
LOT 126
c.1961 Triumph 500cc TR5A/C Competition Special Registration no. Unregistered Frame no. H22911 Engine no. TR5C H22911
Sold for £2,415 inc. premium
Lot 126
c.1961 Triumph 500cc TR5A/C Competition Special
The Autumn Stafford Sale - The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|12 October 2024, 14:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
c.1961 Triumph 500cc TR5A/C Competition Special
Registration no. Unregistered
Frame no. H22911
Engine no. TR5C H22911
Registration no. Unregistered
Frame no. H22911
Engine no. TR5C H22911
When Triumph adopted unitary construction for its vertical twins, the 5TA Speed Twin (introduced in September 1958) would be the second model of this new family, joining the 350cc Twenty One/3TA launched the previous year. The first sports version of the 5TA – the Tiger 100A – was introduced for the 1960 season. The USA had long been Triumph's most important market and over the years the company would produce a succession of models specifically to meet American requirements, many of them being off-road types. Produced during 1961 only, the TR5A/C was the first factory competition model based on the new unitary construction twin. Only 635 were built and relatively few survive, as is so often the case with motorcycles subjected to the vicissitudes of competition.
The incomplete example we offer appears to be configured as a hill climber or desert racer. It comes with two Certificates of Title: one issued in Washington State in 1965 and the other in Colorado, and has 'Steel Breeze Racing' decals to the oil tank. Other notable features include twin Amal carburettors; Falcon shock absorbers; kill-switch beneath saddle; lengthened swinging arm; and long-travel front forks. This machine is offered with a NOVA declaration. There are no other documents with this Lot, which is offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed.
The incomplete example we offer appears to be configured as a hill climber or desert racer. It comes with two Certificates of Title: one issued in Washington State in 1965 and the other in Colorado, and has 'Steel Breeze Racing' decals to the oil tank. Other notable features include twin Amal carburettors; Falcon shock absorbers; kill-switch beneath saddle; lengthened swinging arm; and long-travel front forks. This machine is offered with a NOVA declaration. There are no other documents with this Lot, which is offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed.
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