Triumph_Motorcycles_Factory_Film.flv

[@thevelointhevale1132]

I remember when TV looked like this ... I remember Triumph Motorcycles in the 70's ... I miss the times and the people in them, many family - all now gone. Glad they cannot see the world as it stands in 2020 ... nobody deserves that!

[@jamieforbes3661]

The engine builder in me can appreciate the skill needed to know that feeling when you know it's perfect without a torque wrench.

[@oceania2385]

The old guy with the pipe throwing the frame in the charcoal to braze it...Amazing.

[@ronanrogers4127]

A gem of a video. I think the Trumpy in the beginning was either a T100, or T110 Tiger. I used to have a 1956 T110 Tiger with the same tank and nacelle headlight...Triumph engines back then were a thing of beauty, especially the timing cover, but also the rocker boxes and pushrod tubes.

[@rossie273]

I must be old but I can remember the days when workers were proud of their jobs and the work they did . Today , here in Australia , we don't even build cars anymore - manufacture has virtually ceased - the old factories have been torn down , apartment blocks in their place and home-ownership is becoming a dream (more money to the hands of the few). God help us

[@fidelcatsro6948]

yeah heard they shut the ford factory making v8's there!!

[@Flightstar]

Yes, We give our most prolific manufacturing Jobs to foreign Countries, then with that massive capitol, they come back here and buy up all the land that becomes unaffordable to it's own citizens.

[@fidelcatsro6948]

but Europeans and Americans did colonize and suppress other races for hundreds of years...its God's retribution!

[@bentaxelrod]

Bill Hardt In Australia it was the right wing conservative government who stopped supporting the car manufacturers. I’m a manufacturer in Australia an have always exported. Instead of whinging about it, get of your bottoms and do it yourselves.

[@grotekleum]

Let's just qualify that a little: Those in power did the colonising and suppression using willing and unwilling people to do their bidding a.k.a the army and navy. Using the same rhetoric of today unspeakable acts were commited then as now - only we have more 'advanced' means of subjugation these days.

[@gallimead]

I work in an engine factory..I'm absolutely amazed, of the skill of every operator, and responsibility they had.

[@yvonnemaryastill4399]

My 22-year-old son has just started working there! Super proud of him. XX

[@akhtarshaikh9809]

Very good from Mumbai India

[@QuaaludeCharlie]

My Dad Sonny and His Cousin Minno Had the Triumph Bikes in St.Louis in the early 1960's , Love to Look at them . Thank You , Thumbs Up and Shared :) QC

[@scdevon]

The Golden Age. If only people appreciated this type of craftsmanship again enough to pay for it. Decades ago, you saw this kind of skill in America, the UK, Japan, Italy and not many other places. Men could do so much with so little back then.

[@obfuscated3090]

The "craftsmanship" only extended to COSMETIC FIT AND FINISH. The engines were built cheap as chips on tired equipment which was never updated until the British motorcycle industry collapsed. Triumph and Norton today are an old name with no other connection to the past, but they do nice work. "Craftsmanship" is not a substitute for PRECISION machining. That's why jet engines and modern motorcycles are CNC machined. Much love for the old lumps (I have a 1959 Thunderbird and two Norton Commandos) but we should never forget their shitty quality and awful lack of reliability killed Triumph, BSA and Norton deader than pickled herring.

[@ryanthompson2893]

You only saw this kind of “craftsmanship” in England and Italy. New bikes shouldn’t need their engines rebuilt after 1 year due to oil leaks that weren’t intended by design. The USA, Germany and Japan all built machines during that time that only leaked from where they were supposed to. Not to mention that these machines lasted for years, with some being on the road today. My 1973 BMW R75/5, 1969 Super Glide and a 1971 cb750. None of which have ever been rebuilt and all run fantastic. Just regular maintenance and in the Harley’s case a set of transmission output shaft bearings due to a lack of maintenance on the transmission.

