Western Washington

[OldGuy]

Since NW Moto/Triumph of Seattle seems to be selling a fair number of RE's in this neck of the woods, I thought a section for Western WA would be in order. So if you're on the forum yet, give a shout-out if you're anywhere between Olympia and Bellingham.

OldGuy Bill

 

[Willy]

Greetings,
be on the look out for a complete 750cc interceptor motor torn completely apart number YB15749 stolen from Lake Union area last spring.
I am putting together an Interceptor 750 cc but need a complete front wheel any ideas? Dunlop WM2 19 with complete hub.

thanks, Willy eastern WA

 

[Morgan60]

I’m a little south of you guys here in Vancouver WA. I’m a bit of a RE nut owning seven REs from a 2008 Bullet to a 2020 Trials. If you guys are doing a ride on the weekend I might pop up on my 650 GT.

 

[Willy]

Found a front wheel from Hitchcocks in England. Getting closer to putting 2 750s on the road. Recently rebuilt engines, pretty exciting...

 

[Morgan60]

I hear NW Moto/Triumph/Royal Enfield of Seattle sold out to a guy out of San Francisco. Could it be yet another TEC guy that has to much money to spend but knows nothing about the motorcycle business? From what I hear from the grapevine is his motivaton of buying it was he want’s to own a motorcycle dealership in every cool city in the nation. You know a TEC guy bought Moto International just up the street from NW Moto/Triumph of Seattle only to go belly up in what two years?

Then their was the Microsoft guy Howard Crow that took down five dealerships in Seattle down in 2019.

5 Seattle-area motorcycle dealerships abruptly closed by their owner, a Microsoft executive

Workers at the five NobleRush dealerships — a joint BMW-Ducati-KTM location at 8100 Lake City Way in Seattle; a Ducati dealership in Redmond, and two multibrand dealerships in Auburn — were surprised to learn that the businesses had been closed...

www.seattletimes.com

 

[OldGuy]

It would be a real shame if NW Moto changed or went down the tubes. Under current (previous) management, they seemed to be very easy to deal with, responsive and open. What they turn into has yet to be seen, but only time will tell.....
OG