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Based on the Speed Twin, the TR5 was a trials machine designed for off-road use with a high level two into one exhaust and good handling on public roads. [2] The name 'Trophy' came from the three 'specials' that Triumph built for the Italian International Six Day Trial in 1948, which went on to win three gold medals and the manufacturers team trophy. [3]
Triumph Grand Prix 500 cc OHV 500 1947–1949 Used an all alloy stationary engine, designed to power military generators during the war. TR5 Trophy: 500 1949–1958 Competition bike winner of ISDT Trophy for 4 years Triumph TRW500 500 1950–1964 Side valve military production motorcycle 6T Thunderbird: 650 twin 3TA or Triumph Twenty One: 350
The Triumph TR5 is a sports car built by the Triumph Motor Company in Coventry, England, between August 1967 and September 1968. [1]Visually similar to the Michelotti-designed TR4 open two-seater it was derived from, [2] the TR5 replaced Triumph's 105 bhp (78 kW) SAE Standard inline-four engine with the much more powerful Lucas mechanical fuel-injected 150 bhp (110 kW) Triumph 2.5-litre ...
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: Single-cylinder: 1968–1970: Triumph Engineering Co Ltd
Triumph TR5 Trophy with sprung hub. The Triumph sprung hub is a motorcycle suspension unit contained within a rear wheel hub. It was designed by Triumph engineer Edward Turner to give Triumph's existing rigid frames the option of rear suspension. It was one of the first motorcycle components to have a safety warning cast into its housing.
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-cylinder engine in 1967.
The Speed Twin 5T is a standard motorcycle that was made by Triumph at their Coventry, and later Meriden factories. Edward Turner, Triumph's Chief Designer and managing director, launched the Triumph Speed Twin at the 1937 National Motorcycle Show. It was a 500 cc OHV vertical twin in a lightweight frame and the first truly successful British ...
On 6 September 1956, at Bonneville Salt Flats American racer Johnny Allen secured the motorcycle land-speed record on a heavily modified Triumph T110 with a top speed of 214.17 mph (344.67 km/h). [3] This success led to the development of the Tiger T110's successor - the Triumph Bonneville .