What its like to ride a 50 year old Motorcycle
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- In this video we go for a spin on my 1968 triumph T100c and talk about what its like to ride a vintage motorcycle like this. Is it really that different from riding a modern motorcycle?
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You're riding the same bike as I started on many years ago. I ended up getting a thorough education from that little bike as I rebuilt it in my parent's basement with only the very basic of tools and rode it for many years. A tip on the suspension set up is to try out a number of rear shock settings and replace the shocks if they don't respond as they should. Also, progressive springs are available for the front forks and and again, experiment with modern fork oils of different weights 'till you find the one that you like. That and good set of sticky tires can really transform the old girl into a foot peg scratcher. Happy Trails. Tim.
Wow that's amazing! And what a helpful comment thanks seriously. Just took the front wheel of for the first time to replace the fork gaiters and I ALMOST went ahead and rebuild the forks as I'm sure it's been a very long time. I'll keep that in mind! I've really gotten better at riding it as of late, learning all is quirks etc. 👍
I took a 73 Tiger 750, Bored it till the cylinders cleaned up. 060. Over. Flowed the heads, new valves, opening bigger pipes, New AMAL carb. Rode it liked it was new.
@@onepunchgeorge9251 Hotter cams improved the low end on the 750's a lot. That's one of the best upgrades you can do on a 750. If you are running stock cams look into it. You will thank me later :)
I have say that the same feeling comes from owning/enjoying a classic British car. I love my MGs just like I loved my Triumphs back in the day. This vid really makes me want to go back to bikes
You should consider putting a halogen bulb in your headlight. Amal also makes floats with an adjustable tab now. So tuning is easier than ever. I put an electronic ignition on mine after fighting with a worn out mechanical advance for two years. There are some very nice upgrades available for your bike. I have owned my Bonneville for almost 40 years. For the first 20 years I would take it out for the final ride of the season and break the ton. 100mph. I was much younger than. I loved to ride my Bonneville fast. They handle quite nice. With good tires you can lay them down hard in turns, accelerate hard coming out of the turn and lay flat as you hit full throttle. They can give you a great thrill running hard with friends. Especially if they have a similar bike in size or era. The old British bikes like ours were made to take a beating. But don't over rev them. I rebuild mine after every 8-10 years from the crankshaft up. Now I take it easy and cruise around at about 60mph. If I come into a nice set of turns on a nicely paved road, well... Some guys add a little caster oil to their bikes to give that old race track smell.
The 500's are shorter stroke and higher revving than the 650's. I've got both. You can easily put an LED headlight on it. The last one I put together I put all LED lights on which is a real trick with a positive ground system.
I use Halogen bulbs in my headlight. Very bright white light. The stock headlight isn't very safe for night riding. Cars don't really pay attention to a dim headlight. I used to ride my Bonneville at night a lot. Now mainly the day.
I agree, the 500's are a little smoother when the rpm's come up. The 650's with the 3134 cam profile on the intake and exhaust have low end grunt that even an old Harley would respect. The grunt right from 2000 is spectacular for a 650. I used to ride a friends older 650 BSA Thunderbolt, and my Bonneville had much more power. I did hop mine up, while his was stock.
I just bought my first gopro and set it to 60fps 1440 with better bitrate, still got no microsd so I'm a lil stuck but we learning!
I've got a 44 year old 185cc Suzuki and a 6 month old Moto Guzzi, which in some ways is a brand new old bike with its air cooled ohv engine. The Guzzi is way better; better brakes, better safety features (the Suzi essentially doesn't have any), fewer vibes (although you still know there's an engine down there), lighter controls (which matters if like me you have issues with your hands), way more planted on the road.
As an ex motorcycle dealer, you have missed the most important reason to not purchase an old original bike. Beautiful yes wonderful history yes, different yes. Fun to ride for a short distance yes. Suspension off road no. Size and comfort no. I restored a bmw r80 gs 1980 and sold it one year later. Loved it but no fun to ride as it was so small. Could barely get my size 13 boots under the cylinder to shift, had to remove the kick starter as it Doug into my left calf and with no suspension , living in South Africa where riding is year around fun a waste. Tried a lemans guzzi both knees rested on the cylinders. All of this and I am only 6 foot one 185 lbs. thank god that they do not make them like they used to. From vespa old vs new way tiny and no fun. Great article
I had the same experience when sitting on a friend's Guzzi LeMans 850 back in 1982. My knees rested against the cylinders. it was unrideable for me and I am 6' tall with a 32" inseam.
I can tell you from experience British bikes are made for someone who is No taller than 5 ft 10 and 170 lb in weight
I have a 51 year old bike. Damn. That’s OLD…
I have a 2001 Moto Guzzi California Stone and shifting it takes a lot more deliberation than the Triumphs. You will miss gears unless you are really paying attention and it only has 12,000 miles.
My 78 Guzzi Le Mans and 82 BMW are not smooth shifters. But my 73 Norton is.
@@pdm2201 not surprised on the Guzzi but very surprised on the BMW.
I actually liked the tu250😂
Your videos are excellent. Every bit as good as Fortnine, maybe better.
Woah now that's a compliment
It's completely unfair to compare the power output and weight of a 1968 bike to a modern bike. In 1968 there were no emission laws to comply with while modern bikes produce gobs of power AND comply with strict emission laws. If you were to measure the emissions coming out of your 1968 500 to it's modern counterpart, like a Triumph Street Twin, I would guess that the pollutants coming out of your tail pipe are on the order of 50 to 70 times that of an equivalent modern bike. I appreciate your 1968 Triumph 500 and the work it takes to maintain it. My first bike was a 1962 Triumph Bonneville. If I had a bike like yours I would only ride it on special occasions and ride something newer on a daily basis for many reasons. Your old Triumph will eventually consume more of your time and resources if you ride it regularly and it might leave you stranded at any time.
Well you can compare the power to weight output of my old bike to loads of modern bikes that comply with emissions, heck even a few modern classics blow it out of the water, and then there's the other modern classics that are slow and heavy and just completely not in the spirit of the original bikes. Not to mention the constant pandering and droning on about being "authentic" it's just so tiresome.
Would have been nice to have a walk round
Yeah agreed, thankfully I have a cold start and walk-around on my channel now. Check it out!
Whats the gauge on the headlight?
It's an ammeter. Basically shows what your battery voltage/health is.
@@bartmotorcycle Are you still running original electronics? The ammeter in my headlight is for show only.
It's a very poor video ~ all I see is the same headlamp and handlebars ; a view of rider and bike taken from an accompanying car would be better . Indeed we should be allowed to see the bike and how it performs. suspension , brakes n steering etc