Maico 250s with the coffin tank(those may not count as they were strictly off road).
Bimmers are cars. Beemers are bikes.
Some day I want to get a T-160 as a garage mate to the T509 Speed Triple.
Love those Triumphs!!! Is that a Trophy?? definitely NOT a Bonneville –
It’s a Scrambler, which is the “off-road” version of the Hinckley Bonneville.
I’ve been lusting after the new Bonnevilles for a long time. It’s probably for the best that there’s no room for one in my budget.
Definitely not classic british no oil stain under it
Peter Egan said one of the things Triumph got right with the new Scrambler is that the pipes are now on the righthand side, making it more amenable to beer-in-hand garage gazing.
I think he was right.
Just don’t forget that the reason Triumph stopped making these back in the 70’s is that everyone preferred the Japanese bikes. They always started, ran better, didn’t leak oil, and the electronics worked. If you’re a rider instead of a watcher, the new Triumph is definitely the way to go. I’m still waiting for my retro CB750 Honda to come out.
My dad (who is 56) wants a full dresser Harley Soft-tail or a Honda Goldwing. I tease him that he’d spend less money by getting a clean, low mile, Chrysler Crossfire roadster.
But I do love bikes – for around town trips.
Ah, ya hit me at my OTHER soft spot. Bikes…
I was getting my BMW – a definitely NON retro, R1200GS, serviced…the dealer started handling Triumphs, too. Had a couple of new retro Bonnevilles on the floor…tagged at $8700. Nice, neat styling…Triumph has some variation on that basic chassis, but those Bonnevilles are classic straight-frame, UJM-style…the type I learned on thirty years ago.
Someday…hopefully before I get too old to swing that leg up and over…