Unbelievable First Ride in the Dirt! 1967 Triumph T100C
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Man, I’m so envious of the quiet twisty roads you’ve got straight out of your drive. 👍🏿
In Nov. 2022, I swapped a non running 1972 Dart Swinger for a 1967 T100C in near original condition, except for tank, headlight, and lack of speedo. The bike belonged to a vehicle hoarder whose daughter was selling it on FB after the owner passed. I’d wanted a Triumph scrambler as a kid- just fell in love with the high pipes and the idea of on/off road capability, and the lightweight 500s interested me more than the 650s. Over the years it was rare to see a decent T100C at a decent price, and I started looking at early 70s CL Honda scramblers, but they’re getting as pricey as Triumphs. The T100 had the original ET ignition, and once I learned the correct tickle-kick ritual, she was a one-kick wonder. Unfortunately, the ET failed after about 500 miles, and I had a local Triumph Yoda, a who owned a dealership in the 60s, 70s, and 80s- convert the bike to battery/Boyer ignition. I’m not familiar with that Electrex system you installed. I do like the no battery concept. My daily rides are Shovelheads and Ironheads, and the T100 was everything I hoped- light, nimble, quick, incredibly revvy and a screamer through the curves. I live on a mountain and the Triumph takes curves in 4th that the HDs manage in 2nd. I cleared a trail through the woods on my property and have been riding off road these winter months, before all the ticks and chiggers return in spring. My daily commute is 70 miles roundtrip and I dig blasting the Triumph through traffic. I believe it is as capable a motorcycle as it was 55 years ago. I really enjoy your channel. It’s great to see people riding the hell out of these old machines.
Right on! Thanks for watching and sharing!
I live in Australia they're asking silly money for absolute rubbish here as long as it's British
My son, Matt the MotoAttic, and I between us have four T100s: '65 T100c, '66 T100sc, '70 T100c and the '70 T100 powered '68 Grupmh. All ride and run graet, each a little different due to mods but each serious fun!
I love Matt! That is so cool!
What a "Test Ride"!...There is nothing like the sound and the feel of " Beautiful Brit Bike" that is a real runner!! That location is absolutely Beautiful! Helluva a job and really a blast to watch!!
Thanks for watching Steven!
Great job Son! Sweet bike! Always comforting for your old Pop, knowing that you have a “SPOT” in your jacket on these remote shoots… It will make it that much easier to find your frozen ass, at the bottom of the ravine! The adventure starts here!
😎🌵Mucho
🤣🤣🤣
You got it right - 500s are fun to ride. I raced sportsman TT on one back in the day. The difference between a 500 and a 650 is mainly that you have to keep the 500 honked on to get good power out of it. The expression used to be "you have to ride a 500 with a hard on". 🙂
😂😂 That's amazing Gordon!
What a great ride! And what an amazing area you live in!!
Very lucky. Thanks for watching!
Love the trumpets. I bought a ‘74 tr-5t for $800. Wasn’t running. Two weeks later she fired up. 25 later and I’m still in love. Best thing ever.
Woohooo! Nothing better. I liek TR5ts!
I'm still dreaming of owning a 60's triumph, such beauties and must be so much fun to ride!
Hope you can make it happen soon!
My first bike, 1968, was a '66 T100 Tiger that I bought from a mechanic at a triumph dealer. It had dual carbs, modified, would outrun a 900 Sportster through any set of curves! Years later I rode my 73 TR5T many happy miles!
Very cool! Thanks for sharing
I had a Triumph Twin back in the late sixties....only bad experience, in the Australian bush, dirt road, night time, fuses bounced out...talk about a finger tip search😂
Hey Bill. After I reintroduce a bike to the road after a long hiatus, I take short trips that incrementally get longer as I gain confidence in the bikes reliability. And that’s on pavement! We are blessed to have some incredible rural roads right out side our driveway
Man, you just threw it out there on this one! You must’ve been feeling saucy after all that immersion in Vegas!
A testament to your ability as a mechanic and the quality of British engineering after decades of sitting!
God bless you and the family and thanks for the ride along!
Haha Thanks Michael! I definitely can’t recommend going all out on the first test ride like I did but the bike felt strong and I can be a risky fella at times. 😁 Gotta keep things interesting 🤙
Nothing sounds as good as a Triumph! What a great bike!
Agreed!
@@wheelhousegarageYes there is.....two Triumphs.
You're just addicted to the sound of those British twins! Yeehaa!
100% addicted
I have the 1964 t100sc to which I have fitted the Electrex World module....really happy with it, I can finally start it easily..
My local mechanic who fitted the electronic ignition system actually started it with his hand when he delivered it back to me..
