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The Tg500 ran on a 494 cc (30.1 cu in) air-cooled two-cylinder two-stroke engine positioned transversely over the rear wheels. The engine, designed by Fichtel & Sachs , was built by FMR. [ 1 ] The Dynastart starter/generator unit was belt driven, and had a fan at each end of the unit, one to cool each cylinder of the engine.
This approach was carried on, in various forms, to the Panther and the non-interleaved wheel design for the Tiger II. Eventually, a new 80 cm diameter 'steel' wheel design with an internally sprung steel-rim tire was substituted. As these new wheels could carry more weight, the outermost wheel on each suspension arm was removed.
All would use five Tiger II style road wheels but larger [citation needed] per side in a similar overlapping layout to the lighter E-10 suspension, as well as "slack-track" design and a rear drive sprocket. [6] As main armament, a 75 mm Pak 42 L/70 was planned, with a possible MG in a small turret.
Turner's design used a plunger-type suspension made small enough to fit inside the wheel hub. [2] With one spring above the rear axle and two below, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] the sprung hub provided about two inches of vertical travel [ 1 ] [ 5 ] and weighed 17 pounds (7.7 kg) more than a conventional hub.
A powered de Dion suspension uses universal joints on both ends of its driveshafts (at the wheel hubs and at the differential), and a solid tubular beam to hold the opposite wheels in parallel. Unlike an anti-roll bar , a de Dion tube is not directly connected to the chassis , and is not intended to flex.
The Tiger 800 XR has a motorcycle saddle adjustable from 810 to 830 millimetres (32 to 33 in), while the Tiger 800 XC saddle is taller at 845 to 865 millimetres (33.3 to 34.1 in). The XC has more aggressive off-road looks, including a small beak-like high-level mudguard at the front, similar to the BMW F800GS , a bike the Tiger is designed to ...
In 1953 a fully race-kitted model, the Tiger 100C, was available although only 560 were made. [4] 1954 saw the first swinging-arm rear suspension models and the Tiger 100 was developed year on year alongside the other models in the range. The Tiger was the sports bike of the Triumph marque and was extensively used for racing.
1973 500cc Triumph T100R Daytona with aftermarket rear suspension units. The 'Daytona' name was derived from American rider Buddy Elmore's win at the 1966 Daytona 200 race held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. [2] He achieved an average speed of 96.6 mph (155.5 km/h) on a 'works special' Triumph Tiger 100. [1]