By Joe Berk
I stirred up a few comments last week with that photo of Emma Booton’s 1972 restomod Triumph Trident and its glorious purple color. This week, I visited the Buddy Stubbs Motorcycle Museum in Phoenix, Arizona (a wonderful place, and the subject of an upcoming ExNotes blog) when I happened to spot an original ’72 Trident 750cc triple. Its original purple paint was what Triumph called Regal Purple.
You know, Emma was right. Roto Rooter purple, the color you see on her bike in the photo atop this blog, is much nicer. That’s my opinion, and if you don’t agree with me, I am okay with you being wrong.
The original Triumph is a nice motorcycle, and it has the advantage of being original (including the original paint geometry, with Triumph’s familiar scallops). But given the choice, Emma’s Triumph gets the nod here.
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