30th Oct, 2024 13:00

National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands

 
Lot 305
 

c.1973 Triumph TR5MX
Part of The Richard Darby Collection

Sold for £3,680

(including buyers premium)


Lot details

Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No:
TR5MX EH75025
MOT:
Exempt

  • US market 500cc Street Scrambler
  • Original and authentic condition
  • One of only around 500 made

Triumph had been taken over by the BSA group in 1953. Still, the two companies kept up a fierce rivalry until they eventually began to share designs in the late 1960s in an effort to ward off the onslaught of Japanese manufacturers. The TR5MX was Triumph's street/scrambler model, made mainly for the American off-road market, and was essentially the same as the BSA B50 with a few detail differences.

This rare in the UK TR5MX has been part of Richard Darby's personal collection for the last few years. Richard, who sadly passed away in 2023, was a well-respected character in classic restoration and racing circles, mainly as the proprietor of 3D Motorcycles. Regarded as one of the world's best restorers of classic Triumph motorcycles, Richard was respected by his many customers and friends in the UK and around the world and will be sorely missed. He not only specialised in repairing and modifying Triumphs but raced them himself and sponsored many riders over the years on bikes he had prepared. Only around 500 were made and of course, Richard being a Triumph man would have only wanted the Triumph badged version. Repatriated from the USA a few years ago and still in original and authentic condition, it will need registering and recommissioning before use.

For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415871189

 

Auction: National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands, 30th Oct, 2024

 

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