Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tues 24th March from 1pm
Auction: Wed 25th March from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
Lot details
Registration No: Not registered
Frame No: 611917
MOT: Exempt
Unusual 277cc Side Valve single
P&H Carblide front and rear lights
Supplied with leather saddlebags
Triumph is one of the most iconic and revered names in the history of motorcycling. Established in Coventry in 1885, by the start of the 1900s the company had made its first motorcycle beginning a continuous run of production under various ownership until its eventual closure in 1983. By the mid-1920s Triumph had become one of Britain's main motorcycle and car makers, with its large factory in Coventry capable of producing as many as 30, 000 vehicles each year. For the 1927 season, Triumph launched the Model W with an unusual capacity of 277cc instead of the more normal 250cc, maximising the engine size to take advantage of the reduced annual road tax fee of 30 shillings for motor bicycles weighing under 200 pounds. Once lighting had been added, the weight was above the limit, but someone must have forgotten to mention that to the authorities!
This tidy Model W is from a deceased estate so unfortunately, not much is known of its history. It was bought by the vendor in 2019 from Dutch Lion Motorbikes in Holland, and there are some Dutch registration documents included in the sale. It wears its UK registration number of DS9585, which still appears on HPI and DVLA, but it looks to have been exported to Holland, possibly in 2011. There is no V5C or NOVA with the bike, and when you run that number through the DVLA website it has an export marker, but the original plate may be recoverable. Please be aware of this before bidding. The bike itself has been authentically restored in the past and is fitted with P&H Carbide lighting, an unusual handlebar mounted horn and brown leather saddlebags. The frame number has been taken off the Dutch documents, as it is not visible under a good layer of paint. A Banbury Run eligible lightweight, it has not run for a while so will need recommissioning before use.
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