Descrição
Museu Nacional da Motocicleta | Solihull, West Midlands
Visualização: terça-feira, 24 de março, a partir das 13h
Leilão: quarta-feira 25 de março a partir das 9h
Local: Museu Nacional da Motocicleta, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
Triumph 1912 3½hp 499cc 'Free Engine'
História do Pioneer Register desde os anos 1950
Estimativa
£8. 000 - £9. 000
Nº de registo: HO 4051
Nº de chassis: 193669
MOT: Isento
Descoberta e restaurada nos anos 1950, e preservada como uma 'farrape oleosa'
Um modelo muito utilizável 'Free Engine' com embreagem de cubo traseiro
Veterano de muitas Pioneer Runs, completo com Certificado Pioneer
Perhaps the first great marque of British motorcycling, the inaugural motorised Triumph appeared in 1902 when Siegfried Bettmann and Maurice Schulte affixed a Minerva engine to one of their bicycle frames. Early products soon earned the nickname of “trusty Triumphs,” with Jack Marshall riding one to second in the first T. T. in 1907, and winning it in 1908. For 1909, the ‘Free Engine’ models appeared with a rear hub clutch, and annual production reached 3, 000. The first 500cc models appeared in 1910.
This beautiful ‘oily rag’ 1912 Triumph 3½hp was discovered in the 1950s by Mike Sherwin, who mechanically refurbished it and introduced it to vintage and Pioneer events. It was acquired by our vendor in 2016. Up to recent years, it has completed a large number of Pioneer Runs, and we are advised that the hub clutch works well, and so does the rear brake. As with most Pioneers, the front brake is chiefly of use when running the bike on the stand. The petrol gauge sight glass requires some attention, and light recommissioning will be required after a couple of years’ inactivity, but fresh petrol and SAE40, plus some ATF on the rear hub, ought to get it going. Complete with V5C and Pioneer Certificate, it will be very welcome on the Pioneer Run again.
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