I suppose it's like a very stiff, dry and intense chutney. But made half way round the world from India. Of course, the flavours are also different, but I would expect the method to be similar.
From the Politics thread: Yes. The lack of innovation killed them. Their biggest market was the USA, where they sold them by the bucket load. I honestly think that many Americans from a certain era think that Triumphs were American, because they often out-sold Harley. Then Honda came on the scene and very quickly showed everyone how to make a motorcycle. And three or four other Japanese manufacturers followed in quick order. Done and dusted within a few years.
Transferred from Politics thread.......... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TheSecondStain said: ↑ 1961 even pre-dates the Triumph 1300/1500 models, so I haven't a clue what you were taking your test in from the same company, unless it was a Herald, which was very popular. Perhaps you could tell us your story of Nelson Mandela. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You will have heard of the Sharville massacre I was doing my sea time training on HMS Diana I think it was (Or it could have been Venus) We were called in to aid the civil power as it was called in those days as a British training base just outside Elizabethville had been raided. A "D" notice was put on the rest so cannot say much more....unfortunately.
Incidentally Beddy, Triumph Cars and Triumph Motorcycles used to be part of the same company. Plus they made bicycles. And they were also partially German in the early days. I think it was the Great Depression that split the company up. The German part was sold off and then the bikes/motorbikes and cars were bought up separately as they went out of business. Standard bought Triumph Cars [Standard-Triumph] and Ariel bought Triumph bikes/motorbikes. Funny that both companies that bought the Triumphs eventaully disappeared as brands before the Triumphs of that era did. Triumph sold their bike company to Raleigh. I do find it interesting how these companies weaved their acquisitions histories in a very British way.
I still have my 1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500 in my garage - I fully restored it back in 2001, drove it regularly until about 2005/6 then been in my garage ever since. Must get it back on the road soon, I loved it...even if it wasn't a true Triumph, but a British Leyland car. Still, I made it better than BL could with a Janspeed racing head, a high lift racing cam, proper suspension (I spun once on a roundabout on the old rear leaf spring), a push button starter and Minilite wheels to finish it off. Lovely Inca Yellow (BL paint code 94 lol if you ever need to look it up ) With the racing head and high lift cam I got it tuned on a rolling road - they measured 125 BHP at the wheels from a car that was only meant to have 93 BHP at the head. I went through one engine block (shot a con rod out the side) from my over enthusiastic accelerating The guy on the rolling road tuner, reckoned that it would probably do 0-60 in around 7 seconds. The standard 1500 would take 11. My favourite part of it was the throb as it ticked over due to the high lift camshaft. Just writing about it has made my mind up what I am going to do this winter ready for the summer EDIT: Found a poor quality pic
That's nice ^^. My little chat with Beddy about Triumphs afterwards motivated me to go to Wikipedia to look up some things. That era of Triumphs were always pretty. Not dull like some other cars. Guess what? They were pretty much all designed by Giovanni Michelotti. And that feeling I had about Beemers having a similar style a decade or so later was verified. He designed those too. In fact Wiki says... "His [Michelotti] sport sedan designs later became the BMW design language, that was continued and refined by Ercole Spada well into the 1980s."
The TR range were my favourites, but the Spitfire always grabbed me and eventually I got one back in 1990 (the 1976 model I have). What makes it a bit special to me is that it is registered on 3rd May 1976....the first working day after the Cup Victory....and it is Yellow I always fancied a Stag too - they are difficult to get now with the original Triumph engine though as nearly all have been improved with the Rover V8. I regret big time in 1994 I was offered a 1977 TR7 convertible for £50 and it was a runner. Problem was they were a joke at the time. Now a runner is about £1500 to £2k.
Well, if you ever want a 2 litre Injection SAAB engine in good condition, I know of one on a bench waiting to be used. SAAB took the 1850HL Triumph engine and turned it into a super reliable and rapid motor, eventually increasing it to 2 litres. I owned a SAAB 900 Injection and a Turbo 16, and can vouch for the latter being a Beemer eater.
At the time I was lusting after a triumph.........I actually had an Enfield constellation 1000cc. A very powerful bike and a beast. I seemed to be changing the clutch on the darn thing at least every couple of months! Not as fast as the triumph though.
I got ID'd at ASDA today buying a bottle of red with some groceries. The really ironic thing is, the next thing she scanned was a tub of Olay the mrs had asked me to pick up! I'm willing to wager that will never happen again...........ever. Never had any trouble when I was 16!
The RE Constellation was 700cc [actually 692cc]. please log in to view this image The Ariel Square Four was eventually 1000cc please log in to view this image Then of course there was the Vincent. Almost certainly the best V-Twin of all from the classic era. 1000cc. please log in to view this image
The best part about going to Georgia, USA to visit my daughter is that by law they have to ID everyone. Always makes me feel great when I have to prove I am over 21 as a visual check won’t do
Seems a long way from where I grew up. We were buying cigs, renting 18's & just about getting served in the lesser known locals well before 18. It seemed a very relaxed view, as long as you didn't get into trouble. Needless to say to continue our fun, we never got into trouble. Spent a lot of time in graveyards & woods building dens. Kinda sad when age and responsibility catches up with you, but that probably helped me leave the thrill of smoking behind.
Just earlier this summer, a young woman at the check out asked me for identification while I was buying a bottle of red wine. I could have kissed her, even though I knew it was a joke.
Well it was sold to me as a 1000 cc.........it had a fairing...not that that made difference........either way it was a beast.
Then it wasn't a Royal Enfield. Probably a Square Four. A Constellation couldn't be bored out to 1000cc. It was unreliable enough at the big end with 700cc, without making it worse. Don't wonder Beddy. I could ask a dozen people what car they drive now and half of them wouldn't be able to tell me. So it doesn't surprisse me that you can't accurately remember a model of motorcycle from 60 years ago. Of course, there was always sliding a different engine in the frame. Sure it wasn't a Customisation?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/...sh-Bake-come-obesity-WARNING-expert-says.html I give up! Humans are obviously too srupid to live. Apparently, people should be warned that eating too much cake can make you fat hence the call for GBBO to warn their viewers. Who'd have ****ing thought it? I thought cake was made of air and unicorn tears.
And if we had a Labour Govt in power we'd be told it was all part of "The Nanny State". Well it happens at any time. It just depends upon the public mood. It's about time people used the piece of kit under their fingertips - the computer keyboard. It's incredible what true info is available. Do people consult it? Not often enough, I'd say. They'd rather remain ignorant.
