Wrench'n Ride'n

On Sunday I had a chance to go and do some work on y Sister's Triumph Terrier. Thanks to BigD for the photo copy of the manual too mate. Started to adjust the brakes. Shows I will have to replace the shoes. 1951s braking distance was so much longer than 2014.

Three days ago I posted about my Dad passing and that my sister and I bought the exact same Triumph he used to own. We took delivery of this great looking bike this morning. I am totally stoked with it. Looks like someone started a restoration on it. There are new rubber boots on the rear plungers. New chrome on the plungers. Repo seat and springs. The engine does turn over. Just needs me to dance skyclad around a burning Honda to get the electrics right. One must always appease the spirit of Lucas and his possessed electrics that came fitted to all Brit bikes.

My Dad passed away this week. For over 12 months he had been fighting cancer. He went in his sleep on Wednesday morning. He was not a mad keen rider like me. Yet it was him who said I should get a bike when I first needed transport. He had previously sent me a photo of his bike. I had known for years that he had owned a little Trumpy. I had always thought it was a Tiger Cub. 2 weeks ago he told me it had a 150cc engine. So its a Terrier not a Cub. He took this photo of his bike in January 1955. Today on ebay my sister found a Terrier for sale.    So in memory of our Dad we have bought this bike. I shall get it going and my sister can own it and ride it.