[@TheReverb1]

@@ryanthompson2893 Fella; HD; are tractors; never had performance; out dated super big motors to try to go at 2800RPM to not break; however; are nice and was the definition of what a chopper should be. Regarding the old Japanese; the difference was that the block is horizontal not vertical and no pushrods tubes so you do not have leaks there (however, I have 2 79 Triumphs and no leaks; I put about 10000km per year. I rebuilt the engines. I have a 48 Triumph too. BMW? mate; nobody wanted a BMW; those not were a tuner or riders bikes; no way to tune it; heavy etc so meanwhile Triumph et all were in the hands of tuners; racers; riders; rock and rollers; BMW...where? due to that mot so much broke; no use no break HOWEVER; now travelers around American countries use a lot the GS series etc; many many break!. Ducati now; breaks a lot too. In the past; Most were crap; Triumph; etc was style and sporty; also fast bikes among the fastest of that era. Also the details in the design; compare with the details a la tractor of the HD; or a la cheap way of the Japanese copies. By the way; never ever could beat with 2 cylinders; needed to put a 4 cyl car engine and even that could not vs the tridents; but the electric starter etc convinced the young guys that not wanted to wrench but spin to the park with the girlfriend but not the riders..they needed even bigger engines etc in late 70s and early 80 s to beat the industry around the World (think in HD fella) included KTM; Ducati; Husqvarna (saved by the moto cross glory) and a long etc

[@roncoburn7771]

That’s awesome love the old days

[@tracydiller4492]

The lady setting down in the beginning of the video "NICE LEGS". This was a cool video really enjoyed it.

[@tinkertime7165]

Think how much time went into each machine! When you bought a machine back then you really were paying those guys wages. Now the robots are in their places.

[@2opler]

I had several friends who were apprentices at Triumph Meriden site back in the 70s. We all had belts and buckles made out of the metal tank badges and triplex timing chain ;-)

[@travelinben1966]

Wish they still made them there.

[@davidjames1881]

still got my triumph and bsa and enfield

[@aaronjaben7913]

I have two out of the three

[@paulfowell5253]

@@aaronjaben7913 I have the BSA Bantam D7 and a modern Enfield.

[@andysolution62]

in my opinion, the ingegnieure of this time were BETTER than today: they were more honest they had a lot more fun they were proud of the created work they lived for their work ......

[@logankincade661]

Now you are just a number........

[@mickjones8757]

I was a old school triumph tech for many years but they started to fall out of grace to the HDs and the metrics had to widen my scope then I retired now they making a comeback to the young guys still get requests now and then what a wonderful machine

[@garyvesper9647]

Not a torque wrench in sight.amazing

[@papaike2]

The 650cc Bonneville on of the best motorcycles made. the distinct tappet noise was it's calling card.

[@BRI33NOR]

The British motor cycle industry was let down by management refusal to invest in more modern manufacturing machinery. Refusal to look at what Japan, Italy and Germany was turning out as regards quality. Triumph is now making a first class machine again, better quality than the ones we bought then. I bought, rode, sold, repaired many makes of British bikes over the years 1955 to about 1970. Then moved to Japanese makes, I know which gave me less problems. I also sold MZ machines as a ride to work bike, they were quite basic but reliable, oil tight, no electrical problems and quite lively too. My personal bikes were invariably BSA machines from GoldStars to Super Rockets and eventually the Clubmans Rocket Gold Star . Good Memories.

[@dubes5594]

I think the parts shown at 3:27 are the 'sprunghub' housings that contain the springs, axle and spokes for my 1951 Thunderbird 6T rear wheel suspension on a hard tail frame.

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

Brilliant! Would love to see the rest of it.

[@lastup4170]

4:54 huh hug huh...he said big end nuts! huh huh. Love this old doc! Love old Triumph motorcycles too.

[@johnorlitta]

Heh heh, that was cool

[@Вольдемар-л7е]

Круто.Понравился технологический процесс.

[@TheLithGH]

That was great! Thanks for posting this old movie! Makes my 2017 Triumph even more! :)

[@adaptableadventurerider]

Wow this is amazing to see wish I had been alive then :) love working on my British bikes thanks for sharing.

[@obfuscated3090]

Great video for any pre-unit Triumph owner! The charcoal forge brazing obviously worked, but even Harley used oxy-acetylene in that era. Many today forget how poor the UK was after WWII.

[@chris-ip4pk]

Good old days when you could smoke at work.. Now you can't even have a piss in piece.

[@nunyabizness199]

And no one would have even batted an eye either.

[@GianfrancoFronzi]

Lukas the Prince of darkness.

[@ronanrogers4127]

...close, Lucas

[@michaelhart895]

Except millions of Lucas products are still working decades after the company ceased to exist .

[@aryantruth1807]

My 1970 Bonnie created many great memories. Then I got married. sigh.

[@goyeabuddy]

-- i've been riding for 50yrs & married for 43 yrs. the wife loved to ride all those yrs, still hops on the back at 65 yrs old from time 2 time..

