Comments on: Triumph Thunderbird dragbike

By: moto-bum

moto-bum — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:58:00 +0000

passenger pegs are for stretching out….or riding all the 15 year old chcks around

By: Al Carlstrom

Al Carlstrom — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:49:29 +0000

I know nothing about motorcycles, but that is a piece of art!! I got to this site by looking up “The Two Fat Ladies” cooking show. They drove one thru the English countryside as guess cooks.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:34:04 +0000

I raced Bobby with a very built 47 Ariel sq four. Never won. but he and I were about the only kids in early drag racing. I just sent him a note. Thanks for the site.

By: ElSolitarioMC

ElSolitarioMC — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:03:38 +0000

I always loved that Triumph but didn’t know the story behind.
Thx bikeexif for your great work!!!

By: Al Jones

Al Jones — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:59:48 +0000

It looks like he has the rear passenger pegs folded down. Once he’s in 3rd or 4th (maybe never gets to 4th?) he probably puts his feet on them to cross the line.

By: Trelman

Trelman — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:27:50 +0000

Says Bobby, “Regular pegs were used until after final fourth-gear shift, then move to rear pegs; reversed shift lever allowed quicker downward steps to shift.”

Far as times: “ET’s not really used until 1955 when lights for starting became standard. Best ET was 11.50 seconds.”

By: Neo Dutch

Neo Dutch — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:49:42 +0000

Re. Passenger pegs and reverse shifting. Do you think maybe, that he put his feet on the passenger pegs during runs?