AUSTRALIAN TRIUMPH: 1950 TR5 BOBBER

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Nice oul thing,I thought. 8-)

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Fucking stupid.
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I tend to see this as destroying a bike that will now be pretty rare. Unless the original was a complete wreck in a shed, of course.
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The Spin Doctor wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 6:55 pm I tend to see this as destroying a bike that will now be pretty rare. Unless the original was a complete wreck in a shed, of course.
Don't seem particularly rare yet. A restored '51 is about £6.5k, there are others in trials format etc etc.

Wouldn't want it but I think they've done a nice job on that one^^^. I hope they haven't done it to a mint one though too.
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It looks like a D1 Bantam with a beer gut
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Slightly lower and swept back Chrome bars with black 'proper' grips, maybe a slightly bigger tank and it would be spot on.
If is was being extra fussy I'd have twin Amals too,
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Rockburner wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 8:46 pm It looks like a D1 Bantam with a beer gut
I brew beer. Should I pour it over a Bantam or drink it to make it look that good?
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David wrote: Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:10 pm
Rockburner wrote: Wed Aug 24, 2022 8:46 pm It looks like a D1 Bantam with a beer gut
I brew beer. Should I pour it over a Bantam or drink it to make it look that good?
Only if there's enough alcohol in it to take a match....
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