Nice words. Sweet little bike I'm trying to buy a T100ss off an old friend who's owned it since 1965 . Original condition. This has encouraged me to persist as he is not keen but it is deteriorating in our English weather . Happy riding
This was my first bike, and I still own it - since 1984. Before, it was my brothers. He damaged some crankshafts. But, in this time, he damaged some VW-engines too. If I think about or see this, I smell the oil and petrol and the spring of past times. Thanks for the video!
I love bikes of this vintage.. form follows function for a perfect look. Great to see that you haven't 'improved' it! My last bike was a '67 Matchless G80CS - a firecracker of a comp 500 single - and I too found that rumbling around at 55-60 was fast enough.. It was jut a pleasure to be out and about on it.
Lovely bike with a great back story. I just love Triumph twins. I presently own and enjoy a modern Speed Twin, but your Daytona has given me an itch that I may well need to scratch. 👍
#1 Thanks for not using music. #2 For keeping it stock and un restored until you have to. #3 For being old enough to enjoy the nimbleness of the bike's balance. Bought a 77 bonneville in 77 for $2,085 cash. The Ft. Worth Triumph Dealer was an older Gentleman Marvin Bell. i had hair down the middle of my back and whiskers 3 buttons down my shirt. i eased His conscience when showed him my truck and trailer full of bricklaying equipment. i confess to bein a bricklayer then and a bricklier now. Anyways He told me... lets go on into the office to count this. With it all laid out in 2 - 10 row stacks of 5-20's each, and one 4-20's plus a $5 bill... He confided in me that H'ed not seen that much cash on his desk since the last good poker game years ago. i tell this story because He had a Triumph poster of a blueprint titled... "AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN THE UNEXPLAINABLE" It further went to say that if at the triangular patent tag located on the timing gear cover had a rod running through it left to right, and a rod on the same level running longitudinal thru the length of the bike... Then the exact area where they cross would be the center of gravity for the entire motorcycle. And continued on from there to reason, that's where the handling comes in between the rider's two feet. Right before we shook on the deal, in kidding, i said to him... the deal hinges on if you throw that poster in or not. He looked seriously at me and said... Triumph gave only one of those to each dealer, it's the only one I've got. At this point i wasn't sure if he was bluffing or not. Then He said... Little Buddy, if that's what it's gonna take for me and Triumph to make a sale... then it's yours. i have looked everywhere for another like it but no avail. i currently ride my 68 Trophy Sports that i'd paid a $ a cc for back in 72 from a one owner while serving in the 82nd at Ft. Bragg. For years it set in the garage till 2012 when i had Big D Cycle restore it completely. i've put 12k on it since then and enjoyed every mile. Sorry for talkin up so much room... but it looked like you could use a 7th comment. -gilpin 3-2-16
He's referring to it's comfortable cruising speed, not it's top speed. You can cruise on a Daytona at 70 mph to 80 mph, but the vibrations make it uncomfortable.
