1969 Triumph finishes 1000 mi Baja race

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1969 Triumph finishes 1000 mi Baja race by: wheelbender6 - Jul 5, 2017 20:07:00 GMT -5

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Post by wheelbender6 on Jul 5, 2017 20:07:00 GMT -5

Actually, a pair of 1969 Triumph T100s finished the Baja this year. They were only 500cc.
Not bad for a pair 48 year old bikes. I would love to see somebody do this on a Sportster or XR750.
I would post pics of the Baja Triumphs but they were all encrypted. Just a generic T100 in this pic.
More about the prep of the Triumphs below. They were not as modified as you would think.
www.motorcycle.com/features/triumph-in-the-desert-2017-norra-mexican-1000.html

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1969 Triumph finishes 1000 mi Baja race by: cyborg55 - Jul 16, 2017 21:01:48 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by cyborg55 on Jul 16, 2017 21:01:48 GMT -5

No surprise to me,,, when I first came out to socal I used to ride occasionally with Marc Hately,,, younger brother of john ( a flat tracker that rode triumphs)and son of famed triumph builder john sr,,, he had a 500 prepped by dad,,, we couldn't touch him,,, although he was a rider extraordinaire ,,, we were on machines that were twice as powerful easy and he still outrode us solidly. Every time we went for a mulholland hyway rip,,, it was demoralizing to say the least

1969 Triumph finishes 1000 mi Baja race By wheelbender6 (Read 965 times)

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