Ive always thought about owning a Triton, id spend hours browsing pictures on the internet and in magazines, dreaming of one day having a Triton and with the cost of buying a fully built one (if there is such a thing!) constantly going up and up, being fairly young (24) working as a motorcycle mechanic, on not great money, it all got forgotten about.
After getting myself a better job, with a better pay packet, i met an inspector who had one tucked away since the seventies, it took abit of pestering, and nagging, but i finally managed to persuade him to sell it to me, on the grounds that i restored it to keep, rather than sell it on, so at the soonest given opportunity i drove a few hundred miles to Teeside, in the middle of winter to buy my Triton!
Me my old man were passing cars that had drove into ditches, lorries overturned in the snow, but i was determined to get my bike! im very inpatient that way! good job i drive a Volvo!
Ill post a brief over view of the build, im not going to go into too much detail, id rather be building, than sat on a pc telling people about my build!
So off we went!
Here is a few images of the bike, tucked away under a load of clutter.
Jim lee petrol tank
Two, iron heads from an early T110, one 4 fin, one 5 fin.
and the 8 stud alloy in the back ground.
gearbox.
8 stud alloy head (very common for these to crack, mine was no exception )
Con rods with new shells and big end bearings.
Some high comp pistons!
8" twin leading shoe of a Triumph, this will later be mated to a dommie full width hub.
An extra wide, chrome swinging arm, lovely!
(cleans up well)
(cleans up well)
A Triumph Tr5-T (i think) speedo.
