Beschreibung:

Although Edward Turner's Triumph Speed Twin caused a sensation when it appeared at the 1937 Motorcycle Show, few of its admirers can have guessed how influential the design would prove to be. Performance proved exemplary for a road-going 500, around 85mph being attainable by the Speed Twin while the sporting Tiger 100, launched in 1938, was even faster. Performance was boosted by the use of high-compression forged pistons and polished ports and internals, the result being a machine that could touch 100mph in road trim and exceed it with the silencer end-caps removed. When production resumed in 1946, the T100 reappeared with telescopic forks in place of the original girders, and separate dynamo and magneto instead of the pre-war version's magdyno. This matching-numbers Tiger 100 was despatched to G W Wilkins Ltd of Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey in July 1947 and first owned by one Eric Rowlands of nearby Norbiton (see old-style logbook and correspondence on file). 'LPG 805' has belonged to the current vendor since September 2017 and was last run in January 2019. Known refurbishment includes re-chroming the fuel tank and handlebars (2009); overhauling the magneto (2014); and replacing the big-end bearings and flywheel bolts (2016). Described by the private vendor as in very good condition, the machine is offered with a dating certificate; a quantity of expired tax discs; and a V5C document.