[@aryantruth1807]

It must be a great comfort to realize choices made early in life were correct. Rewards greater than the price, etc. "What good is wealth and fame if you ain't got love?" - Dolly Parton

[@nunyabizness199]

73 Norton Commando here...

[@bluewhite9004]

@@nunyabizness199 Triumph Tiger TR6R 650 Beautiful.

[@davehall44]

Mid 50s 6T in the early 70's. Great touring bike in NZ & left my 500 singles for dead.

[@justdad53]

Not the longest tenured rider with 50 years but long to have prospective. There many more good years than bad with the old Triumph company. Since 1990 the new Triumph company has been steadily improving their bikes to be some of the best in terms of quality and performance. The Japanese brands are still regarded to have the best quality of build and performance but the Triumphs are very close and generally are considered more desirable in terms of style. In the almost 30 years the new Triumph company has been back their percentage of market share has steadily increased.

[@spottydog4477]

Yeah jerry, that's right! The Asian factories are doing a great job building Triumphs...Asian worker, Asian jobs, Asian part!!!..WHAT? don't tell me you thought they were build in britain?,,ahahah

[@justdad53]

@@spottydog4477 I have owned nine Triumphs six from Hinckley and three from Thailand so no I am not surprised. There are two Triumph factories in the UK, three in Chonburi Thailand and one in Brazil. Pieces and parts for Triumphs come from the UK and Thailand. Final assembly of some models are based on the customer location.

[@bobjimenez4464]

tolerances of .0001 held day and night at the Old Triumph Factory.........Yup extreme boasting of awesomeness

[@jamesb.9155]

I wouldn't miss that old, overly busy, hyperactive background soundtrack at all.

[@camgere]

The robots are so lifelike!

[@WasimAkram-dv1ch]

And then powdered-metal gears overtook the humanity and its pride in the work it use to have.

[@owenwilliams9666]

It is interesting to compare this film with the modern Hinckley factory.

[@direktorpresident]

The lady honing the bores later got the job as Spindle Polisher in "I'm All Right Jack"

[@zacetto]

Excellent movie. An Ealing Classic. I have a biker mate who worked for the G.P.O. decades ago. he said it was exactly the same when a union dispute broke out with three people of varying size marching to meet The Brass!

[@fon9437]

Всё перебиралось руками, закалённое,кованное. Вот это качество

[@tomoakhill8825]

At 8:35 the Narrator says, "and bored to a tolerance of one tenth of a thou.." Meaning 1/10 000th of an inch. We then watch the boring machine cutting into the cylinder without lubrication. This heats the metal causing it to expand. It will certainly expand more than 100/10 000th of an inch. So the previous statement can NOT be true. A few seconds later they show the bore being honed with lots of water. Provided they do that long enough, and well enough, they could bring the cylinder to 1/10 000th of an inch.

[@pbysome]

Austenetic spun cast iron requires no lubricant monsieur it is self lubricating.

[@rogueart7706]

Cast iron doesn't need oil for one thing...also there's no way that cylinder is going to get hot from boring. The heat is in the cutting tool and the chips, not the part.

[@johnm3850]

I had a 1963 tt and a 1967 Bonnie in the 60s.

[@572334]

DID NOT KNOW THAT THE FASHION OF TORN CLOTHES (WORN KNEES) WENT THAT FAR BACK and started with men???

[@regd.2263]

They started the fashion

[@detroitbluesguy]

They loved the vise!

[@mattw8834]

Love old European bikes.cool video

[@michealdavis9884]

Noticed no torque wrench,and no robots, back when people cared

[@Fyntizumovih]

класс видео очень интересно как это давно было .

[@stephenthorpe3321]

Highly skilled men slow by todays standards must have served long apprenticeship to get to.this level of skill well.done now Triumphs mainly built in Thailand!

[@gylandaltman5072]

"Triumph" photography by Roy "NORTON". Ironic?

[@gasgas2689]

You missed "Commentator - Frank Phillips" and "Tramp - Redmund Phillips", both motorcycle manufacturers back then.

[@patmays7344]

So? Where did the biker give the “gentleman of the road “ a lift to?

[@Pianissimo1970]

Old Triumph's had one major construction error. Brake drum and rear sprocket was one piece, and the final drive chain was lubricated by the oil from the clutch, so with oil on the sprocket its not hard to guess where that oil would end up

[@arforgordzake]

Not a torque wrench in sight :-)

[@rattusnorvegicus4380]

Left-hand threads...clockwise rotation. I never used one for years...then bluddy stretch bolts came along

[@jamesb.9155]

My Trident 500CC took me to college and back.

