Description
This motorcycle is Lot 6 to be auctioned by Bonhams at The Spring Stafford Sale (The International Classic MotorCycle Show) on April 25th & 26th, please see the Bonhams Motorcycles Website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Lots 1 - 94 are to be sold from 14:30 on Saturday 25th April 2026.
Lots 201 - 353 are to be sold from 11:30am on Sunday 26th April 2026.
Public Viewing:
Available 25th & 26th April 2026 from 09:00 until 17:00, at The Staffordshire County Showground (The International Classic MotorCycle Show).
The Connoisseurs Collection, Part II
** 1922 Triumph 225cc Junior**
Registration no. not registered (see text)
Frame no. 602153
Engine no. 5981
** The Lot is from outside the UK. Shippio Ltd must automatically uplift this Lot after the auction, complete all post sale import or export customs administration, and store this Lot until it is customs cleared. A compulsory fee of £350 + VAT will be added to the buyer's invoice for this. This Lot cannot be collected from the auction venue by the purchaser or any alternative transporter.
If the Lot is to stay in the UK or is not exported within 90 days of sale, Import VAT at 5% on the hammer price is payable.**
The first Triumph motorcycle of 1902 used a Belgian Minerva engine but within a few years the Coventry firm - originally a bicycle manufacturer founded by German immigrants Siegfried Bettman and Maurice Schulte - was building its own power units. The first of these - a 298cc single-cylinder sidevalve - arrived in 1904. This first engine was not without its weaknesses, and the curious 'tandem down-tube' frame in which it was installed often broke, but these shortcomings were soon sorted and within a couple of years 'Triumph' was a byword for reliability.
Introduced in 1914 together with famous 4hp Model H, one of Triumph's new models was the Junior, a 225cc two-stroke single. Weighing only 129lb, the Junior featured chain-***-belt transmission and a two-speed gearbox - the latter an unusual feature among contemporary lightweights - but there was no clutch and the machine was push-started. Simple to use and economical to run, the popular Junior was known affectionately as the 'Baby Triumph' by the motorcycling public. The Junior resumed production after The Great War and was last catalogued in 1923.
An older restoration, this Triumph Junior was purchased by the current vendor at a UK auction in December 1993 and comes with copies of the sales invoice and catalogue description, the latter stating that the Triumph had formed part of a distinguished collection for a number of years.
Despite displaying the Vehicle Registration Number '399 NPT', the machine is offered without registration documents and the HPI report states that the machine was exported in January 1994; accordingly, prospective purchasers must satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's registration status prior to bidding and will be responsible for any post-purchase DVLA applications should they wish to attempt to retrieve the VRN.
Following a period of inactivity, this motorcycle will require recommissioning and/ or restoration to a greater or lesser extent before returning to the road and thus is sold strictly as viewed. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves with regard to this motorcycle's completeness, history, authenticity, originality and mechanical condition prior to bidding.
Key not required
All lots are sold ‘as is/ where is’ and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
