1950 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD 6T FOR SALE FREE

As mentioned, it should be Thunder-Blue (a blu-grey), but instead it is the correct color for 1951, Polychromatic Blue.

So the color is not correct for our study of the 1950 Triumph 6T Thunderbird. The bike pictured here is actually a 1951 model 6T Thunderbird, as a suitable 1950 photo was not available. Bid for the chance to own a 1951 Triumph 6T Thunderbird at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. For the Thunderbird, Turner selected a blue-grey called “Thunder-Blue”. 1950 Triumph Thunderbird Pre Unit 6T project bike for sale via. MotoeXotica is pleased to announce another beautiful vintage motorcycle, 1955 Triumph 6T Thunderbird. He sparked up sales & did it almost entirely by juicing up the colors on the bikes. 1950 Triumph Thunderbird Pre Unit 6T Projects Motorcycle For Sale via Rocker . 649cc parallel twin 4-speed transmission Amal Monobloc carburetor Front & rear drum brakes Rear swing-arm suspension Paint & body in great condition. Secure Pay Triumph 6T Thunderbird 650cc 1952 - Matching Numbers. Looking to buy a Classic Triumph thunderbird 650 Complete your search today at Car & Classic where you will find the largest and most diverse collection of classics in Europe. 1953 6T Triumph Thunderbird 650cc Fully restored this year. Just look what he did for the Triumph line when he arrived from Ariel Motorcycles in 1935. Classic Cars Triumph Thunderbird 650cc For Sale. They sure were obsessed with riding in the rain, weren’t they? (Well, I guess we can’t all live in California.)ġ950 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD – EDWARD TURNER HAD A GIFTĮdward Turner was not just a gifted mechanical engineer, he had a real talent for style & color. All of this weather protection was also supposed to make the bike easier to clean after riding in the rain.

It had generous fenders, made to cope with wet British riding conditions, & a headlight nacelle housing not only the headlight, but the gauges, top yoke, fork tube tops & the center section of the handlebars. All parts are guaranteed to be high-quality - most important, from England.

1950 TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD 6T FOR SALE FREE

All vintage Triumph parts ship fast and free when orders are placed in the United States (lower 48 only) Orders placed before 12PM (pacific standard time) will be eligible for same day shipping. The look of the Triumph Thunderbird was established early on & followed normal convention for a machine of its type. Click here for BSA motorcycle parts and click here to Norton Commando parts. However, export versions (read that US) had 8.5:1 which was enough to boost power to 34hp 6500 rpm, enough to push the 370lb Thunderbird past 100mph! Home market 650s had a 7:1 compression ratio to cope with the low octane British Pool fuels available at the time. The cast iron cylinder block & head were similar, but the 650 head was more generously finned & utilized a copper gasket instead of a ‘spigot’ arrangement, common for the day. It is said to have made everything last longer: engines, primary chains, clutches, gearboxes & even final drive chains! When the alternator replaced it, Meriden attempted to do the same job with rubber shock absorbers inside the clutch hub, but it never worked nearly as well.įor the most part, the new Thunderbird 650 engine was the same as the 500cc Triumph Speed Twin it evolved from.

This brilliant device decoupled the engine from the primary, linking them through a spring-loaded, cammed interface that allowed a controlled amount of ‘give’, smoothing out harmful vibrations. Introduced with the 1950 T-Bird, it remained in service until the conversion to alternator electrics in 1953, which was now mounted in its place on the left end of the crank, inside the primary cover. Two boxes of bearings, bolts etc.- see last pictureīuyer pays for shipping, I will package and facilitate shipping.Ĭontact Ajay ajay(dot)jayalath(at)gmail.Another interesting feature was the crankshaft shock absorber. The engine and frame do not match but they are both from a 1950 6T. 1950 Triumph 650cc Thunderbird 6T Motorcycle Combination being sold on behalf of my late fathers estate. I have a valid Ontario, Canada ownership/title under my name. I have come to terms that I will never get around to finishing them and I am trying clear out my shed. These triumph pre-unit rigid bikes are hard to find. Up for auction is a 1950 Triumph Thunderbird 6T.

1950 triumph thunderbird 6t for sale