
LOT 12
c.1938 Triumph 249cc Model 2H Racing Motorcycle Registration no. not registered Frame no. none visible Engine no. 8-2H 3S 11523
Sold for £2,530 inc. premium
Lot 12
c.1938 Triumph 249cc Model 2H Racing MotorcycleRegistration no. not registered Frame no. none visible Engine no. 8-2H 3S 11523
c.1938 Triumph 249cc Model 2H Racing Motorcycle
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. none visible
Engine no. 8-2H 3S 11523
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. none visible
Engine no. 8-2H 3S 11523
Just as he had done at Ariel in the 1920s, Val Page transformed his employer's ageing range on his arrival at Triumph as Chief Designer in 1932. The new line-up comprised overhead-valve and sidevalve singles in capacities ranging from 250cc to 500cc, plus the range-topping 650cc 6/1 sidecar tug. Endowed with distinctive timing-gear covers - a feature Page would employ at BSA later in the decade - the engines were simple yet robust in construction and amenable to a fair degree of tuning in the case of the overhead-valve units. Suitably embellished with extra chrome, the latter formed the basis for Edward Turner's stylish Tiger models from 1936 onwards. Many of these Triumph singles were modified for racing both before WW2 and immediately afterwards; indeed, a Tiger 70 ridden by Bill McVeigh won the first Clubman's Lightweight TT in 1947, only to be disqualified when it was found that a re-bore had taken his engine fractionally over the 250cc limit!
This 250cc Model 2H has been modified for Historic racing and represents a relatively inexpensive and cheap to run means of entering this popular and friendly form of motorcycle sport. The Triumph carries scrutineers' tags for the 1993 'Tributes to Surtees' event at Brands Hatch. The machine is offered with a folder containing correspondence and a BMS reproduction operating manual and spare parts list.
This 250cc Model 2H has been modified for Historic racing and represents a relatively inexpensive and cheap to run means of entering this popular and friendly form of motorcycle sport. The Triumph carries scrutineers' tags for the 1993 'Tributes to Surtees' event at Brands Hatch. The machine is offered with a folder containing correspondence and a BMS reproduction operating manual and spare parts list.
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