| From childhood on I have been very fond of motorcycles.
My first machine was a Triumph Tiger
Cub. I bought it in August 1955.
It was nothing but trouble. Primary and rear chains had to renewed
constantly. When it had run about 2000 km, after break-in, a friend of me and
myself vent on a journey. After about 20 kilometers the engine seized-up. After
cooling down the engine was free again, but now had a ticking sound, most likely
from one of the main bearings.
After 15000 kilometers the engine was totally worn out and the motorcycle
was traded-in for a: |
The picture is
from an add in the Danish magazine Skandinavisk Motor Journal December
1955. |