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#11 Post by NORTY » Thu Feb 25, 2010 4:58 pm

You guys (and especially gals) are pretty good. The model shown is a 1958 TROPHYBIRD. It is a 650 twin with a *Amal "monbloc" carb. It is of "pre unit" construction. Here's a pic of the whole bike~
Image Also, it is designated by the rarer "high" pipe exhaust system.
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#12 Post by Johnj » Thu Feb 25, 2010 6:27 pm

I'm down in Norman OK currently, taking a class on some piece of postal equipment (APPS Phase 2) so I don't have access to my books. All I could tell from the picture is it's a post '55 model, and it's a nice bike. Sorry for being late.
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#13 Post by NORTY » Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:25 am

HYPERR wrote:
Triumphgirl wrote:TRIUMPH TR6?
Yes I think you are right.

From the pipes, it's probably a TR6C

Obviously from the pre-Unit days and the motor looks late 50ish/early 60ish.

I'm going to guess 1961 TR6C. :uk:

EDIT: Actually C had the dual scrambler pipes didn't it? The pic is cut off but this one has the 2 into one exhaust so it's not a C.
Excellent deduction! You are correct, it is a TR6B.
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#14 Post by Triumphgirl » Fri Feb 26, 2010 9:08 am

NORTY wrote:
HYPERR wrote:
Triumphgirl wrote:TRIUMPH TR6?
Yes I think you are right.

From the pipes, it's probably a TR6C

Obviously from the pre-Unit days and the motor looks late 50ish/early 60ish.

I'm going to guess 1961 TR6C. :uk:

EDIT: Actually C had the dual scrambler pipes didn't it? The pic is cut off but this one has the 2 into one exhaust so it's not a C.
Excellent deduction! You are correct, it is a TR6B.
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#15 Post by HYPERR » Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:00 pm

NORTY wrote:You guys (and especially gals) are pretty good. The model shown is a 1958 TROPHYBIRD. It is a 650 twin with a *Amal "monbloc" carb. It is of "pre unit" construction. Here's a pic of the whole bike~
Image Also, it is designated by the rarer "high" pipe exhaust system.
Wow great looking bike! :D

Yeah you can clearly see some details here that were hidden on the other pic. :mrgreen:

Nice looking drip pan. :twisted: Although this guy doesn't seem to mark its spot. :laughing:

How were those monoblocs? They were supposedly a noticeable improvement over the preceding Amals that used to cause as much pain and suffering as the Prince of Darkness.

I used to know a guy who used to claim that Amals did more to cause the demise of the British Motorcycle Industry than Prince of Darkness. :shock:
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