[@johnDukemaster]

Trident 500cc? I thought they were all 750cc...?

[@jamesb.9155]

@@johnDukemaster There were 500's, 650's 660's, and so on. Mine had side pipes and one carb. I took it away to college. Wish i had kept it for life!

[@johnDukemaster]

@@jamesb.9155 But those were twins, not Tridents 😄👍

[@jamesb.9155]

@@johnDukemaster I typed it in and saw the same side pipes and bike there . . . It's ok, it was all good at the time.

[@johnDukemaster]

@@jamesb.9155 That's what's important 😄

[@critchley3819]

The old bum was picking up bits of Triumphs...

[@daytonasixty-eight1354]

Legend says that back in the day if you wandered the Triumph testing road long enough you could pick up enough bits to build a whole bike.

[@billbeare1513]

Probably rocker box caps and pillion footrests !. I'm an old Triumph man.☺️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@happyraccoon4791]

It was a nice thought to remove all the dirt and grease before selling it to us.

[@happyraccoon4791]

@Tabourba should you do your errands and clean up mom's basement? What has you all in a dither? Mom burned your toast?

[@michaeltaylor8835]

wonky music flickering images ah the old days

[@peticiclo]

Excellent! Could you turn on the subtitles please? Thank you! :)

[@fravdk]

Many years ago, I saw this film : we can see french policemen riding Triumph in Paris. Where could I find the finish of this film ? I don't find it anymore ! Help !

[@shirleymental4189]

Yep, sure looks good. The truth is though, that those engines, within a short while will be leaking oil and breaking down all the time.

[@geraldswain3259]

Yes but there was reason for this, in the 50s/60s every factory known to man used the famous ever leak gasket goo .

[@markzanetti6228]

Harleys are still made this way today.

[@MrMagoo-oi1mm]

Great history

[@daytonasixty-eight1354]

Not a single torque wrench to be found.

[@andrewtownley1565]

One of an untold number of great machine works that rallied early to wipe the nazi scum out of Germany. I that was old man Lucas after retirement in the opening bits of the film.

[@rodtew7296]

Amazingly labor intensive. Still don't know how they made a profit on these machines. I've kept my 78 Bonnie since new. No regrets.

[@rattusnorvegicus4380]

Haha,yeah,that was Lord Lucas,disgraced Prince of Darkness :)

[@jameslynch5716]

High Tec??

[@Tony66792]

60 + years? on, wish my Chinese made lathe could bore anywhere near to an accuracy of "one tenth of thou" :)

[@nigel900]

The newer Jet machines can, and are very good machines.

[@stevenleek1254]

Don't feel bad. They were using dedicated jigs--very little dialing in required. Periodically the jigs had to be gauged for wear and accuracy.

[@romanticorok9442]

O ser humano é capaz de qualquer coisa só usar a inteligência pra coisas boas é claro,

[@Jan621117]

No torque meters used! Just plain wrenches and T-handles!

[@rcbits404]

They used "German Torque": gut'n'tight...

[@Jan621117]

Oi! Careful not to over-do and break something nice!

[@deeremeyer1749]

If you"re going to shadetree shit anyway why torque torque-to-yield "stretch bolts" correctly when there's an excellent chance you fucked up something deeper inside anyway? May as well half-ass the disposable expensive bolts and torque the standard hardware correctly.

[@nunyabizness199]

And a "feel" no stupid computers, not one ☺

[@Xiao_PP]

I have the full film copyed from the original reel :P

[@fpaladin]

do share, cant seem to find it at the above like...thank you in advance.

[@margthecar8931]

Yes, would you be willing to share it with me , say by a one-way Dropbox link? I can't seem to reply privately but if you are willing, we can figure something out.

[@stevenleek1254]

Do you happen to know who composed the sound-track?

[@rosewhite---]

2:46 how old those workers looked. pipesmoking, white bread and fatty bacon diet.

[@nunyabizness199]

It was a black and white vid in case you didnt notice... Theres always one, isnt there 😕

[@HermanOtto-wr2nn]

To było dzieło wykonania w tych czasach nie było maszyn CNC i robiono doskonale w obcnych czasach produkowany chłam

[@stefantwotimes]

I want to see the rest:-)

[@michaeltaylor8835]

RIP Norton

[@9traktor]

Superb!

[@mfKr-cl4rl]

I have an old triumph from nürnberg.

