General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL FRAME, PARTS/ RUBBER TIRES, PEDALS/ LEATHER SADDLE/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

200.0 cm

Width

66.0 cm

Height

78.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Motorcycle vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

TRIUMPH

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1910+

Canada

CANADIAN OWNED FROM 1910 ON (ACCORDING TO MR. ACRES). MOTORCYCLE BELONGED TO JIMMY BEWS OF QUEENS UNIVERSITY Triumph, one of the most famous motorcycle builders, was founded in Britain by two Germans, Siegfried Bettman and Mauritz Schulte, who set up the company in 1897 to build bicycles. They produced their first motorbike in 1902, and it was followed by a variety of machines, ranging from a 225 cc two-stroke to 500 cc four-valve singles. During the First World War, Triumph Motorcycles sold more than 30,000 of its Triumph Type H model to allied forces. In 1936 Triumph came under the same ownership as the Ariel company and a new designer, Edward Turner from Ariel, was appointed. Turner updated many of the existing designs and was responsible for Triumph's most significant creation, the Speed Twin that became the basis for Triumph's bikes until the 1980s.

Function

GENERAL TRANSPORTATION

Technical

The Model Roadster has a single speed engine, and was available with a rear hub clutch as the 'free engine' model. In 1910 Triumph introduced the magneto ignition.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BRASS COLOURED PLATE WITH CAST 'TRIUMPH' ON ENGINE CASING

Missing

MAGNETO SHIELD (EXHAUST PORT OPEN)/ FRONT BRAKE SHOE/ TRANSFERS ON TANK NEED REPLACING

Finish

FRAME PAINTED BLACK/ PLATED RIMS, SPOKES, PEDALS, ENGINE PARTS/ GREEN PAINTED TANK/ GOLD COLOURED PARTS/ BROWN SADDLE/ BLACK RUBBER/ MULTICOLOUREDSYNTHETIC/ WHITE CYLINDER CAP

Decoration

RED STRIPING & GREEN BAND EDGED IN RED ON TANK