There is an important part missing. The brace that connects the two muffler clamps under the rear frame is not installed. It is much more likely that the cylinder head exhaust spigot threads will strip without that bracket. Cheap enough to buy or make one.
A Trophy, In my youth had many English motorcycles, one of the best 650 Triumph's was a 69 TR6P the P was for police, they were really only Trophy single carb, the fasted 650 Triumph I had was a 67 Bonneville the best Commando was a 70 red Roadster, not a fast as a Combat but seemed to have more low down grunt..
Good clip, very 10/10 bike. Can honestly sat, never ever seen a bike so well restored? A credit to the person who carried out the job. Well done to the owner. Hope you still own, ride and enjoy?
W😎 W sounds healthy 👍👍 Beautiful ride, but it's not leaking, there has to be something wrong, I've owned three different triumph motorcycles they all leaked oil 🤣🤣🤣 ‼️
It's got the wrong brake cover on the left side front wheel. That should be a chromed aluminum trim piece with fake cooling slots the same diameter as the offside cover. It retains the Zener Diode so it'll also have a selenium rectifier under the seat. I bought that exact model brand new and rode it for over twenty years.
1:30 DU 68439 - DU 68346 Which was the beginning serial number in August 9, 1967 Thus the 93rd bike built for the 1968 production year. Incorrect for this 68 are; the rear shocks, left front wheel cover, valve covers, left side cover fastener knob, and Handle bar kill switch. Missing; front fender nylon retainer for brake cable, right UK or left US rear view mirror for brake or clutch lever assembly, and didn't see the left rear fender crankcase vent pipe. All decals, left side cover, left down tube, left top of left tank, and the speedometer reset warning. Oil tank oil level appears present. Those under the seat for the oil tank were not shone. This i know, for i have one which was completely restored back in 2012 -gilpin 10-15-16
Model production quantities are shown on the following link shows TR6R's to be 2673 made. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_TR6_Trophy Cycle magazine February 1968 has it on it's cover and a fair review of performance and cost of $1280 + tax. Classic Triumph Calendar for 2012, has the Trophy Sports on it's cover. Best i can tell the 2017 has it on it's cover as well. Hope this helps both our bikes to gain in desire as a collector. -gilpin 12-14-16
@@oldtriumph650mechanic9 Hey () my 68 tr6 VIN be DU 78813 Q74 The Q74 was stamped on the engine by the Queensland police. when recovered after being stolen. So as l say do the math or start a sandcastle building contest. Any way the Trump still is a banging away on the mountain ranges.
I have had one of these machines since 1985 . But i found the front end a bit shitty so i fitted a later model front end with a disk brake and also increased the fork length by 2 inches . As well as that i fitted a single seat and a back pack rack for carrying goodies . Now i can ride it thru the twisty roads without scraping . .. Some may say its not original . i don't care i want performance and safety. At the mo i am having issues with a sloppy swing arm and sticky steering head bearings . I will upload a vid when i get back the bike back on the road. Cheers.
Great, rode one like it from GA. To WY
In 1976
great!! I'm old but still would love to have one. I had bikes and rode for over 40yrs Thanks for the video!
You never forget your first true love.
Love these old triumph twins tappet noise and all.
I had a66 TR6R IT WAS A GREAT MOTORCYCLE FUN TO RIDE ENGLISH BIKES HAD GREAT STYLE THE BEST LOOKING
I want this piece of history so much .. what a work of art ... now to just manage to win the lottery ... guess I have to start by buying a ticket
I had a '67 which sounded exactly like that!
Very nice. Thanks for sharing. My 68 is DU68369 70 bikes apart. Cool
There is an important part missing. The brace that connects the two muffler clamps under the rear frame is not installed. It is much more likely that the cylinder head exhaust spigot threads will strip without that bracket. Cheap enough to buy or make one.
boy do talk a load of rubbish
A Trophy, In my youth had many English motorcycles, one of the best 650 Triumph's was a 69 TR6P the P was for police, they were really only Trophy single carb, the fasted 650 Triumph I had was a 67 Bonneville the best Commando was a 70 red Roadster, not a fast as a Combat but seemed to have more low down grunt..
Good clip, very 10/10 bike. Can honestly sat, never ever seen a bike so well restored? A credit to the person who carried out the job. Well done to the owner. Hope you still own, ride and enjoy?
That's how a motorcycle should sound.
W😎 W sounds healthy 👍👍 Beautiful ride, but it's not leaking, there has to be something wrong, I've owned three different triumph motorcycles they all leaked oil 🤣🤣🤣 ‼️
love my 68 tiger
total stock, nice. I owned one as late as 1990
It's got the wrong brake cover on the left side front wheel. That should be a chromed aluminum trim piece with fake cooling slots the same diameter as the offside cover. It retains the Zener Diode so it'll also have a selenium rectifier under the seat. I bought that exact model brand new and rode it for over twenty years.
Flawless
1:30 DU 68439
- DU 68346 Which was the beginning serial number in August 9, 1967
Thus the 93rd bike built for the 1968 production year.
Incorrect for this 68 are; the rear shocks, left front wheel cover, valve covers, left side cover fastener knob, and Handle bar kill switch.
Missing; front fender nylon retainer for brake cable, right UK or left US rear view mirror for brake or clutch lever assembly, and didn't see the left rear fender crankcase vent pipe.
All decals, left side cover, left down tube, left top of left tank, and the speedometer reset warning. Oil tank oil level appears present. Those under the seat for the oil tank were not shone. This i know, for i have one which was completely restored back in 2012 -gilpin 10-15-16
Any idea how many were built in 68?
Model production quantities are shown on the following link shows TR6R's to be 2673 made.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_TR6_Trophy
Cycle magazine February 1968 has it on it's cover and a fair review of performance and cost of $1280 + tax. Classic Triumph Calendar for 2012, has the Trophy Sports on it's cover. Best i can tell the 2017 has it on it's cover as well. Hope this helps both our bikes to gain in desire as a collector. -gilpin 12-14-16
@@oldtriumph650mechanic9 Hey () my 68 tr6 VIN be DU 78813 Q74
The Q74 was stamped on the engine by the Queensland police.
when recovered after being stolen.
So as l say do the math or start a sandcastle building contest.
Any way the Trump still is a banging away on the mountain ranges.
Great design ....... Merv F Australia
I have had one of these machines since 1985 . But i found the front end a bit shitty so i fitted a later model front end with a disk brake and also increased the fork length by 2 inches . As well as that i fitted a single seat and a back pack rack for carrying goodies .
Now i can ride it thru the twisty roads without scraping . .. Some may say its not original . i don't care i want performance and safety.
At the mo i am having issues with a sloppy swing arm and sticky steering head bearings .
I will upload a vid when i get back the bike back on the road.
Cheers.
boy do you talk a load of rubbish
@@petersweeney5870 Still fanging around on the 68 trophy hey it could be worse !
@@billybobb7252 yes still riding my 120 R have 93,000 on it
@@billybobb7252 yes put 93.000 on the engine
@@petersweeney5870 Got no speedometer on mine,dont need one.
Just kick her over and go !
What's the displacement of this bike (cc's)
649 cc
love yhe soooounnnd
Best I can reckon, the length differential of exhaust pipes & their separate octaves...
could well lend to their nickname ''Trumpet.''
Is this cafe racer style
won of the best
1960 bonnie vintage
j'en ai u une 2 3 4 dans mon jeune age,trop belle trop bonne merde sa me fout le blues
Way to go, put all your weight on the side stand then start the bike on the side stand. Thats why it needs a piece of wood under it now, it's bent.