I have to jump in here now... I currently have a Kaw W650. It was designed to
look like a 67 Bonnie and man, if fools everyone!!! I had a 66 Bonnie and this
thing is a better Triumph thatn the real one was. You don't shift on the wrong
side, it doesn't vibrate like a Limey, no Lucas electrics, and you don't have
to carry a pocket full of zenor diodes in order to get back home!
The old Triumphs were fun but not very reliable...
The other
Kent
1960 Bugeye
1978 Midget
1972 MGB
> Kent,
> You sound like my wife on the day I towed the Midget home. She wanted to
> know why I didn't just buy a used ragtop Golf. >
> Michael Lott wrote:
> > I'd like to do it '60's style with Triumph 650/750 running gear.
>
> Kent McLean replied:
> <<I'd start with a newer bike, to avoid the problems inherent in an old
> one.
> The reborn Triumph makes a new Bonneville:>> <<And Kawaski makes an even
> better replica:>> !!
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