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For the 1959 model year, the Trophy was offered in two variants, the TR6/A and TR6/B. The TR6/A was the roadster model with low pipes and the TR6/B was the high-piped street-scrambler. [ 8 ] After Edward Turner , the fabled Triumph designer, witnessed the death of a young rider on a TR6, at the 1960 Big Bear Run, due to frame failure, it ...
The new removable hardtop for the TR6 was designed in-house by Triumph, and was available as an option. [5] Construction of the TR6 was traditional body-on-frame with four-wheel independent suspension, front disc brakes and rear drum brakes. All TR6s were powered by Triumph's 2.5-litre straight-6 engine. The TR6 featured a four-speed manual ...
The Triumph Speed Twin 1200 is a standard motorcycle made by Triumph Motorcycles Ltd that is a modern successor of the original Triumph Speed Twin from 1938 Speed Triple 750 748 Budget Speed Triple using 750 Trident engine, only in production for a very short time.
1938 Triumph Speed Twin. Legendary motorcycle designer Edward Turner unveiled the Triumph Speed Twin at the 1937 National Motorcycle Show. It was a watershed moment. Before the Triumph, big, air ...
Triumph Motorcycles Ltd: Triumph Trophy 4: 1200 cc: Four-cylinder: 1993–present: Triumph Motorcycles Ltd: Triumph TR6 Trophy: 650 cc: Parallel-twin: 1956–1973: Triumph Engineering Co Ltd, Meriden Works, England (defunct 1983) Triumph TR5 Trophy: 500 cc: Parallel-twin: 1949–1958: Triumph Engineering Co Ltd Triumph TR25W Trophy: 250 cc ...
The original Triumph Bonneville was a 650 cc parallel-twin motorcycle manufactured by Triumph Engineering and later by Norton Villiers Triumph between 1959 and 1974. It was based on the company's Triumph Tiger T110 and was fitted with the Tiger's optional twin 1 3/16 in Amal monobloc carburettors as standard, along with that model's high-performance inlet camshaft.
The company encountered financial problems however, and in 1936 the Triumph bicycle and motorcycle businesses were sold, the latter to Jack Sangster of Ariel to become Triumph Engineering Co Ltd. [2] Healey purchased an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 and developed a new car model with an Alfa inspired straight-8 engine type named the Triumph Dolomite. [4]
Triumph TR2, the first production car in the TR series. The Triumph TR range of cars was built between 1953 and 1981 by the Triumph Motor Company in the United Kingdom. Changes from the TR2 to the TR6 were mostly evolutionary, with a change from a live axle to independent rear suspension in 1965 and a change from a four-cylinder engine to a six ...