RATS CAFE : Raid All Trips Sydney (R.A.T.S)

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Why have I started Rats Cafe forum? Mainly because there is a lot of forums available to Australia that covers the Meriden / Harris Era. But very little for the Hinckleys. And though forum is open to all marques. This is also the case with BSA sites in Australia, where I cannot find any forums at all. So from the technical side this forum is very biased towards these two companies. There is a great International forum for Triumph bikes: www.newbonnevilleriders.com and also a great Australian BSA site: http://www.bsansw.org.au/history.html But the latter does not have a forum.

Anyway the Internet and Site building is a hobby I really enjoy. My real job is Motorbike postie. My passion is bikes, my lady and my 3 children. I do own a few other bikes other than my baby bon. But none registered and I am seriously looking to add a BSA B31 to the collection.

I guess it is more to do with the fact that I have a Hinckley 2002 Bonneville as well as a 1995 Thunderbird 900. And my father had (at the time) a new BSA 1951 B31. So I have always had an interest in both these marques.

Through History both have always been very close, with the movement of certain people from one to other, the amalgamation due to financial issues and even a production of a BSA that was all but a Triumph in name. (See Picture Below)

To sum it up. I would imagine it is hard to find any Triumph fan who does not also have an interest in BSA. And I personally know three people who have a Hinckley and a BSA in their collection. So I cant be alone.

My father would have very little knowledge at all of the Hinckleys. But He still has a passion for the Beesa's. Maybe there is something we can both learn?