TRIUMPH STREET TWIN PROJECT Part 1 HIGH STREET TWIN / TEAROOM RACER
WHEN YOU REACH A Certain Age you tend to try to derive some sense from your life. That often involves making up rules that nobody asked for and even fewer people will follow, although they can be fun to argue about. After a lot of thought and discussion and an approximately equal amount of my good Irish whiskey, some close friends and I have decided that a man who passes three score and ten might consider basing the contents of his garage on just three motorcycles. This is the minimum number which can, of course, be built upon if he has special interests such as a devotion to speedway outfits or Italian 50cc two-stroke racers. Of these, he should be able to have as many as he desires.
This reminds me of the bloke in Victoria who had a goodly collection of classic bikes and had agreed with ‘Er Indoors that he would not buy any more. But when the Suzuki Katana was released, he was so smitten he had to have one. Barely had it arrived in his garage when his better half came down there, something she had not done for years. “What’s this,” she said, “a new bike?” – “This old thing?” he replied, “I’ve had this for years…”
Now I write “a man” not because I am unappreciative of the fairer sex, but because I would not presume to understand its members, and I look forward to a similar story to
