Comments on: MD Spotlight: 1957 Triumph TR5/R (Bike Reports) (News)

By: wctriumph

wctriumph — Thu, 31 May 2012 20:49:00 +0000

Triumph always did build the best and most beautiful motorcycles.

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By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:08:01 +0000

Thanks…

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By: zuki

zuki — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:43:10 +0000

Btw – I still have my Dad’s ’72 H2 that he bought new! Pristine with only 3,300 original miles but I still take it out for rides to keep it fresh. He had a red ’67 Suzuki TC250 X-6 scrambler that he purchased new before the H2.

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By: Gabe

Gabe — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:43:01 +0000

I have a hard time reading it too, but I think it’s 55,811.

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By: zuki

zuki — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:27:20 +0000

Hi Dean, enjoyed your story. Don’t forget about the 250 S1… that was actually the smallest of the Kawasaki triples…

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By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:02:32 +0000

The bikes are cool, but the stories behind them are sometimes better! It is great to see he still rides the bike, but I would love to hear some of the original owners’ stories of “riding the pee out of it”!!

I still have an early 70′s Kawasaki S2. The smallest of the famed three cylinder two-stroke bikes, but I don’t care about the size. It was my dad’s bike for a few years until he realized he was a bit too big for that little 350. Never mind when my mom came with for a ride! But when my two older brothers and I started street riding, that was our first bike. My oldest brother even took it on a motocross track (he used to race) and said those street tires would throw one helluva roost! He also got ticketed for wheelies once… It would foul plugs if you rode too slow. It was noisy, buzzy, and smoky if you rode too fast. But the peaky power came on just before redline, and felt like it would pull your arms out of the socket! Now, we just call that “good acceleration”! It is orange, with yellow stripes that scream 70′s! It’s not in horrible shape since it was put away in a shed in the 80′s with a half tank of gas, and old oil, when I got my first “real” bike. But my family never got rid of much, so when we found it, it was mine again! It will run someday, and I will enjoy it thoroughly!

Good stories and memories indeed. Isn’t that half the reason to ride in the first place?

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By: Jim W.

Jim W. — Fri, 25 May 2012 02:24:51 +0000

Gee…I can remember walking into Johnson Motors in Pasadena and looking at these beauties…along with other assorted Brit bikes…..

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By: Provalogna

Provalogna — Fri, 25 May 2012 01:53:10 +0000

Enjoyed this concours (pronounced con-KOORRR) very much a few years ago, great weather, great riding down from San Francisco.

Dirt track legend Mert Lawill was there selling clothing and stuff in his booth. He signed the T-Shirt my buddy purchased. My favorite current T-Shirt is the one I bought at the show.

Great barbecue, etc. You gotta see this show, at least once.

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By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:10:59 +0000

Wow – this is amazing. How many miles are on the odometer? I cannot read the characters.

Buy of the century?

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By: mickey

mickey — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:01:36 +0000

Very cool

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