1965 Triumph T100 Factory Supplied Race Bike on 2040-motos

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This is a Triumph T100 race bike dating from 1965. It has been modified from original but would be an easy restoration back to its original as supplied factory condition. The bike was originally believed to have been supplied to a racer in Belfast, Northern Ireland (but no documentation to verify that). I bought the bike in 1986 after the mods had been carried out and last ran it at Daytona in 1990 (AHRMA). it has been sitting in my dry garage since then.

The bike had been hard raced over the years and had at  least one engine blow-up. The frame number is SRH 42524 which left the factory in 11/65 while the engine crankcases are marked T100C H38 indicating a 3/65 delivery date. The cylinder head is a single plug head fitted with extra large inlet valves.  Carburetors are Amal GP2 1 5/32" units with a central matchbox float chamber.

The frame is lugged for racing only with the fairing support bracket on the steering head, the attachment for the matchbox float chamber and the additional gusset support plates for strength at the forward end of the swinging arm.

The bike has the factory supplied fiberglass 5 gallon manx racing fuel tank, large capacity alloy oil tank, fiberglass racing seat and fiberglass fairing. The bike was originally delivered in the blue and white factory racing colors. (still visible in places under the current paint scheme). See page 135 of Roy Bacons book on "Triumph twins and triples" for a photo of what it originally looked like with the exception of the 4ls front brake. The bike was delivered with a sls front brake drilled for ventilation. It currently has a 2ls brake fitted but the original sls unit is with the bike.

The original ignition system was the energy transfer system and all the parts are there for it, although the rotor requires re magnetizing. The last time I ran it I used total loss battery/coil system.

When I bought the bike I had a conversation with Les Williams of Triumph to try and identify the bike more clearly. Unfortunately all he could tell me was that there were a number of race bikes built for privateers based on the factory bikes prepared for Johnson motors in the US (and which subsequently won Daytona in 1966 and 1967). The JoMo bikes are clearly documented but the privateer bikes were never documented as such and simply had whatever number  was on the frame and engine that was pulled out of the production line for modification.

The tires on the bike are Dunlop TT100's with virtually no mileage on them but they are 28 years old. If you intend racing the bike then it needs to be set up again from the ground up.  The motor was rebuilt just before I bought it and currently has standard compression pistons fitted for running in.  Apart from the change of the color scheme the major mod to the bike was to fit Cerriani forks in place of the Triumph forks. The original forks were set up (correctly) for sidecar use. There is a photo included of the bike before the mods were made.

The current color scheme is British Racing green. All of the paint is Imron aircraft epoxy and is in very good condition. The smoke fairing screen is not original.

There are a used set of gears with the bike (believed to be close ratio ).

Although the title is listed as clear, this, being a race bike has no title and is sold with a Bill of Sale only. That said if by some perverse reason you need a title for it I may be able to get one.

The Buyer is solely responsible for arranging collection and shipment of the bike.