Chris , this little Triumph was a serious champ of the 1/8 mile short tracks in California in the early 60's before the Japanese bikes took over that spot . Thanks for showing this GEM !
Good evening Mr. Chris Montignani, thank you for this nice review dedicated to this little Triumph jewel. I always follow you with unchanged attention and I want to seize this particular moment of the year to offer you and your collaborators my best wishes for this 2023 and thank you for the demanding work you do in following the championship which for us enthusiasts is the most beautiful in the world.
Chris, when I saw that you were featuring a Triumph 200 I quickly turned to your upload.....the first bike I ever rode was a 200 Triumph. A neighbor kid got one for Christmas and we rode it every chance we got. You'll get a kick out of this but the right-hand shift habit was really difficult to break when I got a Japanese bike and........guess what? It had a left-hand shift. I don't know yow many times it did the "Erk Burp Stall and Fall Over' routine or the miss a shift and Zip...off the trail into the bushes like a startled cow." It is humorous when I think back at it but once you train yourself with the shifting/brake routine it is hard to break the habit.
Hi Darren thanks for your comment and the answer to your question is no I don’t ride any longer but back in the day I rode a 1980 440 Maico and an 81 250 Maico as well. I started racing in the 1990’s while I was in my 40’s but soon discovered you still had to be good to beat some of the talented Over 40’s I was racing against. I raced for a few years but then lost the enthusiasm for riding as older riders were still kicking my ass so started taken pictures and video’s of the racing and the bikes for years after. When I retired from work in 2017 I began building up my You Tube Channel to keep up my interest in those old school racing days, I’m now 65 and still like looking at the kind of bikes I was familiar with in those great times. But again thanks for your comments and for watching my video content.
Chris , this little Triumph was a serious champ of the 1/8 mile short tracks in California in the early 60's before the Japanese bikes took over that spot . Thanks for showing this GEM !
Good evening Mr. Chris Montignani, thank you for this nice review dedicated to this little Triumph jewel. I always follow you with unchanged attention and I want to seize this particular moment of the year to offer you and your collaborators my best wishes for this 2023 and thank you for the demanding work you do in following the championship which for us enthusiasts is the most beautiful in the world.
I always wanted one of these in the 60s. But I had to learn on a 66 Yamaha 125 Scrambler. I didn’t get my Tiger until 2018 - a Tiger 800.
Thanks Chris , nice to see this fantastic bike on your video , your fan Henri put belgium 🇧🇪 cheers friend 👍
My pleasure! Henri
Chris, when I saw that you were featuring a Triumph 200 I quickly turned to your upload.....the first bike I ever rode was a 200 Triumph. A neighbor kid got one for Christmas and we rode it every chance we got. You'll get a kick out of this but the right-hand shift habit was really difficult to break when I got a Japanese bike and........guess what? It had a left-hand shift. I don't know yow many times it did the "Erk Burp Stall and Fall Over' routine or the miss a shift and Zip...off the trail into the bushes like a startled cow." It is humorous when I think back at it but once you train yourself with the shifting/brake routine it is hard to break the habit.
Hi Chris do you still ride? I love your work and informative knowledge as a new subscriber will keep,watching 😎😆
Hi Darren thanks for your comment and the answer to your question is no I don’t ride any longer but back in the day I rode a 1980 440 Maico and an 81 250 Maico as well. I started racing in the 1990’s while I was in my 40’s but soon discovered you still had to be good to beat some of the talented Over 40’s I was racing against. I raced for a few years but then lost the enthusiasm for riding as older riders were still kicking my ass so started taken pictures and video’s of the racing and the bikes for years after. When I retired from work in 2017 I began building up my You Tube Channel to keep up my interest in those old school racing days, I’m now 65 and still like looking at the kind of bikes I was familiar with in those great times. But again thanks for your comments and for watching my video content.
My AT-1 tank is very similar.