Biketech7 - Back to the UK for a Roadtest of the Past.
What can I say about the latest road test? It's
been a while, but this was pretty unique. To ride old faithful was gift enough
after all this time. Sat for the last seven years with oil in its petrol tank
(thanks dad), the '54 A10 astonished me. Still a first-kick starter, petrol tap
on, a quick tickle and it was running. Effortless, except for the hefty heave
on the kickstart, I couldn't have been happier. But to get out on the other
two bikes too, outstanding!
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| Devauden. |
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| Early evening in Tintern. |
The next bike to get an airing was the '59 T110, pretty much an original bike, and another easy starter as long as you remembered the retard lever. I was rusty. I forgot. Still, the old Triumph is a true gentleman, or lady, and was perfect once up and running. Certainly more oomph from the Trumpet, and the front brake was a hell of a lot stronger, but annoying play in the head bearings became a pain when upping the pace. More on that later.
