Charleston Triumph & North Ridge Custom Cycles

Always something new coming to the floor. See you Saturday.

It's a Trident 800 kind of day. Roll the throttle through the afternoon.

Happy Friday Charleston! Our Triumph Demo Day can only run on dry roads so it looks like after 2pm today the roads should be good to enjoy a demo ride. Make sure you are registered and bring a helmet and riding gear. #

TF 250-X Models
Choose one of the special offers below with the purchase of select new TF 250-X models. See us for more potential financing options.
$2,500 Triumph Cash on new 2025 TF 250-X models.
$2,500 Triumph Cash on new 2025 TF 450 RC models

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Ted Simon’s Jupiter’s Travels.
In 1973, Simon set off on a four-year, 64,000-mile journey around the world aboard a 500cc Triumph Tiger 100. His book became a masterpiece of travel writing, perfectly capturing how a thumping British engine binds a rider to the machine and the open world.
"The bike was a model for the idea I was striving towards. Only a continual desire to improve its performance would keep it going to the end... But it was nothing, a paper seal slipped in assembly, easily put right. You could stop the oil if you took the trouble. That was what British bikes liked. They thrived on attention, like certain people, and repaid you for it. Not a bad relationship to have."
The Sensuous Reality of the Road
Simon beautifully articulated how the Triumph stripped away the insulating armor of modern life, forcing him to experience the world with total, visceral immediacy:
"It is no trick to go around the world these days... but to know it, to smell it and feel it between your toes you have to crawl. There is no other way. Not flying, not floating. You have to stay on the ground and swallow the bugs as you go."

A Literary Alternative: The "Moto-Grace" of T.E. Lawrence
If you are looking for a more abstract, thundering depiction of speed from a giant of British literature, T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) wrote exquisitely about the transcendence of motorcycling in his 1935 work, The Mint.

"A skittish motor-bike with a touch of blood in it is better than all the riding animals on earth, because of its logical extension of our faculties, and the hint, the provocation, to excess conferred by its honeyed untiring smoothness."

Both authors touch on the same core truth: riding a classic British machine isn't about getting from point A to point B cleanly; it's an intense, demanding collaboration between man, metal, and the element of risk.

Hey guys don't forget that this weekend is Roadster Demo Day at Charleston Triumph so sign up to attend. Those riders who are attending will need a valid motorcycle license, helmet, and a signed waiver before taking a Trident on the road. We look forward to seeing you there.

Triumph Demo Days (Roadster): Charleston Triumph Take on the road with Triumph’s high-performance Roadsters, delivering sharp handling, responsive power, and uncompromising performance.

Always something new coming to the Showroom. Have a great weekend, we are thankful for air-conditioned Service Department and the opportunity to get cool motorcycles on the streets of Charleston.

Dan stepped off a Yamaha and pulled out on the Moto 2 Special Edition Triumph 765. This is his second Street Triple. Hope to see him at our next track day.