New Triumph at the TT ?
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I was working for 9 months as an electrician's mate. A temporary position prior to starting a full Fitter and Machinist apprenticeship elsewhere. (I was a late starter and did my 5-years from the age of 17 to 22years old.
I started the temp job in 1958 and the actual rate was tenpence ha'penny an hour for a forty four hour week. I took one day a week off to attend the technical college, UNPAID and did an additional two night classe a week (the good old ONC in its day).
My Cyclemaster did a high mileage and was cheaper thain the train!
The bonus was that if I used my Cyclemaster for errands, I was paid at the full motorcycle rate of thruppence a mile. Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin .
With 200 mpg and petrol at four and ninepence a gallon. I was relatively "rich". :shock:
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09-11-2005, 05:01 PM
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New Triumph at the TT ? - by Malcolm - 06-11-2005, 01:15 PM
[No subject] - by ade! - 06-11-2005, 07:58 PM
[No subject] - by larryd - 06-11-2005, 10:49 PM
[No subject] - by Don Simons - 06-11-2005, 11:03 PM
[No subject] - by Chris Maybury - 07-11-2005, 02:42 PM
[No subject] - by ade! - 07-11-2005, 04:51 PM
[No subject] - by larryd - 07-11-2005, 04:54 PM
[No subject] - by ade! - 07-11-2005, 06:18 PM
[No subject] - by Chris Maybury - 07-11-2005, 10:46 PM
[No subject] - by ade! - 09-11-2005, 03:47 PM
[No subject] - by Chris Maybury - 09-11-2005, 05:01 PM
[No subject] - by Don Simons - 11-11-2005, 08:42 AM
[No subject] - by geoff - 13-11-2005, 03:18 PM
Who will ride the TTTTTTRiumph ?? - by ian huntly - 14-11-2005, 10:58 AM
[No subject] - by cargo - 14-11-2005, 11:32 AM
[No subject] - by geoff - 14-11-2005, 07:53 PM



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