1959 Triumph Trophy T110, 650cc. Registration number 166 FJO...

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£3,000

1959 Triumph Trophy T110, 650cc. Registration number 166 FJO. Frame number 027549. Engine number T110 027549.
Sold with the V5C, old MOT's, tax discs.
International Six Days Trial successes in the late 1940s prompted Triumph to adopt the ‘Trophy’ name for their off-road-styled twins, at first for the 500cc TR5 and then for the 650cc TR6, introduced for 1956. The bigger Trophy retained its sporting character but became more of a roadster as time passed, ending up, in effect, as a single-carburettor T120 Bonneville. More tractable than the Bonnie and more economical too, the Trophy gave little away in terms of outright performance, its standing quarter-mile time and top speed being within a whisker of its twin-carb sibling’s. The Trophy continued in this form when Triumph’s 650cc twins changed to unitary construction in October 1962. Styling and mechanical updates coincided with the Bonnie’s from then onwards.
FJO is a three owner machine, Timothy Bunting owned it is 1987 and our vendor bought it in 1990. An MOT from 2008 shows a mileage of 2,333 and today the odometer shows 2,877. It has benefited from several safety upgrades, including a kill switch and LED lighting.
When purchased in 1990, it was without a
speedometer, a second hand replacement was found which was reset to zero miles.
The vendor has provided the following information; new std. barrel and pistons {std.compression} fitted at 1,800 miles, Morgo high capacity oil pump, Timing case oil seal conversion, Wassell electronic voltage regulator
New 6v battery, Ace classics Gentleman's easy roll on roll off centre stand, Headlamp pass/flash switch, remote handlebar kill switch
Recent petrol tank new base silver soldered in with new taps and filters, Removable mirrors fitted.

There is a video of it running available by request.