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The "Slippery Sam" name was acquired during the 1970 Bol d'Or, a 24-hour race for production-based machines held in France, when engine difficulties and escaping oil covered the bike of Triumph employee Percy Tait and co-rider Steve Jolly who managed to finish in fifth place to winners Paul Smart and Tom Dickie on another works Trident.
Engines with more cylinders for the same displacement feel smoother to ride. Engines with fewer cylinders are cheaper, lighter, and easier to maintain. Liquid-cooled motorcycles have a radiator which is the primary way their heat is dispersed. Coolant or oil is constantly circulated between this radiator and the cylinder when the engine is running.
Triumph TRW500 500 1950–1964 Side valve military production motorcycle 6T Thunderbird: 650 twin 3TA or Triumph Twenty One: 350 1957–1966 First 350 cc unit construction machine and debut of the distinctive "bath-tub". Alternator electrical system. 5TA or Triumph Speed Twin: 500 1957–1966 First 500 cc 'unit construction' machine. Alternator ...
The Triumph Quadrant was designed and built by Doug Hele in 1973. [14] It was a 1,000 cc four-cylinder motorcycle made from Trident parts (although the camshaft was sourced outside the factory). The fourth cylinder resulted from grafting an extra mid-crankcase unit; since the primary chaincase and final drive sprocket could not be moved, the ...
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 TR6 Trophy is a motorcycle that was made by Triumph, in Meriden, from 1956 to 1973, when it was replaced by the five-speed 750-cc Triumph Tiger TR7V. [clarification needed] During this time, it was a successful model, particularly in the US.