TVR's and bikes

[Wildfire]

Wedg1e said:

I remember seeing you at a couple of NE PH meets Still have the silver 390SE I bought in 2000 though my Esprit went in 2006 (and last time I saw it was worth three times what I sold it for ).

Yep, I remember meeting you Ian. I have a photo of one of the meets somewhere. I'm sure Stefan had a video too.

The S3 went, but the Griff I switched to is still in the garage. I got very close to buying an Wedge FHC for £1500, whish I had now!!

[2OOM]

In 2002 I'd had my Chimaera for 3 years and I've still got it and it's still in this world, I have a different bike now, and I'm still in my own home, the nursing home is still a long way off

[graeme4130]

I've had a couple of TVR's now. They're fun cars and loads of character
In terms of performance though even a Sagaris wouldn't be a match in a straight line with even a luke warm 600 sports bikes now days until you reached silly speeds

[S6OOH]

Tamora and a Triumph Sprint GT here! Love 'em both

[Stone Cold]

I had an S3 and S1000RR but the TVR was a bit too raw for me, M3 and ZZR1400 now, getting old

[mak]

2002 Jesus that has flown buy, grass mowing/ paying bills (worrying about paying bills) / working and generally drinking beer ( in-between worrying about every lump and bump that has since decided to pop out of my body over the years :-( ) has seen me go from 33 to 47. I had this on the drive in 2003. 5ltr full fat 1999 car, purchased for £16000 back then and piled a load of miles on the thing, sold it in 2009 for £8500 :-( and probably worth 20k now if my other old sold cars are anything to go buy

[joncon]

started out with tvr s1, followed by a 400 se wedge ....skip 10 years , back in a tvr chimaera....then another chimaera....
then aged 47...bike test ....now riding a yamaha r6....
was lucky enough to drive a Tuscan 3 convertible at le mans classic last sunday.....bug might bite again

[hadescerb]

Had the Cerbera 4.2 for 13 years now.......and am up to 15 bikes in my stable. A few other cars also in the garage. Love them all.

[Bev400]

Have a TVR Sagaris and a couple of Ducatis. Performance wise the Ducati's will eat the Sagaris but the Sagaris definitely gets the most attention. The power and torque a big modern v-twin generates is mind blowing and can't really be put into words to those who haven't been on one or something similar. Best i can describe it is at full chat its like the bike is trying to rip your arms from your body and you are holding on for dear life. You don't get that in any car!

As for why i love both bikes and TVR's. They are the toys i wanted as a kid and great fun to drive. Both the bikes and the TVR make you feel like you are a part of the machine and not simply a passenger. All are completely and utterly useless in the wet though. In fact the only useful form of transport i have in the wet is an Oyster card...

[bob1179]

I've always wanted a TVR, never had one though, I always lusted after a Griffith. I always thought one would compliment a bike nicely.

By the way, 2002... Seems like yesterday and it was an absolutely fantastic year. I still had hair and everything.

[rigga]

Griffith 500 and a hybrid 350 lc, love them both for the smile each time I use them

[3DP]

Always like quite raw cars - Cosworths, Elises, TVRs.

Had 2 TVRs about 7-10 years ago. A 98 Chimaera 400, which was lovely but disappointingly slow and a then a low mileage 98 Chimaera 450 which was ace. Niggles with both, but loved them.

I think the combination of power, performance and value means they appeal to bikers too.

[mrmaggit]

2002! The year before we got Wol, our Griffith 500.

Still got him, just changed most of the bikes since.

Two Harleys, and Indian an a Yam in the running side of the garage, two Triumphs and an old Suzuki in the shed for my retirement.

[Le TVR]

1988 had just sold the FZR1000 and was looking at the Bimota YB6 and one afternoon at lydden I saw a TVR and thought thats it! I was suprised to discover the price was just about the same so I bought a TVR S (still have it) but recently there have been itches about a 4 cyl 2 stroke that will need addressing.

[Mags]

Cerbera 4.5 and Suzuki SV1000S here, Both sound epic.

[mikal83]

I've had TVR's and bikes but IMHO nothing makes your heart race as on a big bike giving it some.