[@samdickes8521]

Thats great stuff

[@roncoburn7771]

We have a technician at work that makes about 80,000 a year and he walks around and picks up cigarette butts and smokes them because he scared his wife will find out that he smokes LOL

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

the japanese were light years ahead of the brits, triumph bought their production machines, suzuki made their own

[@nunyabizness199]

Idiot

[@stranraerwal]

@@nunyabizness199 Why do you call Cyberdyne...: an "Idiot", you little prick ?

[@mikemcrae8838]

at 8:56 I fell in love

[@briansmithwins]

Why do Brits drink warm beer? Lucas made refrigerators too.

[@patrickmichaellangan576]

I think the old man who found the card and got a lift from a rider ended up leaving the factory with a motorbike to ride home.

[@patrickmichaellangan576]

Right.

[@pbysome]

I'm sure he would have got a reward.

[@UilliamTighearnaigh]

Not a torque wrench in site.

[@stranraerwal]

Liam O'Tierney: you are the 110th commentator citing the missing torque wrench, roughly speaking. Is that so remarkable? I find torque wrenches precise and worthwhile having. This sentimental yearning for the "good old days" and its production methods is ridiculous.

[@natsarimmgtow2157]

i had a 69 bonny BC11395 Shalum in Yahuwah from Saskatchewan .

[@tsmgguy]

A Rolls-Royce Merlin engine this wasn't.

[@Jan621117]

No, but mine's still buzzing from 1952 off and the original concept kept untill well in the '80s (1983 to be exact with the development of a 900cc version, as you see with dinosaurs extinction here also a last final exorbitant growth..) And, Edward Turner's original 500cc twin version being the Hayabusa of the late 30's!

[@crofty1984]

Jan621117 Aren't you counting the Harris Bonnevilles? Think they carried on until 1988.

[@SquillyMon]

Whats with the bum ? I dont get it...

[@900stx7]

Him walking represents the earliest form of transportation .

[@andrewwebber7547]

GB old school))

[@nigel900]

Therapeutic.

[@鹿俣晶-z1b]

amazing

[@predragpejakovic9446]

Perfect

[@alfeovaldez8066]

something nice!

[@richardcasey7521]

No wonder they went out of business.

[@peterbollox6928]

Oh ! Happy days. Where the fuck did we go wrong. Computer-iPhone - internet - social media. ALL FUCKED UP These were low paid workers in a low priced world. Sports men were paid a little bit better then a plumber Not $$$$$$ millions

[@darrylpukallus6495]

this entire video & many other motorcycle video's can be bought through DUKE videos www.dukevideo.com

[@gm16v149]

Darryl Pukallus ~ Have you got a direct link? I could only find Duke Video, not this film

[@redmille1000]

Unfortunately the Japanese were watching this and investing in modern methods.

[@eduardcimpoca4512]

Euro 1

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Still leaked oil

[@bluedolphin5792]

Don't want to pee in anyone's cheerios but these were horrible motorcycles. I bought a new 1967 650 everything that could go wrong did go wrong but I looked cool.

[@nunyabizness199]

Your not, you actually had to maintain your machine back in the day... A safety wire here and there. Don't miss shifts. I must have put 50k miles on mine...

[@LArmstrong91]

Been there, done them..... the bikes were crap.

[@nunyabizness199]

Hahahaha, a Sheila in a mororcycle factory, thats a bloody laugh. In the office maybe but only on day shift...😂

[@GianfrancoFronzi]

This was one of the worse motorcycles ever made.

[@nunyabizness199]

Actually, I'm pretty sure yours was much worse... Loose the race again did you ?

[@karenburrows9184]

Ciao, Gianfranco: Actually, no. According to current surveys, and a couple of older ones, the list is as follows: 1. Honda CX500, 2. Moto-Guzzi V7 (scusami) 3. Kawasaki H1 500, 4. Husqvarna '70 250 MX, 5. H-D '81 Sportster, 6. Greeves, any, 7. Suzuki GT 380/550/750, 8. Kawasaki 750 IV Triple, 9. Honda C50/70/90/110, 10. Ariel Arrow (finally a Brit entry). Credit: Motor Digest, unknown date - but most of the other lists cite the same bikes. The newer list is completely different (2000 - present) but still no Triumphs. I repudiate your baseless accusation for the honour of my beloved '61 6T Thunderbird, original, running and still impressing younger generations.

[@nunyabizness199]

@@karenburrows9184 You bet ! Wish I still had my Tiger cub...and my Norton Commando 750 😞

[@helenloughton2418]

Gianci you are a buffoon triumph made the best motorcycles in the world in fact still do my 955 speedtriple in the dogs danglies never sell it .