1960 Triumph T100A, 500 cc. Registration number 671 LKR. Fra...

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£3,700

1960 Triumph T100A, 500 cc. Registration number 671 LKR. Frame number T100A H17622. Engine number T100A H17622.
The unit series Triumph is so well chronicled it is a difficult task adding any fresh facts to the legend, which in 500cc and 650cc capacity was undoubtedly the UK's most popular twin, whether for touring, sports, or outright competition. Between 1957 and the late 1960s the Triumph factory at Meriden regularly produced in excess of 30,000 twins per annum, although the sweeter running half litre models tended to be rather overshadowed following the introduction of the ultra successful 650cc Bonneville. During their lifespan the 500cc Speed Twin and Tiger 100 were subject to a number of mechanical updates, though it is fair to say that the later enclosure of the bike's rear end was not Triumph's most popular innovation!
LKR was purchased by our vendor in July 2018 as a barn find and he obtained a dating certificate from the Triumph Owners Club which stated that it left Meriden Works on the 16th August 1960, with a Quickly Detachable rear wheel and dispatched to W.B. Jury Ltd of Tunbridge Wells. He has nearly completed the restoration with an engine rebore and plus 0.20 pistons, the gearbox was fine, the wheels were rebuilt with chrome rims, painted hubs and stainless steel spokes, the frame was powder coated, the forks have been stripped and rebuilt, new loam and battery, plus many smaller parts. The restoration has now stalled and he acknowledges it is time to pass it onto someone else to finish and enjoy.
Sold with the V5C, owners handbook and parts catalogue, various receipts and a quantity of used spares that have been replaced.