The London Motorcycle Show Sale 12th February 2022

www.silverstoneauctions.com 45 + buyer’s premium of 15% including VAT @ 20% Motorcycle Sale Saturday 12th February | 2.30 pm local time 1927 Triumph Works TT Racing Motorcycle 489cc More Details Lot 138 Bid On Lot 138 Registration: Unregistered Frame Number: T.7.1 Engine Number: 122032 Estimate: £35,000 - £40,000 • Believed to be one of 6 factory racers entered by Triumph in the Isle of Man TT races in 1927. The frame number ‘T.7.1’ is thought to represent T for TT, 7 for 1927 and 1 as the first of the six bikes • Crankcase halves are stamped ‘T75’, possibly the 5th 1927 TT engine produced • Triumph TT racer Wilmot Evans is thought to be the rider in the 1927 TT as photos from the event show the same bulbous fuel tank (repainted in the 1960s) • Never registered for road use but verified in the 1960s as a “genuine works racing model” by a family friend of previous owner, the late Ron Cresswell • Apparently stored in the previous owner’s loft since 1932. Photographs show the condition of the bike as found to be mostly complete and ‘as is’ today • A ‘two-valve’ model developed at Brooklands by Victor Horsman using his own cylinder head and a Triumph bottom end. Went into production in 1927 as the TT Model • The bike on offer is fitted with the factory twin pannier fuel tanks with quick fillers, 8” front brake and Bentley and Draper fork stabilisers in a Triumph fork • Total-loss oil system via a mechanical pump. A separate oil tank is fitted under the saddle • High compression pistons, large valves, 3-speed gearbox converted to foot change • Twin float-bowl Amac Track type carb. Lucas Racing magneto operated via the handlebars • Used in the 70s and 80s at various events and was running when our vendor purchased it. Dry stored for last few years so may require some recommissioning before use • Featured in a 2012 edition of The Classic Motorcycle, photocopy on file An important part of Triumph Motorcycles racing history, this time-warp factory TT racer is back on sale. LOT 138