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The Fonz, a character played by Henry Winkler in the popular and long-running American sit-com Happy Days, rode a mildly customized 1949 Trophy TR5 starting in Season 2. The motorcycle was provided by stuntman and Triumph dealer Bud Ekins, who removed the front fender, painted the fuel tank silver and changed the handlebars. The bike used in ...
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 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
Henry Winkler, better known to Happy Days fans as “The Fonz,” turns 79 on Oct. 30!. The American actor became a household name playing Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on the hit sitcom, which ...
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.
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Another motorcycle based on the wartime generator engine was the 498 cc TR5 Trophy Twin, also introduced at the 1948 Motor Cycle Show. It used a single carburettor, low compression version of the Grand Prix engine. Britain won the prestigious 1948 International Six Days Trial. The Triumph works team had finished unpenalised.