The Vintage Bike Everyone can Enjoy AND AFFORD! | A Bike and a Beer Episode 4

[@waynetowers5046]

My late and ever so wonderful step father (Keith) used to have a Triumph Tiger Cub back in the day. He said his came with the bathtub rear mudguard, maroon and silver/cream which I believe would have been a 1965 Tiger Cub. He used to tell me great stories about his adventures on it out in all weathers, which I incredibly miss a lot. Thank you so much for reminding me about such cool memories of stories with this wonderful video, it means a lot, mate. R.I.P Keith, I'm sure you're riding around on that Tiger Cub in the next life. See you there in a while.

[@wheelhousegarage]

My pleasure Wayne! Thanks for sharing that story!

[@davidpinches5355]

That's a lovely cross between a standard Mountain Cub and a trials Cub 👍

[@airspro5666]

Cool beer , cool bike .

[@Simulera]

Triumph might want to revisit the cub as a new small cc neo-classic? The honda trail thing has been something of a success. This is a much cooler possibility. Much.

[@autops2]

I had a super cub for schoolboy scrambling when I was 14 in 1971. I then got am ex ISDT Cheney BSA 441 in 1973, which I still have. The cub was outstanding, Alpha mains, piston and rod. I have a picture of me in a race in front of Dave Thorpe on his 125 Suzuki. He must have been about 12 but it still counts! At the time those local schoolboy races had Noyce, Hudson, Beamish, Mays, Leask and about half a lap behind was me on the cub.

[@wheelhousegarage]

Right on! Thanks for sharing!

[@robertodebeers2551]

The Cub is a great little bike. This would be a great new model for Triumph to begin building again. Keep it simple, use modern wiring and electronic ignition, and vintage colors. Hell I'd buy one in a second.

[@wheelhousegarage]

Oh man Roberto! Wouldn’t that be cool! I’d be in line right behind you!

[@robertodebeers2551]

@Retired Bore I understand. Just a hillbilly dreaming, that's me.

[@mark.e.p]

Remember the 250 Trail Blazer in the 70's?

[@robertodebeers2551]

@@mark.e.p Sorry, I don't.

[@leslieaustin151]

One point you didn’t mention in relation to that the old photo you showed of a Tiger Cub trails bike.. the rider was John Surtees, the only man ever to be world champion in motorcycle GP and car GP. That’s got to be a special endorsement, surely! Les in UK 🇬🇧

[@Mr39knuck]

Great job! There’s so much to love about British motorcycles. And yes I think it does go quite well with a Coors beer. Excellent selection 👍

[@wheelhousegarage]

Thanks for watching and thank you sooo much for the kind words!

[@mikeyerke3920]

It even looked right. Beautiful. 🇬🇧

[@wheelhousegarage]

Thank you so much!

[@richardortiz8704]

High maintenance little motorbike put some 50 weight airplane oil maybe last longer or 10:40 weight oil better or whatever you want to put in it

[@hughrobertson-payne914]

Love that. I’m in the UK and have been debating about getting a Tiger Cub for trials and trail riding (I have a modern GasGas for trials already). From what I see here the Cub would do it all whilst also being a classy classic. Great video 👍

[@wheelhousegarage]

You won't be disappointed!😁

[@fernacticus]

If you are thinking about a cub for trials then do it, they make a lovely riding classic. They are not simple to convert, so I would suggest buying one that's had all or most of the work done. Mine was a fair bit of money and then I chucked some more at it. However, it's great now.

[@hughrobertson-payne914]

@@fernacticus I was, but then I got made an offer I couldn’t refuse on a Honda TLR200 - one for later maybe!

[@philh4257]

Thanks for bringing back memories. When I was in high school (mid 1960s) I had a pristine Tiger Cub and a basket case Mountain Cub. Traded the Mountain Cub in on a Triumph 650 Bonneville. I remember seeing how fast I could get the Tiger going -- just a tad below 80 MPH.

[@wheelhousegarage]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@KazM-Made]

Ahhhh My Dad bought a Tigercub in 1962. Was never happier. Broke his heart to sell it in 1967 when he said, a wife and three bairns under 4 don't fit anymore lol He bought a Humber car with leaf springs, which we christened the bumpy car lol

[@wheelhousegarage]

Haha! Great story. Thanks for sharing!

