Classic Bike Guide

Triumph woes!

CBG Workshop

WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT Triumph engines. We are learning about BSA gearboxes. It’s only by working on these things do you learn, and you only tend to work on them when they break. It’s not exactly an official qualification. But we are learning and the bike is going better than ever.

After about 150 miles since the full top-end rebuild,

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