THE LAST ORIGINAL REAL CLASSIC TRIUMPH 500 TROPHY T100C STEVE MCQUEEN GARY NIXON EDITION

[@bucktadlock5258]

Im a old guy of 68 yrs and remember very well being 21 or 22 and literally burning up the roads on my 1968 t100r, it was a awesome bike, I still have triumphs in my bike stable today, I have a 68 T120R Bonneville and a 70 TR6R tiger, I have lived a fairly long life and motorcycles have always been a part of it, and triumph motorcycles have always been in my stable, I have always loved the British classics, over the yrs I've had more than a few Harleys from a sportster up to a Road king including a lowrider, but I must say none of them, not one made me feel like the triumph did, when I put my ass on the seat of my triumph, heard the exhaust note and felt the vibration and the torque, I can't explain it, other than the feeling of being a king of the hiway, god bless America and thank you Triumph motorcycles for a lifetime of fun,

[@JR-bj3uf]

The post 1969 Triumph 500 twins are the ones to get. They have a timing side ball bearing rather than a bushing and they have a provision for an oil pressure gauge. Great bikes. Bullet proof with small bike feel.

[@rcnelson]

Photo bomb 10:58! That is one righteous Triumph, by the way. Some motorcycle engines make for a wail that sends shivers down your spine but nothing beats the sound of a four stroke vertical twin.

[@michaeljoesmith3977]

My uncle was kind enough to let me ride his 71 Trophy 650. Same exhaust setup. Beautiful blue and White. Made me want a Triumph real bad.

[@sonnyseabury4051]

That's one beautiful Triumph. Gotta love Steve McQueen. He made some awesome action movies, and was a damn good motorcycle rider and racer. My favorite Steve Mcqueen Movies were The Hunter where he portrayed a Bounty Hunter, and Bullitt, that had one of the best car chase scenes, in the hills of San Francisco, out of any movie, with beautiful vintage muscle cars.

[@rogerbuesing9374]

My 1st road bike!!! What great memories…❤️❤️❤️

[@onefastcyclist]

I owned a both a 500 Trophy and a Daytona - the Daytona had hotter "Q" cams and a close ratio transmission along with the twin carbs. The Trophy had milder cams and a wide ratio transmission along with the up-sweep pipes. All 500's had silver cylinders - they were painted black at the factory only the 650's. However, this bike is a wonderful find and Steve McQueen's favorite bike!

[@mfitzgerald130]

My first tattoo was the triumph emblem. 👍🙂✨

[@RabidSnot]

I have one of these but mine is 1965 T100SC in very original condition. It's getting a clutch replaced right now and waiting for spring to take 'er out into the woods and do sum trail riding. Awesome presentation. preservation.

[@jonmccormick8683]

The pipes are absolute badass on this. Awesome bike and sounds great. Great beginner size, low to the ground, has some suspension. Complete, matching numbers bike that has been taken care of and refreshed. Triumph (India) is making new Scramblers now or next year.

[@ChefxZac]

My grandpa after his brother passed away he got to keep his 1969 triumph t100c trophy and it’s all original but some things are rusted

[@750triton]

Change gear at 6,000 and release the beast. I have a 71 Daytona, the only year with an 8" TLS front brake. Mine was brought home from California to a few miles from where it was made. The gearbox is actually BSA, since they were sharing more and more design and construction as time went on.

[@christophertyacke6019]

Fonzi would love that bike.

[@chuk2795]

I can't wait to get me C on the road

[@RitaParkins]

First bike I got when I was 17❤

[@T100boy]

Great video sir👌, Iv owned one of these for 10 years now !!! It’s so much fun easy to work on and as original as I could keep it ( a part From the paint and electronic ignition) it’s now my only bike , I now run it without the rear silences on sounds amazing

[@stevencunningham4680]

Hey Ken , how are you ? Triumphs are great bikes and are a great way to get into retro motorcycling. That jacket you're wearing is also very cool. Back in the day my mom worked with Gary Nixon's mom , her name was Floy and she was a very sweet lady. She gave my mom an an autographed photo of Gary on his road race bike when I was a kid.

[@coreyvail3837]

Jr with the background wheelies lol

[@darryl.c7972]

Met Gary Nixon at The Del Mar Mile 96. got a great poster that he signed for me..

[@robert-nb7hw]

i think you should keep that one ken a excellent example of yesteryear awesome ken

[@tommaples9174]

Yeah, awesome 👍

[@aumkar2]

That’s just too good.

[@evanjohn503]

the agility of that bike is fantastic. Whoever has the money - buy it

[@tommaples9174]

Wow' that bike is awesome 👍

[@redtobertshateshandles]

When bikes were great. Before they got too big, too heavy, too boring.

[@Bob-qf4qo]

Oil in the frame?

[@JR-bj3uf]

No

[@michaeljoesmith3977]

1971 was first year of oil in frame. Also first year a five speed was offered.

[@specialse]

Motor cycle perfection . There are better models , also far worse . But once you have owned and ridden one of these , the connection is made . Best investment you can make .

[@tricity.taxi.servicetaxi4702]

I have a TR6C 1969 Trophy

[@skymningforelsket1302]

I've noticed this McQueen guy's name gets bandied about an awful lot in Triumph circles. I don't give a flying F about Steve McQueen and I couldn't even name 1 movie he was in. If you ask me , McQueen looks like he belongs at the Blue Oyster Bar from Police Academy, in those pictures posing on the bike with his shirt off and all that bs. Maybe that's why he was called McQueen, like McNugget. Doesn't anybody remember that Evel Kneival rode Triumph bikes?

[@KaplanCycles]

The whole thing about him is that when you have a superstar that everybody in America knows and he endorses motorcycles it's extremely good for the sport same goes for Evel Knievel and other Legends like him

[@bobg1219]

Don't let Jordan on it, you'll have to use the jaws of life to pry her off😂