[@damonmedina3063]

Fun and incietful as always. Thanks.

[@wheelhousegarage]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@westho7314]

My favorite moto of all time was the Triumph Cub, I've Owned & ridden most everything from Harley Knucks, Panheads & Flh Electra Glide, to the mighty unrestricted Hayabusa, Snortin Norton 850 Commando Roadster, BSA A-10 To Ducati Desmo, 1st generation Honda Gl 1000 to Moto Guzzi Ambassador, BMW 500r, & the 750 flying brick,. Dirt squirted on a Penton, Hodaka, WR Huskies, Greeves, Maico, BSA Goldstars & Victors, Bultaco, along with the Yamaha 500 thumper and Suzuki drz400 in my later riding years on the trail. also enjoyed street & dirt scooters like the much beloved Honda 50's step thru scooter, & trail 55's, trail 90's & 110's, Vespa. Lambretta, Cushman Eagle & Turtleback scooters. All bought used & affordable over the years, back in the day. After 55+ years of riding on and off road & looking back the 1967 Triumph Tiger Cub was my absolute favorite, with the little Honda Cub step thru 55 & 90cc being a close 2nd. My Triumph Cub was same blue colour. bought off a dealer's used bike lot in 1969 for $400. a pristine very low mileage 2 year old Cub. The distinct exhaust note coming from that little thumper was always music to my ears .Eventually converted the Cub into a very capable trials/ dual sport bike out of the Mountain Cub, then did a 180 degree turn around and converted the Cub into a cafe style road bike with clip- ons, proper suspension mods which handled like a dream. I always wanted 3 Cubs for all 3 riding styles i enjoyed. and at that time dreamed of having a Rickmann -Metisse Cub flat track style Cub Today a good running/ looking original stock or restored Cub fetches $4K - $8k+, & $2k-$3k for a rolling basket project usually including a parts bike, (if you can find them). Plentiful runners in the UK, but somewhat rare to find here in the US/ West Coast, Many were half hacked into homebrew dirt beaters back in the 70's and left in the weeds after breaking. Now in my 70's ive been looking for a decent Triumph Cub or a Honda trail 55 or 90 or 110 Cub as my last bike to ride on earth, Those little Honda step thru trail bikes with low mileage in good shape are fetching $3k and up these days. With the new Honda 125 trail Cub going for around $5000 new . I bought & tried a decent built $3000 electric mountain bike for basic transpo around town, It was OK and may be the future for many riders, but just does not inspire me to ride it, so there it sits unridden while i still look for an affordable Triumph or Honda Cub to ride into the sunset of my life. Anyone on the West Coast who has an affordable Triumph or Honda Cub for sale or trade for my E bike let me know here in comments.

[@wheelhousegarage]

So cool! Thanks for taking the time to share this!

[@ramblerandy2397]

You wanted a story. Ok. My Tiger Cub was a sports version, having Alpha Bearings roller big end, so it was rock solid. It carried the standard road gearing, but it was stripped down for trails. It had big knobblies on it, so it never lost grip [never bogged down either]. I used to to take it to a spot called Toot Hill where lots of trail bikes ran. I remember one day seeing a Yamaha DT175 spinning its rear halfway up a really steep incline. I pop-popped up to him and stopped. I asked him if he needed help as he revved the 2T, getting nowhere. He said he'd be fine. So I pop-popped up to the top, and just for kicks, popped a wheelie. I know he saw me. Another thing. I had no money, but I did work in an auto-electrical firm. The bike was not revving at all at the start of my ownership, and it was turning out to be an auto advance-retard problem. The springs were shot [and were wrong, and I had no idea which were right]. So I almost daily brought new springs from work, took them back, returned, again and again [ahem, cost nothing but time], and one day I went up the road and it revved its head off. With its high megaphone exhaust it produced a racket, but boy was it quick. It used to hold the speedo needle to the 80mph pin. That was [cough] interesting and I only ever did it twice. The police stopped me once, thinking my bike was over 250cc [I still had L-plates on it], but the experienced cop said, "oh, it's a Cub, that's nice. On your way and be careful". That was in the 1970s, and I've often wondered if KKN64E still exists. Super fun bike when the big end is reliable.

