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[Pbondar]

In a dim and distant galaxy I worked for a division of BL..I had 6 drophead TR7s in a row..bit underpowered in 2.0l form and very tail waggy..fond memories..C5AEC34A-3033-4811-A004-88D9035A832D.jpeg

Whats the Kawa in the background?
Is it a GPZ 750 or 1100?
Or is it something made to look like one?

Looks like a b1 or b2 model (750 or 1100?)
Rob

GPz 1100B2 a real Bobby Wobbler... let the good times roll.. they weren’t kidding..

Was preceded by a Laverda 1200 Mirage and succeeded by a Honda VF750R....

Enter old man mode: eeehh I remember the days..you could get....yawnnn

[flybobbie]

My TR7 came after, Honda c50, Yam 125 and Superdream, just got fed up of getting wet!

[BMWZ4MC]

My TR7 came after, Honda c50, Yam 125 and Superdream, just got fed up of getting wet!

Ah yes, nothing quite like a super wet dream when you’re young

[Pbondar]

My TR7 came after, Honda c50, Yam 125 and Superdream, just got fed up of getting wet!

Well for the record my bike history is...

1971 1960 Triumph Tina
1974 1974 CZ 175
1975 1967 BSA 441 Victor
1976 1970 BSA 500 Royal Star
1977 1977 Honda 400 Dream
1978 1978 BMW R00RS
1979 1979 Laverda 1200 Mirage
1981 1970 Triumph Trident 1000
1982 1982 Kawasaki GPz1100B2
1983 1983 Honda VF750F
1985 1985 BMW K75S
1986 1986 Honda VFR750
1987 1987 Kawasaki GPz1000RX
1988 1988 Honda CBR100F
1988 1988 Kawasaki AE80
1989 1989 Yamaha FZR1000
1989 1989 Honda XR600
1990 1990 Honda Transalp 600
1991 1991 Kawasaki KDX200
1993 1993 Ducati 900SS
1996 1996 Yamaha TDM 850
1996 1996 Triumph 900 Sprint Sport

Car History

1977 1977 Fiat 600
1978 1977 Chrysler Sunbeam
1979 1978 Ford Cortina 1.6L
1980 1980 Triumph TR7
1981 1981 Range Rover 2 Door
1981 1981 Triumph TR7
1982 1982 Triumph TR7
1982 1982 Mini Metro MG
1983 1983 Triumph TR7
1984 1984 Mini Metro Turbo
1984 1984 Mini Metro Turbo
1985 1985 Rover SD1 2600
1985 1984 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 GL
1987 1987 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6GL
1989 1989 Ford Granada Ghia 2.0L
1990 1990 Audi 80
1991 1990 Audi 80 Quattro
1994 1994 Rover 220 Turbo Coupe
1996 1996 Audi A4 Quattro
1998 1991 Kia Pride 1.3
1999 1998 BMW Compact 1.7TD
2000 1996 Vauxhall Frontera
2002 2002 Seat Leon 1.6TD
2003 2003 Mercedes Compact 220CDI
2004 2004 Volvo XC70
2010 2009 Audi A5 Quattro Coupe 3.0TDi
2011 2007 Volvo XC60
2013 2013 Audi A7 Quattro 3.0TDi
2015 2015 Volvo XC70
2017 2013 BMW Z4 20i Msport

an aircraft..

1997 1997 Jodel 250
2000 1997 Dyn Aero MCR01
2002 2002 Diamond DA40-180
2006 2006 Diamond DA42 Tdi
2006 2006 Diamond DA42 Tdi
2010 2006 Diamond DA42 Tdi
2011 2010 Diamond DA42 MPP Tdi
2012 2011 Diamond DA42 MPP Tdi
2013 2013 Diamond DA42 MPP NG
2013 2007 Diamond DA42 Tdi
2013 2007 Diamond DA42 Tdi
2013 2007 Diamond DA42 Tdi
2013 1982 BN Islander


not sure how to put that on my sig!

