classic motorcycle forum
Motorcycle Discussions => British Bikes => Topic started by: Luddite on February 11, 2010, 05:00:40 PM
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When I were a lad, a long, long time ago in about '74 or so, my old man was a photographer on the Coventry Evening Telegraph. As Meriden was on his patch, he got to know some of the guys there, and was invited to come along on a Sunday to learn to ride a motorcycle by whom I can't remember. Naturally I persuaded him to take me along on the chance of getting a ride (I didn't). The bike he was taught on was high-piped, knobbly-tyred, short-seated offroader which was badged on the side panels as a Trail Chief.
I've never seen mention of one of these, and numerous internet searches have turned up nothing. I can't imagine badging anything other than an Indian as a Chief would have gone down too well Stateside, but the bike didn't look like the Trophy Trail or any other production model of the day, as it had a pretty standard, bulbous Triumph style tank and high pipes.
Anyone got any ideas what this machine might have been?