Triumph Model H

The Triumph Model H, also known as the Type H and the Trusty, is a British motorcycle made by Triumph Engineering Co Ltd in Coventry, England. A total of 57,000 were made from 1915 until production ended in 1923. When the First World War began the British Government replaced mounted messengers with despatch riders on motorcycles, tested a number of models and chose the Model H. It had a belt-driven rear wheel and a 499 cc air-cooled four-stroke single-cylinder engine, and it was the first Triumph without pedals, so a true motorcycle. It was one of the most popular motorcycles in the French Army during the war. Compared with the earlier Model A it had a single cam wheel with two cams and a new cylinder casting.