Great video, thanks, Frank, Milford haven, Wales, u.k.
Electrex World are definitely my favorite option! Very high quality product. Thanks for watching and commenting from the UK!
I've also some security with this bike for the first time, I bought a key operated switch from Electrex which I've fitted under the seat , this immobilises the ignition, these bikes came from the factory with neither ignition switch , lock or steering lock.
Yep I’ve got Electrex fitted to my 65 T100SC. Brilliant system and a great replacement for the original electric system.
And I’m also from the UK. Norfolk
I bought my neighbors t 120 way back now.
Never started it.
I have spark/ but never herd of the system u got.
I'm second owner of this bike.
1972
Im so glad you paused and did a quick look around I try to teach new Triumph owners to just take a look and feel and if it does not sound right its not. "The Funny sound is not going to go away by going faster"
The sounds are so important! Thanks for noticing 👍
I have a 70 T100R that is in hibernation ...... the sound of your bike has fired me up to wake her up !!!
Alan
Boston
Sweet ride..im checkin out a 74 triumph 500 trail for sale..your vid makes mecwant to pull the trigger
Just do it!
Do it 😈😆
Absolutely love this bike. I never got to buy one but did end up with a BSA Firebird Scrambler & a Triumph Bonneville. Owned 6 Harleys as well as a Ducati & a few Japanese machines. Now have my super Royal Enfield Trials 500 red frame model. Thump thump. Thanks again from a guy who's ridden bikes for 53 yrs for your awesome channel. Cheers.
Right on!
Nice wiggle on at 0:07! Thank you for another great upload
Haha! Gotta keep it loose!
Great bike and awesome first ride. Got me inspired to get the T120r out for a ride. Looking forward to the next update. All the best from Toulouse France.
Woohoo! That's the goal of this channel - inspire more vintage bike riding!
I have several 500s, 650s & 750s Triumphs. I know you weren't on any really great roads (rough), but the little 500s really come alive when you rev them higher. Get them up on the cam and watch them come to life!
Right on!
The surfguitar at the end kills it. I cant wait to get my honda scrambler on the road. Happy Trails!
I thought the roads in Scotland were rough till I seen yours 😂
Haha!!
The rural areas in California have been neglected for yrs. Roads are horrible, infustructure is old and dilapidated. The communist administration doesn't want you to live out here, so very little funding comes our way.
@@ronpage101 You would be surprised, I live in nor cal and ride backroads all the time between the valley and the coast , hiway 36 is getting more new pavement every time I ride it, many of the local paved and dirt roads are getting tons of attention, a lot of money being spent. So many good roads in nor cal with millions of corners.
Your politics are sad sauce, but you cant stay away from them can you?
@@bradsanders6954 I guess it's difficult to when almost all area's of your life are being affected by bad politics. Unfortunately, it also has affected a life long motorcycle enthusiast. Too many area's have been closed to riding, as well as the red sticker limitations. I don't live to far from hwy 36 in Plumas Co. More south, but not much in the way of improvements on our roadways.
We're moving to another state that is much more in tune with the freedoms I enjoy. That said, hope they continue to improve the roads you ride, and hopefully they don't close anymore riding area's, and this once great state gets some sensible leadership once again.
@@ronpage101 Things are going to shit in Britain too. The government is letting everything fall apart so our uninvited 3rd world visitors feel at home.
Sweet bike! Sounds like you have it dialed! Well done! Upgrading to modern electrics when it comes to points, coils etc really helps on these old gals. I do it to all my CB/CL 350's and it really makes them run much cleaner.
Thank you so much!
Remember the deal. You said I can ride it when you get it running.. lol I'm thankful to have blessed you more than someone else.. you r genuinely happy n Appreciates it.. glad you got it all good man
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well dang that bike sounded great 👍
I think so too! Thanks for watching!
Great job! Loved hearing that exhaust note and experiencing those awesome roads around you.
Thanks for tuning in!!
Never ridden a Triumph but you've given me good reasons to get one. Thanks for the ride it was awesome
Right on!
Awesome ride! Really fun, and I could feel the roughness of the road and the coldness of the air. And mostly that great bike.
Just bought my 65 3TA yesterday and can't wait to take it around the Cotswolds here in England ,I do love the sound of the Triumphs . Great video have subscribed .
Congrats! Enjoy!
This is great I love the old vintage bikes. Just FYI again , the tires are NOT knobby tires they're trials tires. Great video I loved the ride.
LOL Thanks for watching as always Steve!
Yep
Universal tires look good/but
No real traction.
What a silky running machine. Man! Neat vid.
Thank you!
That is a really lovely little bike👍❤
It’s a good one!