[@weemsmotorco]

Love It! I have a 54 Terrier on my bench right now!

[@wheelhousegarage]

What! That's awesome Jared! Hope to see a video on that one.😁

[@rover100bunson]

dad had a 200cc roadster tiger cub, first bike i went on the back of, still remember that day, my feet could only just reach the footpegs, think i was about 9,thanks

[@wheelhousegarage]

So cool! Thanks for watching!

[@diyjeff1838]

I just picked one up for free from my neighbor. It's been sitting for 20 years but hopefully I can get it running again.

[@wheelhousegarage]

Free?!?!? That’s a pretty good price !

[@chrisjohnson4165]

In the early 1970s I had 4 Tiger Cubs before I was 14. You could buy them for £10 or less, strip them down and ride off road for peanuts. So much fun to be had at less than 30 mph!

[@wheelhousegarage]

So cool!!

[@chrisjohnson4165]

@@wheelhousegarage It really was. I'm now 65 and have the best (most practical) classic, a BMW K75S. I think I had more fun on the Tiger Cubs below 30 MPH than I do at 120MPH on the K75. You could look at one of those if you get the chance.

[@philthorpe4549]

My first ever road bike back in 77 was a cub. I paid £50 for it, spent it's first six months rebuilding it and the next two years riding it, cantankerous rascal as it was. Never went anywhere without my toolkit! Eventually left home and it remained stored in a shed at my parent's place, I was by now riding a Bonneville. My old man had a clear out and gave it to the scrap man without telling me, it broke my heart...

[@wheelhousegarage]

Oh man! What a shame, but great story! Thanks for sharing!

[@unionrdr]

Reminds me of my buddy's Benelli I first learned to ride as teen some 50 years ago. Kinda like a little cafe racer with dual purpose tires.

[@wheelhousegarage]

Very cool! I still have never ridden a Benelli, but hope to one day!

[@unionrdr]

@@wheelhousegarage Nice tune on that lil bike! No problem getting up to 45mph, even in dirt. Easy to ride too.

[@wheelhousegarage]

@@unionrdr Thanks! It's such a blast to ride!

[@trevortrevortsr2]

I had a Terrier I found in a barn and gave the owner £5 for - It was a 1954 model with an unusual dual seat and plunger back end -I lived in Wales with few dual carriageways so its 55 /60mph top speed was not a big issue - it spent most of its time tonking around Snowdon at 40 mph with the occasional tour - it seemed to go forever on a tank of fuel - I guess I ran it for 10 years through my student years by which time it was totally worn out and on its 2nd big end.

[@chrislewis4830]

back in the seventys in England 2 triumph tiger cubs were my favourite climbing frames they where just lent against each other in the back garden. As my family were proud british bikers they had all sorts bonnies/ tigers/ajs/ matchless/bsa/nortons/ etc ( even a Gold Star ). Until my brother let the side down and brought a WW2 Indian scout. But we let that slide as it was an amazing bike

[@wheelhousegarage]

Haha cubs are the best!

[@chrisbutlersmith9970]

Another great video bud and I think the cub is possibly the best bike ever made .

[@wheelhousegarage]

Thank you so much Chris. Agreed!!

[@kingsy7510]

Gorgeous bike well done

[@wheelhousegarage]

Thank you kindly

[@gordonemoore]

I have two of those! Mucho fun!

[@wheelhousegarage]

Mucho indeed!

[@MarlinWilliams-ts5ul]

I had a similar bike, a 1966 BSA Starfire. Single cylinder 250cc

[@1924ab]

Great, now I want one.

[@wheelhousegarage]

Haha! They're out there!

[@charleslunde8374]

I just picked one up and gouging through it rebuilding forks did you change your seal holder? Thanks

[@paulatwood4603]

Fired up, you bet. I own three basket cases which I never did manage to build up into an actual running motorcycle but I did some good work on it. I pretty much grew up in my uncle wes's motorcycle shop: Boyachek cycles in Union City Pennsylvania.

[@wheelhousegarage]

Very cool!

[@tompeavy5357]

Triumph mountain cub natural sliding bike so much fun

[@wheelhousegarage]

It really is!

[@writehandman2833]

Great bike, horrible swill (I refuse to call it beer). Love your channel!

[@wheelhousegarage]

You're right! This bike deserves better too!

