Last run on my Commando for a while

Two years ago a mate of mine did the Iron Butt rally.
He completed 8 and 1/2 thousand miles in 8 days , visiting every mainland State on a lightly modified 1969 Triumph T150 Trident.The bike was prepared well, but only had larger fuel and oil tanks, 5 speed g/box , elec ignition and a Vetter fairing. The only real problem he had was the air filter and carbs filling up with sand in Arizona in the last 8 hours of the trip. He was on the bike for approx 18 hours a day.
A magnificent achievement , as to start with a lot of entrees bet he wouldn't get out of the first State.
They were wrong !
To read the story, log on to www.tr3oc.co.uk and go to Features and it's down the page
sam

Total respect for the guy and an amazing achievment, a Commando well prepared would do just as well BUT this is a slightly different trip and one I hoped to do on a Commando, 3000 miles on dirt roads have taught me that it isn't EASILY possible. In a few years then maybe, 2000 miles through the desert (so far) needs good air filtration and going from sea level to 5000 metres leads normally aspirated bikes being a tad wheezy. Anything is possible, depends on the level of difficulty, all I'm saying is my Commando is still my favourite bike but maybe not the answer for everything (P.S Neither is the B Emm)

In '63 I rode a '50 BSA B33 all over California for a long summer, from Monterey to Yosemite and Santa Barbara. Up and down the PCH. I think the only thing it had going for it was my total lack of what could possibly happen, being only 19 years old at the time and the SAE90 I put in it. If I'd have thought about it, I'd have been stranded every stop light.

Dave
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