Purple!!!!

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.

There are a lot of motorcycles in the Buddy Stubbs Museum, and each has a story. Watch for our upcoming blog on this Phoenix destination.
It presents a regal appearance, don’t you think?

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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4 thoughts on “Purple!!!!”

  1. I won’t say much more as to embarrass myself , but those scallops are the best triumph tank treatment ever. And exactly what I wanted to say earlier.
    I don’t care what the actual color of the tank is. Scallops , the full top and bottom scallops, is distinctively Triumph.

    Purple Rain , Purple Rain …

    1. They do look good. That said, Emma’s bike looks good to me, too.

      Thanks for commenting, Prince.

  2. Check out the trophy trail next to the trident. Scallops. Even makes a tank with out paint look good.

    Look , Joe. Emma’s bike looks fine.
    I am not a trident enthusiast.
    Hers is the more appealing model. T160? As is the one u just put up here. don’t care much at all for the T150 bread box tank bikes.
    If I got the numbers right .
    The one with the 3 pipes on one side , penned buy the fairing guy , can’t think of his name, is the one to lust over.
    But that was actually a BSA originally.

    1. Good inputs, Hack.

      I think the one you might be referring to was the Vetter X-75 Hurricane.

      Thanks for commenting.

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