And today I saw a plethora (what a lovely word) of triples

The Saudis had actually ordered Norton Interpols but none were available by this time so police spec. T160s were sent instead.
Apparently, Norton badges(?)/stickers(?) were put in the crates so the Triumphs could be transformed into Nortons if the Saudis had made a fuss about not receiving what they'd ordered (apparently they didn't).
 
baz said:
Legend had it that the Saudi police rode the bikes with the chokes full on and when eventually the bikes fouled the plugs they were simply abandoned!
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Totally believable.
Unless one is schooled on how an Amal choke works, it happens.
 
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Agreed, I absolutely believe that.

The only thing I find odd about the story is why the f**k the factory fitted chokes to bikes destined for Saudi !?!
 
Interesting, makes me wonder what their 'Service' pool mechanics do, if anything..
 
MichaelB said:
Interesting, makes me wonder what their 'Service' pool mechanics do, if anything..
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Triumph sent several mechanics ( incl. Les Williams) over to Saudi to assemble and rectify minor problems ,

I've told this story before but not for a while :- about 30 years ago I was riding my T160 around locally when a guy on a gpz flagged me down. It turned out that he'd bought a Saudi T160 at an air base while working as a tech. He saw a guy riding one there and asked if there was any more, guy said yes about 10 in various conditions. Mike goes to see them and buys a runner for US$400, then rides around the base on it and is asked by another guy about the bike, anyway Mike sells the bike he's riding to the other guy for US$800 and immediately goes and buys another runner for US$400, so effectively getting his 2 kilometre (yes 2) for free. He dismantled the bike into large lumps and repatriated it , and still has it to this day. Of course now he wishes he'd bought them all
 
Those T160s looked fabulous.
I would love to have the Mk3 Commando (for the right price) and breathe some life back into it.
I can’t think of a less appropriate bike for the Saudi police than a Trident, I think the army version of the B40 would be more in keeping with their requirements and technical expertise.
Regards
Alan
 
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