ashman said:this is a pic of my Slimline, see the top rails are tucked in it was one of the first Slimlines 1960 Mamxman
acotrel said:olChris
I think there are a lot of people who don't know the difference and build Tritons using slimline frames. The first Tritons were built using Manx (wideline) frames in the fifties, mainly because you couldn't buy a manx motor to replace the one that was blown up. These days you will see Tritons built using slimline frames and unit construction motors. They are not what they were, there is no authenticity about them.
However a slimline frame Triton with a pre-unit motor will perform as well as one with a wideline frame, with a unit construction motor you cannot get the weight distribution good enough not to adversely affect the handling. - Depends on how fast you want to ride it.
grandpaul said:I don't see anything wrong with that bike.
Rohan said:grandpaul said:I don't see anything wrong with that bike.
There is nothing in the 'spare' speedo/tacho hole. !
Although this is definitely mere nit-picking...
Aco's experience with Tritons seems a little limited ?,
there are more slimlines built these days ?
Also, it was taking the manx motors out for F500 that gave all those spare chassis to begin with ?
worntorn said:Re Slimline, Wideline, authenticity of sorts only belonging to wide line etc,
Norton considered the Slimline an improvement and development of the Wideline f bed, that is why it showed up AFTER the wideline. Some owners of Widelines complained about the riding position with the full width top tubes, Norton responded by pulling them in to create a motorcycle that had a nice narrow waist and a place to tuck in the knees.
Having ridden both a wideline 99 and a slimline 650SS, I prefer the Slim to the Wide.
Glen
lcrken said:Lest the purist get all excited, please note that I did eventually manage to restore the Manx frame to original,
Rohan said:lcrken said:Lest the purist get all excited, please note that I did eventually manage to restore the Manx frame to original,
Jist out of sheer curiousity - and for the record - did it handle or steer any different with the slimmer rear seat/shock tubes ??
We thought not - all the sheer hysteria out there about a seating position.
But we may be jumping the gun here.
Some 650ss and Atlas cycles have done some fast lappery over the years it must be said though.
And they all be slimlines....