60s motorcycle in Chorley, Lancashire, UK. Andrew Lorimer from Todmordon riding a 1964 750cc Triton motorcycle. The Sprint, is one of the longest standing Motorcycle Events in the county has become an important event on the biking calendar and has a dedicated following of committed motorcycle enthusiasts.
Triton motorcycles were not factory models but were hybrid bikes built in the 1960s and 1970s. Many were privately constructed but some London dealers offered complete builders fitted Triumph engines into Norton frames, and the aim was to combine the best elements of each marque and thus gain a bike superior to either. Many Tritons were configured as café racers with single-seats. The name 'Triton' is a contraction of Triumph and Norton; and 'Triton' was the name of a mythological Greek God. The Norton Featherbed frame was regarded as the best handling item of the day,[2][3] and the Triton rationale was to combine the "best engine" with the "best frame" by replacing the standard Norton engine with Triumph parallel-twin engine. A popular engine choice was the Triumph Bonneville unit with twin carburettors and twin camshafts. This pushrod engine gave good performance and reliability and could be more easily tuned for greater power using high-profile camshafts, high compression pistons and twin carburettors. In due course, a Weslake 8-valve head became available for the Triumph motor. The Norton 650 and 750 vertical twin engines had a reliability problem. At about 7000 rpm the piston exceeds the engineering limit for piston speed, so over-revving soon destroys the engines. The BSA 650 had a bronze bush main bearing on the right hand side, doubling as the crank oil feed, with a lack of effective crankshaft end play control, that all had difficulty staying together when ridden hard, even though the rest of the design was possibly more robust than the Triumph. The Triumph vertical twin used a ball on the timing side, and a roller on the other, with the oil feeding through a separate bronze bush in the outer right hand engine side cover. 650 cc Triumph twin-cylinder engine in a Norton 'slimline' Featherbed frame
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Location: Chorley, Lancashire, UK
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