View from the Sidecar

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January/February 2005
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The front suspension is lifted straight from that hooligan bike Buell, while the rear suspension is Lawwill’s own patented

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“Quadrilateral” design — a constant rate monoshock with a four-link swingarm designed to maintain constant drive belt tension through its travel and with a slight rise in the geometry to give better drive out of corners. Constant belt tension means no power loss from take up of drive belt slack.

Very nice, indeed, but at $26,000 an opportunity limited to the few, and the lucky. — Scott Potter

Triumph Scrambler
Further proof that retro-rides are hot comes in the form of Triumph’s recently announced Bonneville Scrambler. Following on the heels of Triumph’s successful T100 Bonneville and Thruxton café racer, both retro-styled rides harkening to Triumph’s glory days, the Scrambler follows in the mold of Triumph’s TR6C of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s.

Power comes from the same 54bhp, 865cc parallel twin used in the T100 and Thruxton, and mechanically the bike differs little from its brethren. Scrambler-style bikes were all the rage for a short while in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, and Triumph’s new interpretation comes fittingly equipped with spoked wheels and a scrambler’s signature high pipes. Triumph has designed a host of extras for the Scrambler, including a skid plate, braced handlebars, number plate and headlight grille.

Price for the new bike has been set at $7,999, making it within reach of just about anyone looking for a classic ride without the classic levels of maintenance many older bikes can require.

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