Description
27th Oct, 2024 10:00
The October 2024 Auction
1966 Triumph T100SS Tiger
Ready to ride and enjoy
Estimate
£2, 750 - £3, 750
Buyer's premium: 15. 00%
Lot details
Registration: LAX134D
Frame: T100SSH48552
Odometer: 17, 894
MOT: Exempt
500cc four stroke twin
Starts, runs & rides
Low mileage
V5
This model created a new evolution of sports machines which would last for eight years, and was the first C class machine not to debut with the bathtub fairing. Instead the UK model had the new 'bikini' fairing, a separate chrome headlamp rather than the nacelle, and a slim front mudguard rather than the roman helmet design whereas in the US the fairing was dropped altogether. It wasn't until the 1964 model that the UK version lost its fairing.
The model went by a number of different names in the literature - the T100S/ S or T100S in the UK and the T100S/ R or T100R (Sports/ Road) in the US. Generally the sporting single-carburettor 500cc model was known as the T100SS.
It was lighter than the T100A that it evolved from which provided increased performance over that model, but over time the bike got heavier until in 1970 it was 161kg; though still lighter than the T100A. One of the causes of this increase in weight was the introduction of a twin leading shoe front drum brake in 1969.
In 1962, Don Burnett won the Daytona 200 on a tuned T100S/ R - the first win for Triumph at that track.
What a lovely example of this great bike. Recommissioned by the owner who has used this bike for sunny Sunday rides. Part of a private collection, making room for a few new purchases.
