Triumph TR5 Trophy

The Triumph TR5 Trophy was a standard motorcycle made by Triumph Engineering at the Meriden factory between 1949 and 1958. Based on the Speed Twin, it was a trials machine designed for off-road use, with a high-level two-into-one exhaust and good handling on public roads. The Trophy name came from three specials Triumph built for the 1948 Italian International Six Day Trial, which won three gold medals and the manufacturers team trophy. American export models used Tiger 100 components to make a desert competition motorcycle, raced in AMA Class C until 1969. The original 1949 TR5 used aluminium barrels and heads from a generator motor that Triumph had supplied to the War Department in the Second World War.