LOT 220

Offered from the National Motorcycle Museum Collection 1975 Triumph 741cc Legend No. 058 Registration no. KHP 662N Frame no. T160 CK02898 Engine no. T160 CK02898

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Lot 220

Offered from the National Motorcycle Museum Collection, 1975 Triumph 741cc Legend No. 058
Registration no. KHP 662N Frame no. T160 CK02898 Engine no. T160 CK02898

The Winter Sale - including The National Motorcycle Museum Reserve Collection - Bicester Heritage|11 December 2020, 11:00 GMT|Bicester, Bicester Heritage

Offered from the National Motorcycle Museum Collection
1975 Triumph 741cc Legend No. 058
Registration no. KHP 662N
Frame no. T160 CK02898
Engine no. T160 CK02898

When NVT collapsed, race-shop foreman Les Williams set up a business specialising in BSA-Triumph triples and built a number of replicas of the famous racer, 'Slippery Sam'. Les also developed the ultimate street triple: the T160-based Legend café racer, which first appeared in the early 1980s. Hand built, the Legend was produced in limited numbers into the early 1990s; it is estimated that only 60 were made and today this ultra-rare 'classic superbike' is highly sought after. Displaying a total of 4,183 miles on the odometer, this example has an engraved plaque on the top yoke stating that it was built by L P Williams for Stan Trowell. Acquired for the Museum in October 2003, the Legend comes with old/current V5C/V5 documents, both incorrectly recording the frame/engine number prefix as 'C4' rather than 'CK'. The machine's mechanical condition is not known; accordingly, prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves with regard to its condition, completeness, correctness, or otherwise prior to bidding.

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