TRIUMPH STREET TWIN PROJECT Part 2 HIGH STREET TWIN / TEAROOM RACER
‘‘Begin at the beginning,’ the King said, gravely, ‘and go on until you come to the end: then stop.’’
Thanks to Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
WELCOME TO THE SECOND part of our High Street Twin/Tearoom Racer project. This is where you discover the remaining details.
The fate of most of our project bikes is to be built, used for a time and written about prolifically but then disposed of to make available time, garage space and money for the next project. This one is different because I intend to keep this bike; it is the third of the motorcycles that I think should form the basis of a mature-aged rider’s garage. With this in mind, I did not only specify the particular changes and fitment of parts that it should undergo. I chose the very best to which I had access.
I might be in love with this motorcycle, but despite the many musical contentions to the contrary, love is not free. The question of payment usually comes up at some stage, whether we use products supplied gratis or at a discount by the industry, or bought.
It’s a bit complicated to do a proper breakup, so let me just say that we paid full price for about a third, got a discount for another third, and received the remaining third gratis, for review. We also got the bike, which was a demonstrator, at a good price. The careful work that was done by Robbie at Northside Motorcycles was paid for, as was the