[@morrisminor56]

Very nice bike

[@wheelhousegarage]

Thank you!

[@jessicawheeler5572]

good ol' blue mountain

[@wheelhousegarage]

The best way to stay hydrated!

[@Maria-EstherEsparza]

Having to split the engine case to replace the front sprocket: Darn, that's a deal breaker for me.

[@TheClassicMotorcycleChannel]

Good video :)

[@wheelhousegarage]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rustyrims05]

Pretty bike, as most Triumphs are, a good, well researched review but I’m not sure about the beer my mate! Roy Peplow did well on a Cub as well.

[@wheelhousegarage]

Thanks for watching Mark!

[@rcnelson]

Guinness?

[@gornzilla]

paul brodie has been building a Cub engine on his channel. He does some amazing milling there with a good explanation of what he's doing.

[@wheelhousegarage]

I love Paul Brodie's channel! He's the real deal.

[@gornzilla]

@@wheelhousegarage I tend to have an edible an hour or so before I go to sleep and usually zone out watching machinists and mechanics at work. I got the KZbin notification that you responded and I thought, "Fuck, I hope I wasn't being a dick. I like that channel".

[@wheelhousegarage]

Hilarious! Thanks for tuning in... on edibles or not 👍👍

[@gornzilla]

@@wheelhousegarage I had a typo! I meant I hope I wasn't being a dick.

[@daveco1270]

Cool little bike. I'm surprised you have to split the cases to put a new front sprocket on it. That doesn't seem like a great design. I got my first old Triumph last year, a 1964 TR6. I won't have to split the cases to get to the front sprocket but it looks like I'll have to open the primary case and take all that stuff out of their (stator, clutch basket, primary chain, etc) ....which is kind of a pain in the butt to replace a sprocket. On my Honda CB750 I can remove two screws and get to the sprocket.

[@wheelhousegarage]

Thanks Dave. Does kind of seem crazy doesn't it. Different times :)

[@rustyrims05]

It’s so you can replace the big end which has gone west again.😁

[@anthonycarty9433]

@@rustyrims05 That's quality .( Funny)

[@kennethm2312]

Well done! I’m surprised how low they ran the pipe even in the illustration of trials version.

[@wheelhousegarage]

Thank you so much Kenneth!

[@kennethm2312]

I grew up living trails, I even road with Bernie Schreiber and a few English world champions.

[@wheelhousegarage]

@@kennethm2312 So cool!

[@stephencroft6481]

Where you situated that view looks lovely?

[@wheelhousegarage]

Thanks Stephen. It's in the lower elevations of the Sierras, about 3 hours East of San Francisco.

[@lawrencerose5558]

A good one is difficult to come by.

[@bobmurphy9380]

Hi - I just bought one. Where did you buy the seat? that looks the part and not just stuck on.

[@wheelhousegarage]

It's a Sammy Miller seat that I made a little custom bracket for.👍

[@bobmurphy9380]

@@wheelhousegarage Thanks for getting back, it doesn't look like Feked sell them any more. I'll have to keep my eye on ebay for one.

[@alaneverett2531]

Just found your channel fucking love it 😂😂 but coors really !! You need a proper British pint all the best from the uk

[@wheelhousegarage]

Thanks for joining in! Your right such a rookie move with the Coors Light - hopefully ive gotten better since then😆

[@Roolis77]

You v got nice boot. what brand they are?

[@wheelhousegarage]

Alpinestars Hi-Point🤘

[@jaratt85]

It's running lean, you can tell by the pipe being blue so far from the head.

[@wheelhousegarage]

Lean and mean 😜 LOL I'll check the plug.

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

Ed Turner hated the Terrier. The BOD wanted it.He thought anything Smaller than a 250 was not a real motorcycle.200 cc was as big as they could make it. Cubs were not as profitable as the bigger ones. It was re placed by a rebadged BSA 250 that Triumph guys called the Triumph TURD. The main bearings would need periodic replacement. It was a weak spot on the Cubs.

[@wheelhousegarage]

Interesting

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

@@wheelhousegarage Ivor Davies book of the time he spent at Meriden. It has a story of Turner and 2 big wigs at Triumph riding Terriers the length of England as publicity. It was called the Gaffers Gallop. Great pictures too.