British (Triumph) Motorcycle forum...know of any...?

[fkovalski]

I am finally getting around to getting my 74 Triumph Trident running again. I am pretty sure of the shop that will be doing my motor work, but would like to educate myself on the older British motorcycles. I have not found anything on the web yet, I would like to find a forum similar to TDR but for older Brit bikes. Any leads?



Thanks.

-frank.

 

[TowPro]

Here are some email list.



http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=triumph+motorcycles

 

[dunderkofler]

My favorites:

http://triplesonline.com/

http://forum.britbike.com/



Not a forum, but you get a cool magazine every other month as a member of the Trident & Rocket 3 Owners Club.



Dale (T160 owner)

 

[HEMI®Dart]

The name escapes me.....

Do the motorcycles have the nuts & bolts that aren't american or metric sized?

 

[DKayser]

Are you talking about .......

Whitworth? I think that was/is the orphan setup used in jolly old England. I`d love to have an old Bonneville. It would be a great rider. The 1969 Bonnie came in a beautiful Jade green that just looked trmendous. Gorgeous machines. DK.

 

[dunderkofler]

Triumph went to unified (unc, unf) around 1969ish so your SAE wrenches will work for most fasteners. The triple still has some BA and BSP hardware to keep things interesting/aggravating. But over the years nearly anything could have been bodged in by a previous owner. Thread pitch gauges and a micrometer are useful tools to have at hand. A parts handbook and factory shop manual are indespensable and are the first tools I would buy before starting the project.

 

[HEMI®Dart]

Whitworth was what I was thinking.