Talk Morgan Forums Thread Like Summary - Another travesty, SS100 this time..

Nothing Superior about this...

I love my '46 Chief and even ride it on longer trips. You get used to how it handles pretty quickly, and no, in its original condition, the clutch isn't a “suicide clutch”—the clutch pedal stays in the disengaged position. The handling is great, too; whenever I ride it, I’m always amazed at how good motorcycles could already be 80 years ago. The most outdated features on the Chief are the three-speed transmission and the brakes.

Not at all John .... I'm talking about the current big Triumphs, where they've managed to make an oil-tight modern and competent bike while remaining true to the name .... you're right that my dog in this fight is my love of classic bikes (and Triumphs in particular) ...but that just makes me all the more potentially critical of the current offerings .... but I find myself approving (with the above caveats) .... there's a good discussion to be had around 'oil-dripping, unreliable Brit-bikes' vs 'clean and reliable Japs' ... not as clear-cut as it seems. 🙂

K

PS ... should anyone ride one of the bikes I disapprove of ...note that I don't doubt them as machines ... by all reports they're competent and fine motorcycles ... just my purely personal 'instinctive' reaction ... I don't feel the Triumph or BSA ...or, increasingly, Royal Enfield DNA in there .... perfectly fine bikes, but 'badge engineering' ... purely my own reactions and prejudices so can be safely ignored by anyone who doesn't concur! 🙂

K

Only the price tag.....

Well, not that expensive when compared to the prices the originals are still fetching. especially when you consider it is handbuilt and in very limited numbers.......is it worth it, to experience the ride, well that's a entirely different question. It appears that another landmarlk brand Vincent prices are softening in the current market, it appears desireable period electric start bikes prices are in ascendence.

.The Battistini Fatboy is in the garage doing a bit of cleaning and fettling, trouble with custom parts from 30 odd years ago, little things like the indicators have very low volume timy bulbs, made in the US and from early research have most likely ceased production, , so looking to buy the led replacement units, but even that line of 45 degree indicators has ceased in 2018.........been great experience for internet searches.. So at the moment the more I clean the better it looks, it's meet with all round approval from Harley owning friends and neighours.

Just waiting for a break in the weather to see how the trick rear suspension works on local pot-holed roads, if its not upto scratch, I'll most likely put air suspension in.

With the exception of the big Triumphs* ... I think that the old names should have just been left to die gracefully ...milking a once great name by selling it to be stuck on inferior machinery is horribly cynical ... I hope that should Morgan eventually succumb to modern economics that the badge doesn't end up on some cheap far-eastern electric carbuncle .... however once the asset-stripping vultures get stuck in I dout they'll resist a few grand for someone else's prized legacy.






*These are still fully designed and still somewhat of their range UK built ....their offshore productuon is a sad fact of commercial life, but the bikes remain directly true to the UK production .... the new smaller capacity range made in India, however, just look like generic Chinese runabouts tarted up and bearing a badge they can't carry off... I'm sure they're perfectly competent, but Triumphs they're not*

*my personal view ... other viewpoints are available*

* but wrong! 😆


K

PS .... that Brough is a proper dog's breakfast of a thing!

I was getting quite excited when I saw the title, SS100, wow, who has bought one of those but it turns out to be a motorbike!