Nice ..

 

10 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Interesting ...  300 hp Rolls-Royce Continental V6 engine from a 1960s aircraft.  More pics:  https://twistedsifter.com/2018/07/tmc-dumont-motorcycle-by-tarso-marques/

 

 

 

Looks kewl, but I think dude might get a little warm...

 

Would like to have seen it smoke the tires....

Former Tech 3 head mechanic Guy Coulon complete with mad hair and his homemade 300cc 6 pot .. If the sound of Honda's Six is shrill you wanna hear this baby .. 

 

5 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

Bonneville underpants

Crusty and covered in salt?

Lotus C-01 in British racing green:

And carbon fibre:

Bandit9 AVA, based on a 1967 Honda Supersport.

Edited March 9, 20197 yr by ballpoint

1 hour ago, ballpoint said:

Crusty and covered in salt?

In oil, more likely...........

Another maker probably better known for their trial bikes but like Bultaco also done road bikes .. 

Ossa 500 stroker from late 70's .. and what self respecting big 2stroke didn't have steering damper back then .. 

 

44 minutes ago, damascase said:

In oil, more likely...........

I was referring to the original Bonneville term. 

More

 

than

 

Though, come to think of it, covered in oil is highly probable in this case.

14 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

I was referring to the original Bonneville term. 

More

 

than

 

Though, come to think of it, covered in oil is highly probable in this case.

 

Was the Bonneville named for the salt flats?

On 3/4/2019 at 10:23 PM, ballpoint said:

Triumphs sold last year (2017

A guy I rented a couple of 400cc in Chiang Mai was excited when

Triumph opened facility in Thai. He wanted to get a couple to

use as rentals. 

 

He said the tax/duties were him to import them. Thinking that would change manufactured/assembled here. They added a luxury 

tax didn’t help lower the price much is what I was told 

41 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

 

Was the Bonneville named for the salt flats?

Yes.  In 1956 a Texan named Johnny Allen set the world speed record for a motorcycle there, riding a Triumph powered machine.  The original Triumph Bonneville was named in tribute to this when it came out in 1959.

 

This is one of my favourite videos on YouTube, but I was wondering whether to post this here or not, as it's not motorcycle related.  However, the Merlin engine has appeared a number of times in this thread, and we seem to all be aficionados of well crafted machinery, merging form and function to the highest level, and the Spitfire is arguably the culmination of that goal.  Besides, if you haven't seen this before then you will enjoy it.

 

V12 RR Merlin - over 20,000 parts

2 hours ago, DJ54 said:

A guy I rented a couple of 400cc in Chiang Mai was excited when

Triumph opened facility in Thai. He wanted to get a couple to

use as rentals. 

 

He said the tax/duties were him to import them. Thinking that would change manufactured/assembled here. They added a luxury 

tax didn’t help lower the price much is what I was told 

The price was lowered a few years ago when they went to a better tax scheme. I believe the price dropped from 700,000b to 500,000b on what ever model that applied. But all the prices dropped on Triumphs

16 minutes ago, moe666 said:

The price was lowered a few years ago when they went to a better tax scheme. I believe the price dropped from 700,000b to 500,000b on what ever model that applied. But all the prices dropped on Triumphs

I think they're excise taxes, not luxury taxes.

2 hours ago, ballpoint said:

This is one of my favourite videos on YouTube, but I was wondering whether to post this here or not, as it's not motorcycle related.  However, the Merlin engine has appeared a number of times in this thread, and we seem to all be aficionados of well crafted machinery, merging form and function to the highest level, and the Spitfire is arguably the culmination of that goal.  Besides, if you haven't seen this before then you will enjoy it.

 

Hahahaha yea I've seen it dozens of times but it still makes me laugh ..  often mused whether he knew what was going to happen .. But good call bp .. 

2 hours ago, canthai55 said:

V12 RR Merlin - over 20,000 parts

Low flying Spitfire, over 20,000 "<deleted> me's"

The price was lowered a few years ago when they went to a better tax scheme. I believe the price dropped from 700,000b to 500,000b on what ever model that applied. But all the prices dropped on Triumphs

I agree, the ‘old’ /new air cooled Bonnie went down around 200,000b overnight and that farked-up anyone trying to sell a 2nd hand model!!


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24 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

Hahahaha yea I've seen it dozens of times but it still makes me laugh ..  often mused whether he knew what was going to happen .. But good call bp .. 

From what I heard, they asked for a low fly over, but didn't know it would be that low, and the reaction was real.  I have a high res photo taken during that shoot, which shows just how close the propeller got to the ground.  Look at the angle of the plane, he's not climbing here, but flying parallel to the ground, straight for the camera.  He did have to climb just after this was taken, to avoid taking out the camera and reporter.

 

8 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Looks kewl, but I think dude might get a little warm...

Would like to have seen it smoke the tires....

He can get warm and smoke the tire if he scoots his butt back a couple inches. You've heard of flat track bikes.  This is a crack track bike.

 

 

1 minute ago, Damrongsak said:

He can get warm and smoke the tire if he scoots his butt back a couple inches. You've heard of flat track bikes.  This is a crack track bike.

 

 

That would definitely leave a mark...

Just now, Damrongsak said:

He can get warm and smoke the tire if he scoots his butt back a couple inches. You've heard of flat track bikes.  This is a crack track bike.

 

 

If Dyson made motorbikes...

8 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Nice ..

 

Duly downloaded, image saved, in my computer's collection.

For future reference.

Wonderful motorcycle.

Pre Tonti , loop frame, early dynamo motor (the first motors ran a belt driven dynamo nestled in the vee a la cars).

Nice early Lockheeds on the front.

Bike is built with a lot of period parts, - only thing spoiling it is the later fully floating discs.

Prolly worth a fortune.

 

Here's another from the same guy.

 

 

I posted this picture earlier when comparing the Bonneville Salt Flats with the Triumph Bonneville, but looking back at that, felt that this bike deserves a post on its own.  What a stunning bike in "plain" white.  

 

Edited March 9, 20197 yr by ballpoint

I posted this picture earlier when comparing the Bonneville Salt Flats with the Triumph Bonneville, but looking back at that, felt that this bike deserves a post on its own.  What a stunning bike in "plain" white.  

That’s plain alright...

If Dyson made motorbikes...

Or Carlsberg!


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43 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

I posted this picture earlier when comparing the Bonneville Salt Flats with the Triumph Bonneville, but looking back at that, felt that this bike deserves a post on its own.  What a stunning bike in "plain" white.  

 

Indeed.

"Alaskan " white.

Stock 65-67 TT Bonneville.

1 3/4" straight thru pipes.

37 inches long end to end.

Around a genuine 54 bhp.

And street legal.

Can't quite make out if it was the East Coast or West Coast version.

A Fantasmorical motorcycle.

 

Edit, here's it's cousin with lights, more weight, less CR (the TT had 11:1 !!), and quieter exhausts (1 5/8" with silencers).... still a wonderful bike....

Edited March 9, 20197 yr by thaiguzzi

Oh you guys like Bike Porn? How about some Thai Bike porn then? An 1933 Indian?

 

Pair of GT750's .. Gold one looks cool ..

Another pic' of 380 from yesserday .. 

Shiny 750 lumps ..