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Motorcycle Discussions => British Bikes => Topic started by: banksii on November 29, 2007, 05:39:54 PM

Title: Shiny Frame
Post by: banksii on November 29, 2007, 05:39:54 PM

 Hlo all,  can anyone tell me if Triumph produced any frames finished in chrome in late sixtys..or was that "certainly never an option" ?     Bill.

Title: Re:  Shiny Frame
Post by: henry_norton on November 30, 2007, 06:33:52 PM

No, all 60s Triumph frames were black - more or less without exception. Chrome requires the bare metal to be polished to near mirror finish before the plating takes place which so it doesn't make much sense for most mass producers. I think Rickman plated some of their frames in the 60s, and they could certainly be fitted with Triumph motors. HN

Title: Re:  Shiny Frame
Post by: banksii on November 30, 2007, 07:37:51 PM

Yep, thanks for info, its just that my 69 Bonnie had a chrome frame when i first bought it years ago and since restored it leaving frame as is, see pic. Thanks,  Bill.

Title: Re:  Shiny Frame
Post by: henry_norton on December 01, 2007, 12:50:50 AM

Yeah, that looks really good; well worth keeping original or not. I might look into having mine done. My '65 Bonnie is kind of opposite in that every bit of metalwork was (badly) painted in black, so it needs stripping and re-doing anyway. And as for my '59, that's an interesting reddish brown flaky finish.....HN

Title: Re:  Shiny Frame
Post by: Blue on December 01, 2007, 04:08:11 PM

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And as for my '59, that's an interesting reddish brown flaky finish.....HN

Remarkable! My Velocette has exactly the same!  Who'd have thought that two very different marques would think so similarly?

Title: Re:  Shiny Frame
Post by: henry_norton on December 04, 2007, 06:35:11 PM

Strangely enough, I've even seen a Brough Superior with said brown flaky finish for sale a couple of years ago. They were still asking a bloody fortune for it too........