On the road France doesn’t like modified vehicles. A Triton is by definition a modified vehicle. Getting my future steed licenced for use on the road in France was going to be challenged. I hatched a cunning plan to get the bike registered in the UK with the frame and engine numbers corresponding to my…
Genesis
For the uninitiated a little history. A Triton is a mash-up made popular by the “Ton-up Boys” of the fifties and sixties. It consists of the chassis from a Norton, any Norton with the legendary Featherbed frame and a Triumph parallel twin motor. Some will say it was the best of both worlds. Others believe…
How did I get here?
I grew up in the outskirts of the most isolated major city in the world, Perth, Western Australia. A little house on a gravel road surrounded by Jarrah forest and orchards. In all honesty it was an idyllic childhood full of innocent pleasures and freedom beyond anything my kids could dream of. Week-ends and holidays…
From the dunny to the driveway…
My Dad is a biker. For as long as I can remember there has always been at least one motorcycle in his garage or driveway. Deep down his heritage guides his taste in bikes, he loves old Brit iron. That didn’t stop him from having everything from a 125 Honda to a 750 Ural (that…