Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

t ra ctability an d grunt. The fr ame is th e same one u sed o n the BSA V ic t or 5 0 0 !\IX d ev el op ed fo r m o t o c r o s s co m petition. Both e ngi ne an d frame are stock Troph y Trail i tems. ISD T m o d i f i c a t i ons externally co ns ist of w id e r b a rs wi th D oh erty grips, replaceme n t of th e front for ks with R ic km an fo rks , a nd th e additio n of wh it e pla stic fender s. A Ri ckman seat with zip-in .to ol space goes on in place of' the sto ck seat whil e p rotectiv e bars and quick detach hubs ar e added for ISDT co nside ratio ns. The front lighting se t-u p is st o ck, the rear is a smalle r it em less pron e to ' breakage in fal ls. Detailin g in clud es ex t e nsiv e w at erpro ofin g a nd the b ack -up electr ical sys te m. T he one weak po in t n o ted ' o n the Trophy Trail ma ch ines was the exposed ch ain , with no pro vi sion fo r a quick chain or sprocket co un te rshaft c hange. There is so me tho ught of goi ng to an en close d ch ai n as feat ured on the MZ , J aw a an d Bu l taco M a t ador. Tri umph i s -ente ra in ing pl ans fo r offering the ISD T p ack age as an o ptio nal kit with th e Tr ophy Trail. The wider bars and wei gh t r edu ction make fo r a sign ificant improvemen t in h andling of the 5 0 0 twin. Team rid ers feel that th e re lia b ili ty o f th e Triumph " i ll help to o ffset the o ver 3 00 poun d we ight of th e four-stroke. T here was little d oubt tha t it would las t fo r six days. T he on ly q uesti on in o u r mind after ridi ng th e ISDT Triu mp h was if the chain would last. Wh at th e T riu mp h :ca n n o t go around, at speed, it win go ove r aver or through . Another point noted in te sting that has little ISDT application is that . th e 5 0 0 is easy and great fun to slide. C ome up to a comer, wick it on to break th e rear wheel loose and enjoy. Fe el is positive and predictable. C> " s M .... C> ... '" Ci - U .. . .-. . _."", •. r '":!1/111' . .- --y - - _:':"'"" ..... :.:.... Waterproofing, a req uirement for any successful ISOT mount , was well-done on the Triumph . Our impresssion is that the ISDT T ri um p h s, as set up, are well-suited to th e Berksh ir es te rrain where th e Six D ays will be h eld. A sligh t tendenc y to h obby h orse over whoop-de-doos never got out of hand and p recise th rottle co n trol always kept the bi ke in han d . T eam riders w ill n ot e ncoun ter the lon g san dwashes in N ew E ng lan d. You know y o u have a lot o f b ik e u nder yo u when I going fast in th e rough but it didn't seem t o affec t th e abili ty to make rapid fo rw ar d progress. T he four-stroke wi ll eat up gravel ro ad s and blacktop as handlin g, even with knob bi es, is very con fid en t. It takes a ce r ta in tech n iq ue t o rid e the 5 0 0 we ll an d the team riders we re ch o sen . in p ar t , for their ability to tak e (Co n tin ued on p age 10) From t he people _ho bring you . . .. : 7 . & • • • •r m 8 I St u ff des igned t o grab your greenbacks a nd o t herwi se def lat e you r w a llet . Trophy T rail in the rough handled lik e a lightened updated de sert sled . And t hat ai n' t t oo bad . Need Three o Hands? :t> r m 2 o :t> :0 Ca rry it wh eth er on your Hoda ka or y o ur 10 sp eed . The Ide al way t o carr y you r b ooks to school o r y o u r lunch & spare plu gs o n th e tra il. $2.5 0 . !!I n m ~ 1973 Ca lend a r @ $ 2.5 0 Eac h . No _ . Hot Hats @ $ ~ .00 Each : No _ . ... St ic kies @ SOc Each . No _ Back Bags @ $ 2.50 Each. No _ . Print Clearly!! Name Address " Quick detach wheel s are fea t ured on both Triumphs and Rickmans. Rickman Team checks b rak e lin ing wear a nd wetness during test. " Total Total Total Total Total $ Zip Code _ _ _ _ _ _ Send Check or Money Order. Allow To: CYCLE NEWS S t u ff Two to Three Weeks For Our SomeP.O . Box 498 t imes Post Off ice. Long Beach, Calif. 9 08 0 1

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