I bought this 1973 TR7 Tiger with a 5 speed that was just a pile of parts. About 4 years ago. And with that and what I had laying around I put this bike together. Very low budget,low tech.I did it in a small single car garage.Anything that needed welded I had to haul it into work and do it there.I think it was the loudest bike I have ever owned.I did after a while add 3in baffles to the pipes it cut the nosie back and took the surge out of it.The bike always started by the third kick.I wasat a bike night here in Jville and went to leave had some folks standing right behind the bike.I told them that they might want to move away for a second while I start it.Well you know they had to be tough guys and not move. Man I jumped and came down on that thing the first kick it jumped to life scared the snot out of a couple of the people staanding there. Then they started fussing.I warned them.LOL.I have a lot of good stories with this bike.I'll add a few more later. http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...iger%20Bobber/
Out of ALL the bikes I have had this bike was the most fun.From buying all the pieces.Going and picking up the parts. The bike was very simple.It wasn't a show stopper. Out of the hole the bike really hooked up.I had a chain break once.I had a white t-shirt on and had a chain mark running up my back never felt a thing.When I first put it together it was purple with the 60s era speeding wood pecker decal on the tank.Then I noticed the color of fram oil filters.So the orange is a mixing color.From the body shop from work.If you look on the right rear frame there is a really cool inline oil filter.It hard to see but is sold by Mapp cycle here in Fl. Nice set up.I haven't ever seen anybody else use one.The rear lighting is a little over kill but here in the Q-tip,bluehair capital of the US you need all the rear lighting you can get.LOL!!Thanks Ken
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