1958 Triton 650cc Registration Number: 482 XVW Frame Number...

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£5,000 - £6,000

1958 Triton 650cc

Registration Number: 482 XVW
Frame Number: TBA

- Subject of a thorough nut and bolt restoration

A favourite with the 60s Rockers, Tritons were not factory-built machines, but constructed by enthusiasts, combining the best parts from  Triumphs and Nortons to construct what was deemed a superior motorcycle. 

The name Triton is a contraction of TRIumph and NorTON  it was also the name of a mythological Greek God. Normally a Triumph engine was fitted into a Norton frame. The Norton Featherbed frame was by far the best handling of it’s day and a Triumph 650 Bonneville was the favoured choice of engine.

This beautiful Triton is the result of a full nut and bolt restoration by a specialist builder, using a Norton Featherbed Wideline frame with Norton Roadholder forks. The engine is a modified Triumph Tiger 110 650cc with a Rickman 8 valve top end.

A leftfield choice, a thing of beauty and a fast one, at that, this stunning machine has completed a mere 14 test miles since completion.