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A 600 cc Triumph Daytona 600 was manufactured in 1983 by Triumph Motorcycles in their Meriden factory. It was a short-stroke twin-carburettor version of the 650 cc TR65 Thunderbird with an 8.5:1 compression ratio, but it was exhibited at the 1983 motorcycle show at the National Exhibition Centre as a new model for their (eventually unrealised ...
The TR6C Trophy Special was built at the request of Triumph's sole US distributor at the time, Johnson Motors in southern California, as a way to target the growing number of desert riders. It was fitted with Dunlop Trials Universal block-tread tires and was the model referred to as the "Desert Sled". 1968 650-cc TR6C Triumph Trophy
The Triumph worker's co-operative at the Meriden factory re-introduced the Thunderbird model name to their range in April 1981. [6] The Triumph TR65 Thunderbird 650 cc parallel-twin was a short-stroke version of the 750 cc T140 Bonneville engine and was the cheapest model in Triumph's range with budget features such as a drum rather than disc rear brake, the absence of a tachometer, a merged ...
In due course, a Weslake 8-valve head became available for the Triumph motor. The Triumph engine was seen as an upgrade because the Norton 650 and 750 vertical twin engines were known to have reliability problems. [citation needed] At about 7000 rpm the piston exceeds the engineering limit for piston speed, so over-revving soon destroys the ...
The Triumph Tiger Trail was a motorcycle model manufactured by Triumph Motorcycles at the Meriden factory. The Tiger Trail was made from 1981 to 1982 in both 750 cc ( TR7T ) and 650 cc ( TR65T ) capacities, and under 180 examples were built. [ 1 ]
The SD(Spring Drive)SV, three speed Triumph gearbox Model R 500 1921-1926 Designed by Harry Ricardo. OHV with a 4 valve head Model P 500 1925–1926 made down to the price of £42.17.6 Model N 500 1928 £46 Model X 150 and 175 1930–1934 Model WO 250 1931-33 Twin Port Sloper (1100 made), OHV XO 150 1933 OHV 2/1 & 2/L1 (Light Weight) 250 1934-1936
The Triumph Tiger 110 650 cc OHV Twin was developed for the American market, [citation needed] and was Triumph's fastest production motorcycle to date. The T110 was built in 1953 and introduced as a 1954 model.
The 500 cc Triumph Tiger 100 Daytona (T100T) was developed by Triumph's Chief Engineer and designer Doug Hele and launched as a production motorcycle the following year. [1] Based on the setup developed for the 1966 Daytona races, the T100T was fitted with a new cylinder head and twin Amal Monobloc carburettors. In the head, the valve angle was ...