Ad Publication date: 1969
Ad Title:
Turn on the Triumph 650
This vintage motorcycle ad may still be available for sale HERE.
Text of Ad:
There's only one way to know what good is. Steer your training wheels to your nearest Triumph dealer and tell him to roll out a Triumph 650 cc.
There are actually three 650's, which in the small select world of The Triumph is a shocker in itself. But Triumph owners are a finicky bunch, and they want exactly what they want. And, since they know what to do with it when they get it, Triumph gives it to them.
Like a 650 cc with twin Amal carbs that runs faster than anyone would want to go. It's called the Bonneville T120R. With a streamlined shell, it soared to 245.667 to win the A.M.A. approved world's speed record at Bonneville, Utah.
If touring's you bag, you'll probably want to bag a Tiger TR6R. This single carb 650 is probably the most manageable and reliable bike ever built. It sports a big 3 1/2 gallon gas tank, just so you don't have to keep looking for filling stations.
Finally, there's a scrambling single carb model, the Trophy TR6C ("C" for COMPETITION, get it?). This one has won more cross country events than any machine you can name. Riders call it "the desert bike." Maybe because you wouldn't want to be caught out there on anything less rugged and dependable than a TR6C.
Now that you know the difference, here's what all Triumph 650's have in common. Up front, you'll find full width 8" twin leading shoes with real air scoops to keep the wild horses under perfect control.
Down under, there's a sturdy, 2-piece frame that's a masterpiece of strength and lightness. In fact, the total weight of all 650's runs under 400 lbs.
In the guts, there are little things that keep The Triumph going. And going. Shafts and gears of hardened nickel chrome steel. Needle roller layshaft bearings. And a multiplate clutch with indestructible linings. A 12 volt battery ignition electrical system with AC alternator and Zener diode. And a potful of other engineering wonders to boggle the mind.
But enough of that precision nuts and bolts stuff. We don't want your respect, we want your love. The Triumph's a living, breathing motorcycle, the likes of which you'll find nowhere in the whole bloomin' world. A combination of features that have evolved over many years, with a slim, functional beauty that almost makes you wish you weren't a married man. But just looking at a Triumph 650 is for the bald-headed old geezers in the front row. If you reallyt want to know The Triumph, you have to hop on its back and move on it. After that, everything else is strictly near beer.
Get our new color catalog from your Triumph Dealer (see Yellow Pages). or send 25 cents for catalog and Triumph decal to: Triumph, West, Dept. B02, P.O. Box 275, Duarte, Calif. 91010. Or Triumph, East, Dept. DO-7, P.O. Box 6790, Baltimore, Maryland 21204.
Leave it all behind on The Triumph
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