Post by rob63 on May 15, 2012 9:59:50 GMT -6
Built in the early `60s with an automatic transmission. They weren`t a commercial success for Triumph who tried to cash in on the scooter boom of the time. It took a huge percentage of there R+D budget to develop, but never paid off.
The bloke who owns the station where I take my bikes for their annual tests bought one quite recently to restore, it`s a beautifully simple machine about the size of a Vespa small frame. Maintenance however is a lot easier to carry out than on a Vespa, due to the sensible way in which the panels are easily removed. The bike was a bit of an innovation at the time having a CVT, unfortunately the 100cc engine was only capable of a top speed of 45 mph so a bit underpowered.
CVT
Advert
Frame
Production line
The bloke who owns the station where I take my bikes for their annual tests bought one quite recently to restore, it`s a beautifully simple machine about the size of a Vespa small frame. Maintenance however is a lot easier to carry out than on a Vespa, due to the sensible way in which the panels are easily removed. The bike was a bit of an innovation at the time having a CVT, unfortunately the 100cc engine was only capable of a top speed of 45 mph so a bit underpowered.
CVT
Advert
Frame
Production line
