A year-by-year guide to the Triumph 350/500cc unit construction twins, complete with all the variations. A full technical description is given, as well as advice on buying and living with a Triumph 350 or 500.
Want to be an expert on Triumph’s 350 and 500 unit-construction twins? Here is everything you need to know about these classic machines.
Alongside the headline-grabbing bikes – the Bonneville and Trident – Triumph built a whole series of smaller 350/500cc machines, with all the style of their bigger brothers, but lighter in weight, easier to ride, and now cheaper to buy. The Triumph 350/500s played a key role in the company’s success through the 1960s, in North America as well as the UK. The range included everything from the original 350cc 3TA, a mild-mannered tourer, to the final Daytona Tiger 500 (a modified version of which won the Daytona 500 race in 1967), and the TR5T trail bike.
Triumph 350/500 Unit Construction Twins Bible covers the complete history of these bikes, with details of model variants, advice on buying and living with a Triumph 350/500, technical specifications, and a list of useful contacts.
● The complete history of the classic Triumph 350/500 motorcycles ● How and why each model was introduced ● Triumph 350/500 competition successes ● Transformation from touring 3TA to race-winning Daytona 500 ● How to date your Triumph 350/500 ● A guide to factory records and production ● What to look for when buying a Triumph 350/500 ● Useful contacts – clubs, parts suppliers, restorers ● Useful mods and upgrades for keeping a Triumph 350/500 on the road ● The most comprehensive book ever devoted to the classic Triumph 350/500 motorcycles
