LOT 212

1959 Triumph 500cc Tiger 100 Registration no. RFY 399 Frame no. 028483 Engine no. T100 028483

Sold for £4,255 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

Lot 212

1959 Triumph 500cc Tiger 100

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|27 April 2025, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1959 Triumph 500cc Tiger 100
Registration no. RFY 399
Frame no. 028483
Engine no. T100 028483

The sports version of Edward Turner's trend-setting Speed Twin 500, the Tiger 100 was launched in 1938, reappearing in 1946 with telescopic forks in place of the original girders and separate dynamo and magneto instead of the pre-war version's magdyno. An alloy cylinder head and barrel were adopted for 1951, these and other engine improvements boosting power to 32bhp, while a swinging-arm frame and 8"-diameter front brake were fitted from 1954 onwards. By the decade's end a splayed-port 'head with twin carburettors had become standard equipment, and this would represent the ultimate development of the Tiger 100, which in the autumn of 1959 was replaced by the new, unitary construction Tiger 100A.

One of the last of its kind manufactured, this 'pre-unit' Tiger 100 has belonged to the current vendor since 2013. The vendor advises us that the machine underwent a complete overhaul in 2015/2016, which included a new carburettor, a new exhaust, and a refurbished speedometer. A new BTH electronic magneto was fitted in 2023. In running order when completed, the Tiger has been dry stored since then and will require recommissioning to a greater or lesser extent before further use. Sold strictly as viewed, the machine is offered with a current V5C Registration Certificate; invoice and warranty paperwork for the aforementioned BTH magneto; and a detached steering lock with two keys.

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This Lot will be auctioned on Sunday 27 April, with the auction starting at 11am GMT.

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