My Dads Racer from the '60's

[powerage440]

Here is one of the first bikes I remember my Dad racing when I was little a real rare Cheney Triumph, I have searched high and low to find another, found one in Europe for $18000!

 

[MATT]

Thats crazy, what year is it? Kinda looks like a royal enfield trials. sooooo coool, I love the chrome tank.

I bet it goes....:bolt:

 

[powerage440]

Thats crazy, what year is it? Kinda looks like a royal enfield trials. sooooo coool, I love the chrome tank.

I bet it goes....:bolt:

I'm not sure of the year,The tank is alloy,and everything else is Nickell plated. That bike ran the ISDT in Europe right before he bought it

 

[dennis d]

Don't you wish you still had it ? Check out the old trucks.I remember seeing a bike similar to that one but only in a mag or movie.Awesome pic.

 

[MATT]

Was it 2, or 4 stroke?

 

[powerage440]

Don't you wish you still had it ? Check out the old trucks.I remember seeing a bike similar to that one but only in a mag or movie.Awesome pic.

Yeah I wish I had a few of my Dads old bikes & cars! I found this old box of pics here is another of his Triumph and a pic of him leading a race at Woodland Washington in '72 on a Suzuki TM400

 

[powerage440]

Was it 2, or 4 stroke?

4 stroke Triumph engine, aftermarket frame, basically a purpose built racebike for its time, built by Eric Cheney

 

[MATT]

God that's :supercool:

 

[MATT]

Yeah I wish I had a few of my Dads old bikes & cars! I found this old box of pics here is another of his Triumph and a pic of him leading a race at Woodland Washington in '72 on a Suzuki TM400

Your dad sounds cool, was he a secret agent to? :16:

 

[kmcrab]

Race Bike

Don, These pics are sooo cool! I bet you have a lot of great memories and you are keeping his passion going with all of your COOL bikes and cars! Thanks for sharing.