Triumph Int'l. Owners ClubBritish Int'l. Motorcycle Assn.
	P.O. Box 158,  Plympton, Mass,  02367-0158 TEL: (508) 946-1144        FAX: (508) 946-1145

They are both 1970 matching number TR6R. The black one is what I consider a semi-custom bike. It's the first bike I ever owned and was bought used for $470. It ran but was in rough shape. Some paint, some used parts, some after market parts and an on going rehab project has evolved to what you see here.

The green bike is a bone stock original. It was purchased from the original owner who took excellent care of it for 32 years. The only thing not on the bike are the rubber knee pads for the gas tank which I have.

Both bikes run excellent. They are licensed with collector plates here in Wisconsin and on nice days are driven. I would like to thank "Super Bob Nowak" for the engine work on the black bike and Randy Anderson for taking such good care of the green bike and entrusting me with it.

In closing, while today I also own a 2000 Harley Davidson FLSTC which has been and continues to be a great motorcycle, it's just not the same as a Triumph.  It seems to me that the Harley Davidson factory can't find a way to build soul into their motorcycles the way Triumph did.  This is not the end of my Triumph story as sitting in the garage I have an original 1978 T140V chocolate brown waiting to be cleaned up and loved.  Currently I'm also building a 1970 hard tail chopper based on a T120R engine and frame. Until those are done........

Yours Truly

Joe Power

jkpower@frontiernet.net

     We hope to keep this page updated on a monthly basis, time permitting.  We are asking that club members submit photos of their favorite bike and give a short history/story about it.  We prefer that you email a JPG photo and data to make it easier for us to post to the web site.  However, if you don't have facilities to scan your photo, you can mail the picture to either address below and we will scan it for you.  Your bike photo will be judged for clarity, not content.  Send us a picture of your favorite ride.  We don't care what model or year but will strive to post an assortment month to month.  Please email photo and info to: 

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P.O. Box 158
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