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Motorcycle Discussions => Identify these bikes! => Topic started by: VintageBike on May 19, 2007, 04:25:15 PM

Title: Fantastic picture of 1920s Triumph - but what mode
Post by: VintageBike on May 19, 2007, 04:25:15 PM
take a look at this super pictures sent to me by Richard Behringer.  It is one of the few pictures that Richard has of his father and would really like to know what the bike is.  Help anyone?

(http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/Triumph%20Bikes/images/Triumph-20s(2).jpg)
Title: Re: Fantastic picture of 1920s Triumph - but what
Post by: tempo54 on May 24, 2007, 03:57:51 AM
 :-/ :-/ :-/
Ok itīs a Triumph,but would it be a british or german one ???

Have a look  at this page
http://www.twn-ig.de/Geschichte/Vorkrieg/vorkrieg.html

and click for model "S".
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Title: Re: Fantastic picture of 1920s Triumph - but what
Post by: VintageBike on May 26, 2007, 04:00:09 AM
Yes, it certainly is a German OHV Triumph.  The rear wheel doesn't look right for the model S.

Regards

Nigel
Title: Re: Fantastic picture of 1920s Triumph - but what
Post by: VintageBike on May 31, 2007, 09:22:28 PM
After further investigation it doesn'r seem to be a Model S as it has drum brakes and the wrong forks.  
Nigel.
Title: Re: Fantastic picture of 1920s Triumph - but what
Post by: devidoldmoto on June 01, 2007, 12:53:51 AM
Is a Triumph Riccardo...

Davide
Title: Re: Fantastic picture of 1920s Triumph - but what
Post by: L.A.B. on June 01, 2007, 06:36:17 AM
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Is a Triumph Riccardo...


I don't think it is a model R (Ricardo), as the Ricardo had a four valve cylinder head, the bike in the photo only apppears to have two valves, certainly only one exhaust valve, and the Ricardo had a distinctive twin pipe exhaust system and enclosed primary drive.
 
http://www.autogallery.org.ru/k/t/25triRicardo1cyl500ccOHV1_Yesterdays_nl.jpg


Title: Re: Fantastic picture of 1920s Triumph - but what
Post by: devidoldmoto on June 01, 2007, 07:04:31 AM
Yes yes, it is true, Riccardo is a four valve.      
Tempo and Nigel are perhaps right, it is a TWN Triumph produced in Germany, but missing the front brake is strange for a OHV motorcycles.

Davide
Title: Re: Fantastic picture of 1920s Triumph - but what
Post by: TriSpec on October 29, 2007, 06:02:11 PM
The German Modell S WAS the Model R (Ricardo), but this isn't a Triumph - British or German assembled.

Peter.
(Triumph specialist for the VMCC, of Britain)