- 261. Re: not specifically triumph, but vintage related (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 15:43:30 EDT
- I ride a Harley Davidson regularly as well as a couple of vintage bikes. If you are hit by anything on a bike you are toast. No protection what so ever. Leathers may help a little. Triumph's at least
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00122.html (9,851 bytes)
- 262. Re: VTR 2005 (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 19:31:30 EDT
- Yeah, How about that Marty Sukey and FTD. That is two in a row at VTR and constitutes a streak! He his Top Dog for Sure. His wife Evelyn looked real smooth out there too. Not only that, Marty is vers
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00129.html (8,286 bytes)
- 263. Re: VTR 2005 (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 11:33:42 EDT
- Joe, Well, we have the Modified Concours Class for the "no rules" Triumph's and they are eligible for BOS. It must be a "Slam Dunk" you might say since the Authenticity deductions on a Showroom Trium
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00138.html (9,616 bytes)
- 264. Re: VTR 2005 (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 14:38:25 EDT
- That whole discussion has been going on for years now. Bill McDivet put an article in the TVT around two years ago and he was been complaining that the little Triumph's get no respect for over a deca
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00155.html (8,831 bytes)
- 265. Re: VTR 2005 (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 15:34:37 EDT
- Joe, Huxley as you have defined would fit very nicely into the VTR Modified Concours Class. In this class the Triumph's are judged for Quality of Restoration and Presentation. There are no Authentici
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00163.html (9,267 bytes)
- 266. Re: VTR 2005 (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 16:43:37 EDT
- Joe, Those are valid issues. As I said previously we are trying to address some of the issues in the Modified Class and will have something new in the Shape of Things to Come. There will always be Pa
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00165.html (8,517 bytes)
- 267. Re: VTR 2005 Event Results / Awards (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:18:37 EDT
- Bob ran my dead stock Concours 62 TR4. Not a bad time with skinny tires and all huh? I was driving the 81 TR. (did not run autoX - judging school duties)! so it must be a registration mix up. Cheers,
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00356.html (8,159 bytes)
- 268. Re: VTR 2005 Event Results / Awards (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 21:43:52 EDT
- Phil, Absolutely not wanting to start any controversy, whining thread or anything like that. I am fine with the way things were. But I need to say that VTR needs to make up it's mind what RULES gover
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00369.html (8,543 bytes)
- 269. Re: VTR 2005 Event Results / Awards (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:40:29 EDT
- Sorry, you are right. I only spoke from the experience of having my two cars tech inspected therefore my comments were most likely out of bounds. No excuse since I was told I had the right to protes
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00390.html (8,798 bytes)
- 270. Re: Bonnet alignment (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 14:37:23 EDT
- Drew, An early TR4 should have flat bonnet buffer thingies. I think they are long gone, NLS and made of unobtainium. I have seen a few guys try to use the flat TR3 buffers. I searched all the swap me
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00568.html (6,810 bytes)
- 271. Re: Attitude (was : Compression test how to, no remaining LBC (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 15:45:39 EDT
- Hey Guys, I wonder how much of this type of thing is due to the whole e-mail/Internet format. I know in business it is very hard to communicate properly using e-mail. If you think about it one cannot
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00573.html (7,396 bytes)
- 272. Re: Buffer 282-130 Hood Buffer aslo used for TR4 Torque (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:44:06 EDT
- Moss has them listed as an active part, but does not have any in stock at the moment. One vendor has between 10 & 15 pieces in stock according to their computer. Either this is the last of them or th
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00594.html (7,566 bytes)
- 273. Re: A show of hands, please (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:03:28 EDT
- I must confess. I did not drive any of my Triumph's today and generally never drive them to work. It's been at least two weeks since I had any of them out of the driveway. However, I am planning on
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00653.html (9,097 bytes)
- 274. Re: Sleeved TR4 Thermostat (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 15:53:47 EDT
- Kurtis, I have the Moss repro in my 62 TR4 and it has worked well for a few years now. If someone has a regular thermostat in they must block the bypass hose coming off the thermostat housing or the
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00811.html (6,941 bytes)
- 275. Re: Why do TR's sell for so little money? (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:53:41 EDT
- I will join you and call BS TOO on this Old Man & TR thing. Hey my 2 year old grandson's favorite toy is my TR3B. He loves it because he can open and close the doors, Toot the Lucas Windtones, work
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00902.html (9,710 bytes)
- 276. Re: Wow... (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:11:09 EDT
- I was not offended and did not intend to offend anyone else. I apologize too if I did. I just jumped in to tell my Grandson's story and at 55 I feel old so I guess in my case the original remark was
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00928.html (7,421 bytes)
- 277. Re: TR250 Questions (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:05:07 EDT
- For a TR250 it would be a Clear Hooters switch. As I recall they are slightly smaller than the later Lucas switch. If you are real careful you can take them apart and clean up the corrosion, then it
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg01112.html (7,349 bytes)
- 278. Re: TR3A Paint Color Thoughts (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:36:27 EDT
- I must jump in on this one: I would vote for "Powder Blue" for sure. Nice color, no two cars alike since it is so hard to match! No clue what it really looked like originally. My TR3B is a version o
- /html/triumphs/2005-07/msg00411.html (7,884 bytes)
- 279. Re: Lets have a sound off (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:35:50 EDT
- Yep, as you now I will be at the 05 VTR North American Triumph Challenge in Rockford, IL. I have spent the last two weekends preparing the 81 TR7 1st then the 62 TR4. Jack them up, power wash the ch
- /html/triumphs/2005-07/msg00526.html (7,336 bytes)
- 280. Re: TR4 For Sale - value (score: 1)
- Author: TR250Driver@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 10:41:08 EDT
- John, Last year I paid $4250 for a 63 TR4. It was a running car but in need of total restoration. No Surrey Top which I would think is valued at $2000 by itself. I am looking to sell too so I will be
- /html/triumphs/2005-06/msg00179.html (7,340 bytes)
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