Triumph Motorcycles Factory Film pt2

Part 2 of 3. Original B/W film about the machining, assembly and use of Triumph Motorbikes

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Triumph
• motorcycles
• motorbikes
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• British
• bike

[avril2]

So far I haven't spotted a single torque wrench.

[basketcase3]

@avril2

Thats what the apprenticeship years are for...calibrating your right arm : )

[sidewaysid]

I have built 2 old girls from scratch..the Triumph is great Britains bike, there may have been better IE Manx Norton , Matchless G50 and so and so but the Triumph held up as the long standing good old british bike..I love em. RIP Hughie Hancox

[01gjmoore]

could make use of some of thoughs tools.and parts...hell the whole factory.....

[looseparts]

Ah yes. My thumb is a dial-indicator. Perfect. Looks like every single one of these bike were assembled completely by hand - had they never heard of Henry Ford? I own a 67 - I'm going t ride it slower.

[anzac2404]

Thanks for posting this, it means a lot to so many! Don't own one but I have a few mates who do....great bike ;-)

I'd also like to say a big thank-you to all of those who saved the company way back in the 70's; also reading Ted Simon's book & how he took a 500cc single round the world. 1973, I was 5 & the world was a very different place indeed!

Thank God their still around but I confess, I love the old bikes more; cheers.

[peejay1954]

Well, these same machines turned out parts for Spads during the first war and we used those to beat the Hun. Why should they not be used today for these exquisite precison marvels of engineering, controlled seepage and all that. Cheerio. Pip Pip.

[NAMTRIP]

@avril2 Neither have I,but Id still love to have one of these old Triumphs.

[markrooke1961]

avril2 - The reason you haven’t seen a torque wrench is because those settings needed to be spot on. These were craftsmen I’ll have you know. lol

[Buttmunch5000]

how much do the engines weigh, those guys throw them about like a loaf of bread!