RealClassic – August 2019

energy transfer ignition aswell as the wide
ratio gearbox.To add to itsrarit y, it wasbuilt
notatTriumph’s plantinMeriden, butat the
BSA factory at Smal lHeath!
In 1992 theCubwas rebuilt with alloy
mudguards from Hamrax,anew exhaust
fromArmours andHagon shocks that
actuallyworked.The frame,petrol tank
and oil tankwere repaintedwithTekaloid.
Disappointingly,Chris couldn’t get the petrol
tank badge backing mounts,theywere‘like

hen’steeth’atthe ti me,sohehad to make

do with just the badges.Ayear later, Chris

married Claireand gave herthe Cubasa

wedding present. Nowthatist ruelovefor

you! Their honeymoonwasspentatt he Manx

–beats the Bahamas anyday...

SonHarry arrivedand distractedChris and

Clairefor afew years until 2018, when Chris

announced thatheintendedto rebuild the

Cubonceagain .Beingaconsiderate chap,

he enquired whether Clairewould like any

modifications incorporating –after all ,itis

herbike.Abasketwasthefirst request: not

tootricky, and‘improved comfort’:not so

straightforward.

So asprung saddle with 3”springswas

fitted .Toget herwiththe Hagonshocks this

countera ctsmost of the lumps and bumps

from poorroads.Onceagain theframe,

petrol tank and oil tankwere repaintedwith

Tekaloid; sprayed this time,and what agreat

finish this produced.Chris isvery pleased.

Claire,looking happywith herTiger friend.

Second honeymoonbeckons!

Combiningasprung saddle with the swingingarm
rearend,usuallyresults incomfortfor the rider

High pipesarefittedtoimprove off-road ground

clearance. Alsobecause theylookgood

Tricolore...theCubwas destinedforlife in the

French military

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