I rode a Triumph 500 scrambler it was the model that had the chrome and yellow tank. and I really really liked it. I have always tried to find another one like it. but they they are very difficult to find. Triumph builds AWESOME scramblers and that one is no exception. that's a great looking bike for sure.
I wish i had theheart to drive my bonneville like that😂 but good to see you driving her like it was intended.
Really enjoy your vids, cheers Mike
Thanks so much Mike! Really appreciate you tuning in!
Cool bike man, it's seems like you got sorted out by the sound n looks of things.....🍻..... I love my 71 Daytona, all rusted n faded
In rust we trust 😉
One of the most beautiful things of any things I've ever seen. Beautiful vid.....need more Ts :)
Wow, thank you!
Brilliant upload yet again .🙏👌👍
Really appreciate your kind words 🙏
Great gnarly paved and dirt roads around your house. Looks like "lots-o-fun" on your T100C. If only the road builders would have thrown in a 2-track every now and then for "grins and giggles"!
Right!
Stellar test ride! Stellar bike! Stellar video!
Thank you kindly! So glad you liked it!
Hi Bill. Great to see this super original 67 T100C being used and enjoyed. The 350 and 500's from the Triumph C range are capable and tough
package bikes. Lovely meeting you and your dad in Vegas.
Great meeting you and chatting in Vegas Justin! Thanks for your kind words!
Great video!
Did you sell your BSA at Mecum?
Thank you. I did!
That turned out very well and, unlike me, you have the skill to show what that Triumph can do off-road. I've heard it said that the 500 is the nicest classic Triumph to ride, now I'm starting to think you might agree with that.
I owned a T100 SS, this video brought back memories of this fantastic bike
This is the bike that got me hooked on riding dirt bikes. I was 11 years old and got to ride on the tank with the local dirt bike fella...... We climbed hills that I would have struggled to walk up. I don't think I even slept that night. Next good experience was with my buddy's little 200 cc Triumph. I bought my first bike much later....a Yamaha MXB400 1975. Whaddya know? The shift and rear brake are on the "wrong side"? Took me awhile to adjust to that.... Oil in the gas? What gives? Since then I've ridden about everything there is....mainly 2-strokes for their lightness in the rugged mountains of Wyoming. You have a wonderful area for biking. I'm going on 80 years old now and am selling a trio of bikes this month. I still have 4 or 5....I'm not dead yet!!
Once again a killer video for my lunch time motivation. Thanks again!
Right on!! Thanks for watching again
Old road bikes used to be the equivalent of modern adv. They had large spoked wheels, good power down low and good ergos for dirt riding.
The sound that bike makes is music.
You got lucky with that bike, it has a happy motor.
I was 17 ,My first Triumph was a 500 ,great bikes, and now 10 Triumphs later , still love them , This would be great bike for your wife to do the race on, plenty of power and a reliable machine, , I Hope you keep it, you wont find another one as go as this one, KIWI
Planning on keeping this one - for now :)
The best wheelie bike that I've ever owned.
I BOUGHT ONE OF THESE TRIUMPHS NEW IN SAN LEANDRO,CALI IN 1968.I THINK I PAID $795 AND RODE IT A LOT FOR 3 YEARS THEN SOLD IT IN IDAHO FOR $1250,3 YRS LATER..GREAT MACHINE..JUST WAS ONE BOUGHT ON PAWN STARS FOR $14,000,BY RICK HARRISON
Great ride!
Thanks!
@@wheelhousegarage
Used to live in Portola Calif and work in Reno NV. Really miss all the BLM roads. Back in the flat prairie of Central IL.
I just found your channel I absolutely love this stuff it brings back so many memories I live in Michigan and we also have endless backroads can't wait till spring this is my new favorite channel thanks for making me feel young again, oh and where can I get those awesome moto-gloves your wearing? Looking forward to the next video and Thanks again! 👍👉
GOL-LEE! I love it! Thanks for another great video, Bill. I love that you kept all of the original patina. Embrace Wabi-Sabi. My kinda riding too. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for your kind words and consistent encouragement!
I envy you!That looks like so much fun!
going to be one of your faves
Indeed it becoming one!
2600 Miles!!! Mate Edward Turner's piss stains are still on the bores 😂😂 What a gem,I'm happy for ya plus jealous 👍👍
Haha! I love this comment!
Bike sounds lovely!
So nice!!
Aaahhh, the simplicity of classic bikes! I know the handling and brakes can't compare to modern technology, but since I'm in my 50s, I'm not a "sporty" rider, and my daily commute is about 2 minutes of rural roads, that doesn't matter to me.
