Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
26th Mar, 2025 9:00
1997 Triumph Daytona Super 3
1 of only 805 Cosworth-tuned Daytonas
Estimate
£3, 500 - £4, 500
Registration No: P964 GJU
Frame No: SMT372DD4TJ033391
MOT: None
Limited edition Cosworth-tuned Daytona Super Three
Carbon exhaust, single seat cover and carbon trim
Triumph is the largest surviving British motorcycle manufacturer but it hasn’t been an easy path for the midlands-based manufacturer. The entire British bike industry collapsed in the 1970s and by the early 1980s Triumph went into receivership. After a few years and a lot of legal wrangling, British businessman John Bloor bought the name and manufacturing rights with his 'new' Triumph motorcycle company re-starting bike production in the early 1990s. When it was released the Super 111 became an overnight classic with a host of changes from the standard model, the major one being a significantly more powerful engine. The power improvements were due to a collaboration with the tuning gurus at Cosworth and was accomplished by using higher compression pistons and a redesigned cylinder head. The end result was a power increase from 97bhp to 115bhp. Overall the Super III was a more responsive and higher performance ride, and also had many parts switched to carbon fibre and improved brakes.