[Sparkybrum]

I’d do the same if I had a light coloured car. Looks impressive! Also interested in what you were charged as thinking of doing something similar to another car?

[Nictrix]

My TR7 came after, Honda c50, Yam 125 and Superdream, just got fed up of getting wet!

Well for the record my bike history is...

1971 1960 Triumph Tina
1974 1974 CZ 175
1975 1967 BSA 441 Victor
1976 1970 BSA 500 Royal Star
1977 1977 Honda 400 Dream
1978 1978 BMW R00RS
1979 1979 Laverda 1200 Mirage
1981 1970 Triumph Trident 1000
1982 1982 Kawasaki GPz1100B2
1983 1983 Honda VF750F
1985 1985 BMW K75S
1986 1986 Honda VFR750
1987 1987 Kawasaki GPz1000RX
1988 1988 Honda CBR100F
1988 1988 Kawasaki AE80
1989 1989 Yamaha FZR1000
1989 1989 Honda XR600
1990 1990 Honda Transalp 600
1991 1991 Kawasaki KDX200
1993 1993 Ducati 900SS
1996 1996 Yamaha TDM 850
1996 1996 Triumph 900 Sprint Sport

Car History

1977 1977 Fiat 600
1978 1977 Chrysler Sunbeam
1979 1978 Ford Cortina 1.6L
1980 1980 Triumph TR7
1981 1981 Range Rover 2 Door
1981 1981 Triumph TR7
1982 1982 Triumph TR7
1982 1982 Mini Metro MG
1983 1983 Triumph TR7
1984 1984 Mini Metro Turbo
1984 1984 Mini Metro Turbo
1985 1985 Rover SD1 2600
1985 1984 Vauxhall Carlton 2.0 GL
1987 1987 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6GL
1989 1989 Ford Granada Ghia 2.0L
1990 1990 Audi 80
1991 1990 Audi 80 Quattro
1994 1994 Rover 220 Turbo Coupe
1996 1996 Audi A4 Quattro
1998 1991 Kia Pride 1.3
1999 1998 BMW Compact 1.7TD
2000 1996 Vauxhall Frontera
2002 2002 Seat Leon 1.6TD
2003 2003 Mercedes Compact 220CDI
2004 2004 Volvo XC70
2010 2009 Audi A5 Quattro Coupe 3.0TDi
2011 2007 Volvo XC60
2013 2013 Audi A7 Quattro 3.0TDi
2015 2015 Volvo XC70
2017 2013 BMW Z4 20i Msport

an aircraft..

1997 1997 Jodel 250
2000 1997 Dyn Aero MCR01
2002 2002 Diamond DA40-180
2006 2006 Diamond DA42 Tdi
2006 2006 Diamond DA42 Tdi
2010 2006 Diamond DA42 Tdi
2011 2010 Diamond DA42 MPP Tdi
2012 2011 Diamond DA42 MPP Tdi
2013 2013 Diamond DA42 MPP NG
2013 2007 Diamond DA42 Tdi
2013 2007 Diamond DA42 Tdi
2013 2007 Diamond DA42 Tdi
2013 1982 BN Islander


not sure how to put that on my sig!

You have a few random bikes in there if they are listed as you owned them like the AE80 and the KDX200.
Out of that list I had 2 of them, an 89 RWB FZR 1000 Exup and a 96 TDM

[Pbondar]

You have a few random bikes in there if they are listed as you owned them like the AE80 and the KDX200.
Out of that list I had 2 of them, an 89 RWB FZR 1000 Exup and a 96 TDM

Well there was a lot of overlap..towards the zenith (around 1995-2000) I had 6 bikes in the garage.. CBR/FZR/TDM/Transalp/KDX/Duck/ one in France AE80..

