Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 13:00
1969 Triton 650
Clasic Featherbed/ Triumph 6T cafe racer
Estimate
£1, 800 - £2, 200
Registration No: YLK 46G
Frame No: 6T 32699
MOT: Exempt
The perfect combination of the best of Norton and Triumph
Slimline Featherbed with a single carb Triumph 650cc engine
Ideal winter project, supplied with old MOTs and a current V5C
One of the classic images of the 1960s heyday of British motorcycling is the Triton, a perfect blend of the legendary Norton Featherbed frame and the Triumph 650 twin engine. The 'Cafe Racer' style is still popular with most modern-day manufacturers including one in their range. Nortons Featherbed frame was initially developed for racing, eventually making its way into the road bike range a few years later and setting new standards for handling with its basic geometry still used as the benchmark today. Unfortunately, the original Norton engines were not as reliable so an obvious answer was to replace them with the stronger and more readily available Triumph 650 twin, starting a whole cottage industry in handmade specials.
This Triton is the classic combination of a Norton Slimline Featherbed frame, Norton Roadholder forks and an alloy head Triumph 650 6T engine. Put together about 15 years ago by the vendor, it is fitted with alloy rims, Dunlop TT100s, Triumph twin leading shoe front brake, Norton rear brake, single sports seat, rearset footrest, clip-on handlebars, alloy central oil tank and and bespoke alloy fuel tank adapted from a Harley Davidson custom bike with a flush fitting filler cap. The engine was overhauled at the time with the crank professionally balanced to 85%. The bike has not been used for a while due to ill health but will make an ideal winter restoration project with all the major 'Cafe Racer' items in place. The engine turns over with compression and it comes supplied with a few old MOTs and a current V5C.
