Wrong-O old buddy, old pal. It is not a factory "do-over".
It is a custom rebuild of a 05 - 08 Triumph Scrambler. They are built by a
friend of mine here in Philadelphia. They take a modern bike and remake them to
look and feel like the old ones James grew up with. The goal is to recreate the
look and feel of the 60-70's Triumphs but get the modern reliability.
THis one is called the Jack Pine.
https://hammarhead.com/motorcycles/jack-pine/
FWIW, I prolly won't own a bike any more (I had a Choppered Bonny in the 70's)
but this is one fine ride. I loved it. He also builds (well has a prototype) of
an all electric bike. Fast, but strictly for city commuting.
Larry
On Jan 28, 2011, at 8:27 PM, hardy.john at cox.net wrote:
> Yes it does look like a 60's era Triumph, but actually its one of the new
> Vintage look bikes that Triumph is producing out of their factory in Hinkley,
> Leicestershire. This particular one looks like their Bonneville model. They
> do a pretty good job of keeping the look but they don't puke oil, continually
> blow fuses or vibrate like a by the hour hotel room bed. In the past few
> years they have done replica Trophy, Bonneville and Truxton models. Even
> though the Truxton was originally a Vellocette not a Triumph. They also
> produce a brilliant 675CC sport bike called the Daytona (another legendary
> Triumph model name) as well as a couple of big cruisers, dual sports and my
> personnel favorite the Speed Triple that's a naked sport bike Hooligan
> machine!
>
> I cut my teeth on 500 and 650 Triumph and BSA twins, then I completely lost
> my mind and made the transitions to Ducati's.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John
>
>
> ---- "Shop at " Just Brits "" <shop at justbrits.com> wrote:
>> << For just a bit more sanity
>> http://vimeo.com/18976012
>> Larry >>
>>
>> Anybody know for sure but the bike looks like a '60s era Triumph
>> to me ?!?
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