Got in to green laning, hence the AE80, they said I was too small for it..so got an XR600..wanted to go two up geen laning, added a Transalp etc..it all seemed very logical at the time..

From around 1980 onwards the multiple bike scenario just grew and grew..

Still compared to my Uni pal and his father and 3 other brothers had around 100+ Ariel/BSAs that's obsessive..

[flybobbie]

Pbondar worked you way through lots of Diamonds were you changing them as the gear boxes failed
Another machine with crappy mechanics.
See you went two engined reliability at the end with trusty old Islander.

[Pbondar]

Pbondar worked you way through lots of Diamonds were you changing them as the gear boxes failed
Another machine with crappy mechanics.
See you went two engined reliability at the end with trusty old Islander.

Hi flybobbie, well its a long story, the short version was:

Yes we had lots of teething issues with the DA42s, the gearboxes were not an issue, save that when the engine manufacturer went into administration they started charging the price for new gearboxes rather than swapping then out FOC as was originally sold..as they could not get to TBO of the engine without being swapped out.

The clutches were the worst part of the original design along with asking the poor 1.7 original engine to do a sustained 135 BHP..

The 1.7 unit suffered from thermodynamic stress allied to piston oil cooling nozzles that had a a habit of breaking off.. once the 20l unit came along the issues largely disappeared..

We battled our way through all the various air-frame/engine issues so by 2014 we had 11 DA42s operating..we ranged with them from the US Pacific coast, through Europe, the whole of Africa and the middle east and onto into India.

We broke the back of the reliability issues and could take these babies all the way to south Africa etc and back and do 200-300 hours work without any real dispatch or reliability issues..

In contrast the Islander in its 3 year reign consumed more money than the 11 DA42s, despite doing only 250 hours over 3 years versus about 3000-4000 fleet ours for the DA42s..reliability and availability was terrible..

Factory support for the BN was shocking, slow and very expensive.. its one attribute which we couldn't replace was its payload lift capability hence why we had to use it..

As they say..your experiences may be different..

[HillWalker]

Pbondar your first foray on two wheels a Triumph Tina !!! I wonder how many know what one of those are, a friend of mine's mum had one in the sixties. My list of bikes which I wont bore anyone with now stands at thirty nine at the moment (and counting)

[Smartbear]

Pbondar your first foray on two wheels a Triumph Tina !!! I wonder how many know what one of those are, a friend of mine's mum had one in the sixties. My list of bikes which I wont bore anyone with now stands at thirty nine at the moment (and counting)

It’s a scooter & I claim my mystery prize!
Rob

[road warrior]

i had a freind who had a tr7 with a dolly engine in it. went very well, separated from the dolly cooling system it was a good car

[Pbondar]

Pbondar your first foray on two wheels a Triumph Tina !!! I wonder how many know what one of those are, a friend of mine's mum had one in the sixties. My list of bikes which I wont bore anyone with now stands at thirty nine at the moment (and counting)

Yes it was my mum’s , she was a midwife in the hospital about 12 miles from where we lived...she tried to start it a couple of times when the auto was in run mode not idle mode...so it took off down the road without her...she gave up so it sat in our garage for many years...my friend had a similar story with his fathers BSA Tigress which was a 250cc 4 stroke twin version of the Tina...

I have to confess I resprayed from its original Lilac to candy flake lime green and candy flake bright orange..
It’s a scooter & I claim my mystery prize!
Rob

[Pbondar]

i had a freind who had a tr7 with a dolly engine in it. went very well, separated from the dolly cooling system it was a good car

The best ones were the 200 V8 engine versions that were built for the UK launch..that never happened..very fast in their day...the 2 by 2 paving slab in the boot was the ultimate handling mod..

[enzed4]

Fascinating thread - it's cool to shine a bit of a light on some of the forum members' past histories (and bikes/cars).
As for the OP's thread starter, The black on siliver looks pretty good, it kind of reminds me of a Jag convertible, but can't think of a model number