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After resurrecting a partly functional TR6c which I was lucky enough to find
locally for a few hundred dollars, I decided to prepare the bike
for the road. As the original mufflers were not useable, I opted for a
used set of downswept pipes and, unfortunately, after-market,
non-original mufflers. The original exhausts were the upswept
style, to the left, with a cage to protect the legs of the rider.
I acquired this Triumph in about 1978 (definitely not in this
condition) and after a winter's work, the bike was in good enough shape to use
reliably for several years including summer transportation to work (for two of these).
This compact vertical twin OHV 650 engine design (even with it's
weaknesses) is a pleasure to view (I should have had a good picture with
the original exhaust clamps) and was great to ride. The bike was lightweight, had solid, reliable
performance, great economy (65 miles to the Imperial gallon, about 23 km/L) and
was pretty straightforward to maintain. Sold about 1984. Re-acquired about 1996.
Sold again in 1998.
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