A modified motorcycle of the 1960s-1970s. The name comes from a contraction of Triumph and Norton; the two motorcycles combined.
The intention was to combine the best elements of each. The usual practice was to take the Triumph parallel twin engine and use it to replace the engine on a Norton "featherbed" framed motorcycle that was regarded as the best handling motorcycle of the day. The Triumph Bonnevilles engine that already had twin carburettors was a popular engine choice. This engine, as well as other Triumph twin-cylinder engines, gave good performance and reliability and could be easily tuned for greater power.
Several motorcycle dealers made equipment for Triton conversions, some would do the complete job for customers while others sold complete Tritons.
Many other frame and engine combinations were also made. The Tribsa, an alternative to the Triton, was a Triumph engine in a BSA frame and the Vincent V-twin motors have been fitted into featherbed frames making a hybrid called a Norvin and on and on -blah-.
I have even thought of putting another engine into the Ducati monza, but in the same breath it also seems very silly beacuse half the beauty of the bike is there in that vintage motor. But for preformance!!! the issue gets somewhat subjective? "his eyes twinkel thinking of 100mph+++130+++157+++165+++" maybe just maybe...... I could squeeze a Duc-Monster 900 motor in der?!
Yes, I knew that...not to that extent...but I knew Tritons were a love-child bike. Why the fuck did I write "Norton" on the title... ah, because the photo title said "Norton-featherbed" and I was confused ...oh and that chest full of pot-smoke I was holding in while posting that... no...not really. Us ferners get deported for shit like that.
You know? Living in Japan all this while has made me just loony enough to think a few bong hits would be welcome. And by "few" I mean 12.
Oh....my god.
No not a Norton it is a Triton...:
ReplyDeleteA modified motorcycle of the 1960s-1970s. The name comes from a contraction of Triumph and Norton; the two motorcycles combined.
The intention was to combine the best elements of each. The usual practice was to take the Triumph parallel twin engine and use it to replace the engine on a Norton "featherbed" framed motorcycle that was regarded as the best handling motorcycle of the day. The Triumph Bonnevilles engine that already had twin carburettors was a popular engine choice. This engine, as well as other Triumph twin-cylinder engines, gave good performance and reliability and could be easily tuned for greater power.
Several motorcycle dealers made equipment for Triton conversions, some would do the complete job for customers while others sold complete Tritons.
Many other frame and engine combinations were also made. The Tribsa, an alternative to the Triton, was a Triumph engine in a BSA frame and the Vincent V-twin motors have been fitted into featherbed frames making a hybrid called a Norvin and on and on -blah-.
I have even thought of putting another engine into the Ducati monza, but in the same breath it also seems very silly beacuse half the beauty of the bike is there in that vintage motor. But for preformance!!! the issue gets somewhat subjective? "his eyes twinkel thinking of 100mph+++130+++157+++165+++" maybe just maybe...... I could squeeze a Duc-Monster 900 motor in der?!
Yes, I knew that...not to that extent...but I knew Tritons were a love-child bike. Why the fuck did I write "Norton" on the title... ah, because the photo title said "Norton-featherbed" and I was confused ...oh and that chest full of pot-smoke I was holding in while posting that... no...not really. Us ferners get deported for shit like that.
ReplyDeleteYou know? Living in Japan all this while has made me just loony enough to think a few bong hits would be welcome. And by "few" I mean 12.
I like this bike and I really like this song!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeI5iKn1tyc