Hello all; any particular opinions on the above ? I have a Monza and would like something ( as well ) a little more ‘toury’ and upright and better for pillion, luggage etc.
To the untrained eye they look like they should have cracked the same market as V7 did much later ?
Cant understand why so few were made / imported -25 ? So is there a reason…?
They were totally uncompetitive at a time when power output and handling were the be all and end all, launched at the wrong time. A lot of people who might have gone for them were probably buying the new Hinckley Triumphs.
In today’s market power output is less important and retro is popular. A nice V75 might make a lot of sense, and the Targas with the same engine are already getting a bit more popular and increasingly well regarded.
The Lario which came out slightly earlier had a 4 valve motor which developed a reputation for bending valve stems. There may have been some feeling that the 750 cc capacity was a bit of stretch for the small block engine, although in practice I think these engines have been more or less OK as long as services have been done properly. I saw a very nice one with 80k miles on a few years ago.
Hi, they made exactly 100, for the UK market at the behest of 3X motorcycles. 50 were red, 50 were green. I have a green one now, and had a red one back in the early Nineties that was one of the 3X demo bikes. Basically identical to the Targa and 750 Strada, just cosmetic differences, I think a Mk111 V50 tank, seat and rear mudguard/light. With I believe a Quota headlight.
Much revvier than a big twin but more oomph than the other small blocks. Quite a nice all rounder really. Whereabouts are you ?
I’m in Woking, Surrey. I am currently in the process of replacing pod filters with an original airbox, and it’s slow progress as I am moving house (locally) and have to work on the bike on my driveway as and when I have a little spare time. I hope to have her up and running within a couple of weeks, you could always try mine if you haven’t found anything by then. Despite being fairly rare they do come up for sale, and they do not fetch a particularly high price. Mine was £1400 just under two years ago on eBay and frankly it was overpriced for the condition it was in.
There has been a long running yahoo forum for Triumph 350/500 owners on the site, you would find it on the ‘groups’ section. It’s run by Russ Gurney who lives down on the south coast. He started a FB page for the Daytona 50th anniversary last year, and we had a few get-togethers at various shows over the year to celebrate the model. I got a banner made by a TOMCC member to promote the stand, and I helped organise the stand for the Brooklands motorcycle show in July. I use FB to promote the Brooklands m/c team activities as well as our local VMCC section. I’m not daft enough to click on all that junk stuff that so many are keen on !
I take the view that if you are really bothered about keeping your privacy you should not have any online presence whatsoever.
My fault delivering my FB prejudice ! I had a look at the FB page for theDaytona the banners and regalia etc are brilliant ! I’ll look up the Yahoo thing. I’m on south coast so Ross may not be far away…