Been hanging round making a bit of noise for a while so I thought maybe I should put a couple of shots of my Triton on view. I have a scan of what it looked like when I got it.....It was 'Tritonised' in '67....
When I first restored it I tried to style it on a Manx Norton with a Triumph engine, complete with Norton decals on the tank. I believe the first Tritons were like this, as back then they used the Manx engine in some form of car racing, but you couldn't by just an engine, you had to buy the whole bike, so a number of engineless Manx's appeared. Folk started putting other stuff in, and the T110 was a popular engine.
I got alot of critisism for putting Norton on the tank, all from Triton owners who seemed to think It should have Triton on the tank.... anyway here is a picture of it after restoration. It is a 1958 wideline with a 1956 T110 with 3134 cams and a twin carb head with Handed monoblocks and a Norton box with a Commando belt drive clutch. The tank is an original Manx item. The pipes are swepbacks with Goldies. I went for ace bars as clip ons are just so hard to ride when you have a bad back!
Over the years the bike evolved in my quest to make the bike more enjoyable to ride and also to get the odd bird on the back (i.e. my partner or daughter!) I also found that although the style of the classic Triton looks great (at least I think so), the bike was a pain in the arse (and back
) to ride....and I also wanted to do some trips, like France to the French Triton Clubs anual rally etc.....so it ended up like this.....Dominator tank, home made seat, and I picked up a twin leader on the way, but this shot is prior to that....I run with 'Vincent flats' for bars now....It is a good ride....the rearsets give you a bit of a 'sporting position' :wink: but it is pretty comfortable. Note the rear pillion brackets...made 'em from stainless...much nicer than my first attempt I reckon....I did a 1500 mile trip one time to the French rally and around. Great people, the French Triton folk....great rally....and The French LOVE Triumphs and Nortons....
Hopefully these shots will come out....not great with computers...I think I may need some help from The moderator to resize? Thanks.
When I first restored it I tried to style it on a Manx Norton with a Triumph engine, complete with Norton decals on the tank. I believe the first Tritons were like this, as back then they used the Manx engine in some form of car racing, but you couldn't by just an engine, you had to buy the whole bike, so a number of engineless Manx's appeared. Folk started putting other stuff in, and the T110 was a popular engine.
I got alot of critisism for putting Norton on the tank, all from Triton owners who seemed to think It should have Triton on the tank.... anyway here is a picture of it after restoration. It is a 1958 wideline with a 1956 T110 with 3134 cams and a twin carb head with Handed monoblocks and a Norton box with a Commando belt drive clutch. The tank is an original Manx item. The pipes are swepbacks with Goldies. I went for ace bars as clip ons are just so hard to ride when you have a bad back!
Over the years the bike evolved in my quest to make the bike more enjoyable to ride and also to get the odd bird on the back (i.e. my partner or daughter!) I also found that although the style of the classic Triton looks great (at least I think so), the bike was a pain in the arse (and back
) to ride....and I also wanted to do some trips, like France to the French Triton Clubs anual rally etc.....so it ended up like this.....Dominator tank, home made seat, and I picked up a twin leader on the way, but this shot is prior to that....I run with 'Vincent flats' for bars now....It is a good ride....the rearsets give you a bit of a 'sporting position' :wink: but it is pretty comfortable. Note the rear pillion brackets...made 'em from stainless...much nicer than my first attempt I reckon....I did a 1500 mile trip one time to the French rally and around. Great people, the French Triton folk....great rally....and The French LOVE Triumphs and Nortons....Hopefully these shots will come out....not great with computers...I think I may need some help from The moderator to resize? Thanks.
