What do you think now?

[Timolgra]

It's at the top now but ride it for 30 miles or 3 hours (whichever comes first ) and it'll vibrate back to the bottom again.

Hence why the original location.

Ha ha

 

[mr_magicfingers]

That bike is a beauty.

 

[Wrinkly]

Is that not now pushing it to a stop rather than pulling it to a stop ?

Steve

 

[Shep]

HOS i'll give you £50 for it

 

[Big Jets]

Thats a beut ,if Steve had that trumpet he might have cleared that barbed wire, absolutely gorgeous .

 

[Big Jets]

PS ,theres a Orange Scrambler style Trumpet in Classic Bike Guide for sale looks a belter with a belter of a price tag .In case anyone is interested.

 

[Timolgra]

Thats a beut ,if Steve had that trumpet he might have cleared that barbed wire, absolutely gorgeous .

Bud Ekins

 

[Canuck]

Perfect! Is that yours?

 

[Rob Farmer]

Perfect! Is that yours?

Unfortunately not

It's a hill climber that races at Red Marley. I spotted it at the Stafford show a couple of years ago.

Owned by a guy called Piers Dowell - when you see his website it's obvious why the bike looks so good http://www.piersdowell.com/ENTHhome.html

 

[Dieseldog1]

Nice bike, just wait till some "jobsworth" pulls you up for an illegal number plate or you get an MOT failure for it!

 

[Bury_Dave]

What a beautiful bike Tim. Beautiful.

 

[ExpatinIstanbul]

Without doubt one of the nicest bikes I've ever seen, probably one of the the coolest too. Which is why it seems a crime to think of you owning and riding it, but if you think it might be happy in Turkey..........

 

[Timolgra]

Without doubt one of the nicest bikes I've ever seen, probably one of the the coolest too. Which is why it seems a crime to think of you owning and riding it, but if you think it might be happy in Turkey..........

Ha ha, cool/turkey hmmm it'll cost you

One of McQueen's bikes

That's cool

 

[DavidHale]

Thats a great picture of you and Ange.
You've really captured the retro look well!

 

[Richeyroo]

I appreciate I may come across as a complete fecktard here but I do appreciate that it is an absolutely gorgeous bike. In fact it is only marginally less gorgeous and functional than my beautiful 1983 XT600

So my lamebrained question is, what model and year is it, and how different to standard is it ?

 

[Seamaster]

That bike is pure porn excuse me while I go and

 

[Richeyroo]

what is it

 

[Timolgra]

Tribute Bike

what is it

A custom builder in the NE built it from a 1979 Tiger.

Engine was rebuilt, stainless wheels and mudguard etc. etc. many of the brackets and rear rack etc. were custom made.

Many other new parts from older models were changed to build a bike which payed tribute to some of Steve McQueens Triumphs.
Not a copy of one in particular.

I've not changed the Amal carb for a Mikuni as it just wouldn't look right but there's a couple more changes I have in mind although nothing really pressing

McQueen bike.

 

[Timolgra]

So it would have started life like this. For many the best of the Triumph engines, basically a single carbed Bonneville, single carb runs better, simpler and more torquey.....and of course looks right.

You can see many of the changes such as the original front mudguards stays wouldn't look right, side panels etc etc etc.

It goes from this.

To this. (without that flippin caliper hanging down)

Oh and different tank too.

Good to ride too.

 

[Timolgra]

Fast forward a generation of Triumph development whilst retaining some roots and this develops.

I love it, it would replace my GS, KTM and current Triumph

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