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Triumph Speed Twin description
1957 Triumph Speed Twin pre unit motorcycle. 500cc motor with new bore and NOS 4 over British pistons (not installed). Cast iron head has had some welding on exhaust spigot. All motor parts included, but not assembled, new top end gasket set, distributor type electrics. Will ship with 650 cylinder on bike, the other parts and honed cylinder will be in a separate box. 2 extra carbs for parts, Ceriani fork on bike was rebuilt with new seals, including pre unit forks w/ no tubes and raked triple trees for a unit axle. Bates headlight, metal flake seat, z bars. Has matching front fender that fits, but isn't Triumph or Wassell. Paint is OK, flaking on oil tank. Overall the bike needs a complete go over and motor/tranny rebuild, paint is fair, chrome has peeled spots on rims, other places are good to fair. There is a hole in the primary cover where on of the top screws is supposed to go. frame 79815 (1956?) engine 5T05083. Titled in my name as a 1957 using the motor number (this is how it was previously titled in IL. Pickup, arrange shipping or can deliver to Mid Ohio during AMA Vintage Days for a small fee and pre-payment.
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Triumph to Sponsor Jason DiSalvo Speed Academy
Wed, 18 Apr 2012Triumph Motorcycles has signed a sponsorship agreement with Jason DiSalvo‘s riding school. The 2011 Daytona 200 winner rides a Triumph Daytona 675R for the Latus Motors AMA Daytona Sportbike team so it’s no surprise the British manufacturer is sponsoring the Jason DiSalvo Speed Academy. DiSalvo also raced for Triumph-backed BE1 World Supersport team, and though he left the team on rather murky terms, DiSalvo and Triumph enjoy a strong working relationship.
Street Triple gets a Yoshi boost
Fri, 21 Jan 2011Yoshimura, the purveyors of fine aftermarket exhausts have put the heads together for these fine looking high-level cans for the Triumph Street Triple. According to the PR; the exhausts offer a considerable gain in performance over the stock items (dyno results below), with a significant weight reduction. The stock exhausts top the scales at 7.2kg and with the top-of-the-range carbon slip-ons, the weight is shaved down to 3.5kg.
EICMA 2013: 2014 Triumph America LT
Tue, 05 Nov 2013Just as it did with its Thunderbird family, Triumph revealed a new bagger to its America cruiser line at the 2013 EICMA show. Follow the rest of our 2013 EICMA show coverage Originally revealed in CARB documents as the America Horizon, the Triumph America LT adds a deattachable windscreen, pillion backrest and leather saddlebags to turn the midsized America into a serviceable light tourer. The America LT is powered by the same air-cooled 865cc parallel-Twin with a 270-degree firing interval as the regular America and the Speedmaster cruisers. Performance numbers are the same, with Triumph claiming 60 hp at 6800 rpm and 53 ft-lb.
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