If you are going to do it wrong,do it right...

[hhmunro]

Now, before we start I know it is not a Monster, but, it does make me smile...a lot...

And if you are going to be sent to the naughty corner, at least go there with your head held high...


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[Black Bob]

Nice looking bike. What's it like to ride?

[hhmunro]

A Joy, not Bob, a joy, had my first Triton in '82 loved it, T110, wideline frame,RRT2 box, this brings on exactly the stupid grin I had then...

[Albie]

Nice and simple cool bike. Likey

[Fatal]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is it

Alan H

[Mark Taylor]

:thumbsup: Bang tidy mate that is, am lovin the proper retro look - nice attention to detail - wire wheels, clip ons, lots of alloy, are they 'Anglo Bike' Meggas?:scratch: - I had a set on a 750 Tiger back in the day in 1982ish and they sounded amazing.
I like it a lot :yoparty:
Good taste never goes out of style.

[Pedro]

Now, before we start I know it is not a Monster, but, it does make me smile...a lot...

And if you are going to be sent to the naughty corner, at least go there with your head held high...


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That is just about perfect, very nice

Ped

[Dirty]

That is a beauty.

And I'm with Fatal!

[DrD]

Very nice.
My only concern would be under heavy braking as this annotation highlights!
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[uksurfer]

Looks like the bit you sit on has fallen off

Looking good apart from that though :)

Not my cup of tea still, I'm not too keen on those older bikes

[chris yeatman]

Sweet ride dude, lots of fun to be had on that.

[pte1643]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is it


It's a Triton.

In basic terms, it's a Triumph engine in a Norton frame.

Looks to be a modern "Hinkley" engine, in possibly an older Featherbed?

I suspect hhmunro will be able to confirm.

The Norton featherbed frame was regarded as the sweetest handling chassis in it's time.

[hhmunro]

To answer the various questions, it is a Triton, though the frame is a replica of the Norton wideline frame, engine modern Bonnie, so a modern twist on something old, but with modern reliability and braking! The pipe is a one off, as is most of the bike,
And, yes, there is very little on the seat by way of padding, with a deeper seat the gap under the tank would go away.
Thanks for the comments,
Tom

[pte1643]

the frame is a replica of the Norton wideline frame

Thanks for confirming.

I knew it was a featherbed, but couldn't tell whether it was an original or rep.

[Akita Boy]

Really lovely looking bike

[Fatal]

Thanks for the info, Does look stunning, not much good for a fat lad like myself though:worried::worried:

Alan H

[simonb]

Hmmmmm, always fancied something like that!:mand: How is it on the back? Yours not pillion...

[scrapps]

Very nice bike with lots of style

[hhmunro]

Hmmmmm, always fancied something like that!:mand: How is it on the back? Yours not pillion...

pillion is a distant dream, by the time I am stretched across it there is only room for a bulimic, plus there are no rear pegs. Not bad on the back, not much worse than the Monnie with standard bars, not sure I would tour on it with that seat, although I did 4000 miles in a trip around Europe on my first Triton in the early Eighties with the same riding position. lack of mirrors make it interesting though, end up feeling like a WW2 pilot, and wishing you had owl blood...and Fatal, being on the huskier side means you can polish the tank as you ride...

[stormlet]

Now that is just gorgeous :)