Registration No: GDP 91
Frame No: 17718NA
Engine No: TR532888
CC: 500
MOT: Exempt

• Owned by the late owner for many years
• Restored a while ago to a good standard.
• Part of a private collection
• Current V5C on file and written notes

Triumph announced the TR5 Trophy in November 1948 at the Earls Court Show. The new machine was intended for clubmen riders wishing to compete in off-road events and was based on the machines that the ‘works’ team had successfully campaigned in trials and the 1948 ISDT. The 500cc engine featured a square alloy barrel taken from the wartime generator engine with early models retaining the cooling shroud bosses cast into the cylinder. The engine and transmission were housed in a new, rigid, frame design which featured a shorter wheelbase than standard. A high level, Siamesed exhaust system and a quickly detachable headlamp were fitted as standard and a range of parts were made available to enable the owner to tailor the machines performance to their chosen discipline. Given the new model's origins in the ISDT it is not surprising that it quickly earnt a reputation as an excellent long distance trials machine, although it was less suited to section trials.

This Triumph on offer has been with the late owner for a few years and in his ownership he has maintained it to a good standard. Having formed part of a small collection of motorcycles, it was running in the autumn of 2023 and has been kept inside a residential house since then. It may require some light checking over before use and is offered with a current V5C and some hand written notes.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217