I really like your enthusiasm, after I watched you on the Tiger Cub and now the 100C it has inspired me to get mine going. I have had no luck before I parked it as it had the ET ignition but I found the battery less ignition source you used so I might try that and see if I can bring it back to life.
Right on! Love it when this channel inspires vintage moto action. Thanks for tuning in!
Did the opposite to my 2014 scrambler, put on some Bridgestone Batlax street tires when the factory Bridgestone nobbies wore out for me at 9 years and 5,500 miles.
As long as you're riding 👍👍
Triumph kill buttons are clamped next to throttle on right side. This would have come with a black button in a chrome shell, unlike battery bikes that came with brown buttons.
Castrol 30 weight is perfect for forks, but modern fork oil is thinner, so maybe 50 is okay.
50 weight in engine.
20 weight ATF in primary.
That is one awesome bike!
Makes me SO jealous.... I take my T100 around the roads of Wiltshire in UK.... just can't compare.
We certainly are fortunate over here. Thanks for tuning in!
Makes me want to go for a ride for sure!
Let's go!!
grinding out trails trough our wilderness, trying to create an hour long ride from cabin and back. @@wheelhousegarage
Love that bike!
Great video! Sounds like my 1968 BSA Royal Star (500cc parallel twin).
Looks like a great little bike!
It sure is!
Awesome nice work! Cold up there! 😅
Yes it was!
That is a cracking bike
It's a sweet ride!
Did you ever try the lights out? How's the performance with the Electrex?
Still haven’t hooked up the lighting - will report back once I have a chance to try it👍
Mine is a 1970 T100P OK not standard 😮. Yamaha front end and rims 😢. But still a very reliable bar hopper for past 30 years😊
lol. That's awesome!
I had a 1970 Trophy 500 with the purple gas tank, high pipes, great bike. Worst thing about these bike were the drum brakes. Wish I still had it.
Ya i prefer the older front brakes compared to the TLS that would have come on your '70. Cool bike though!
Cool video !!
Thanks!
Looks like a RAD Ride!
It's a good one! Thanks Jared!
Had one of these a few years ago. The American bikes look so much better than ours.
British all day😁
I had one of these in 65 rode to sturgis and then to the west coast down to California on 101 then back to Colorado the only problem was keeping the clutch in adjusted got back just in time to get drafted to vnam
I believe the T100C with single carb and upswept pipes is the trophy model, the Tiger has duel carbs and the low pipes
tiger up to 1967 trophy 68 on
I'm sure I spotted a piece of original road amongst all those patches. ....but I could be wrong😂
Haha - seems like 100 years of repairs 🤣
@@wheelhousegarage 😂😂
What a bitchen bike ! takes me back to my youth.
Your new mic only records on one channel. The scenes where the camera is set remote seem to be in stereo. Just a note
See someone has left their foot print in the oil tank lol 😅. Mine too .
Hahahaha!
Realllllly ruff rd!
Indeed!
I have the option between a restored 67 Triumph Scrambler... Or a very very nice 07 Bonneville T100... I can't decide!!!! It would be used going to work and just joy riding. Decisions decisions.
both good choices
Do you plan on making a more detailed video on that ignition system I'm very interested or maybe have one and I haven't found it thanks.
Hey there - here’s a good video put on by a fellow sled enthusiast czcams.com/video/sgIFOAxHLI8/video.htmlsi=Rj1B6TX_z4LmKqQB
14 Bikes, Always wanted a Triumph, I got "close" with a BSA😅
That works!
Hi Bill nice looking bike! i have a 1967 T100C i have had since the early 80's.Looking to upgrade the tires,what size did you use ? thank you
Right on! 3.50-19 in the front 4.00-18 on the rear.
cool
I need those glove. Where did you get them from?
I set up ,rebuilt a 73 Tiger you'd love 💕
750 with a breathed on top end single carb.
Right on!
I thought our roads in the UK were bad! 😮
LOL we've got bad roads too
I didn't know they had a choke in '67.
First one I've seen too!
🔊👊🏻
🔊a new ignition (rotor/stator) from??
Electrex World 👍
Electrex World 👍
When she serves you a half cooked meal, you'll know why.
if you only have a mono sound source, make sure to put it center instead. When you hard pan it left like this, it sounds terrible on headphones.
Love the video otherwise. Awesome bike.
Thanks for letting me know!
Need some bigger sizes of the new swag.
Thanks Thomas! I just added 2XL and 3XL as a pre-order status. Please just allow 2-3 weeks for fulfillment if you'd like to purchase. Really appreciate your support regardless!
That what you call a “dual sport “ bike.
Trade you my XR650L for it.🤔
LOL