The 500 Twins
There are 3 basic models in "late model" Triumph 500 twins.There is the Tiger 500 - a single carb street sport bike.
The Trophy 500 is a single carb street-scrambler model
- with "up pipes" and lower overall gearing.
The Daytona model arrived in 1970 - its a twin carb street sport bike
- a sort of smaller-bore version of the Bonneville.
In 1973-74, Triumph release the Trophy Trail -
a 500 twin scrambler styled after the BSA Victor ...
Though production of 750 twins continued into the early 80s,
500 twins were not built after 1974.
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A scary 1970 Trophy 500 - T100C - My project Bike - about to begin!
A page from a 1970 500 Sales brochure
1970 Trophy with in Jacaranda Purple paint
A nice 1970 Tiger T100 - showing the two-tone paint
A nicely restored 1970 Tiger T100S
Nicely restored 1969 Trophy 500 T100C (With correct pipes!)
Very nice example of 1971 Trophy 500 - T100C (wrong pipes though)
Pictures of a very clean 1974 Trophy Trail 500
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