£4,100
1970 Triumph Daytona T100R, 490cc. registration number SVR 511H. Frame number DD49186 T100R. Engine number DD49186 T100r.
Sold with the V5C, large folder of receipts for works and parts.
Competition success in the USA prompted Triumph to adopt the 'Daytona Tiger' name for their top-of-the-range sports '500' in 1966, Buddy Elmore having won that year's prestigious Daytona 200 race on a works twin, a feat Gary Nixon repeated the following year on his way to the first of back-to-back AMA titles. With the re-launch of the BSA-Triumph range in November 1970, by which time it had gained the 650's excellent twin-leading-shoe front brake, the 'Tiger' part of the name was dropped and the Daytona's model designation changed to 'T100R'. However, within two years the entire BSA/Triumph Group was in severe financial difficulty and the proposed closure of Triumph's Meriden factory led to the workers occupying the plant in September 1973. When the factory eventually reopened, the two 500cc models in production immediately prior to the shutdown - the T100R Daytona and the TR5T Trophy Trail - were not revived.
SVR has history from 2011 when it was sold by Reaney and Son, stating it to be an unregistered UK bike, to Mitch Todd. It was in presentable condition then (photos on file). He undertook a lot of recommissioning work, registering it with DVLA in 2014.
The next owner, Michael Hampton in 2018, took this further with a full rebuild at 6,603 miles. The engine was rebuilt, including the crank and clutch, Mogo pump fitted, gearbox overhauled, Wassell electronic ignition and the whole metalware was resprayed. Our vendor bought it in 2019 and has used it sparingly, the odometer shows 7,104. It presents very well.
It will require very light recommissioning after a period of storage.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Free Registration
18.6% inc VAT*
Flat Fee Registration
15.00% inc VAT*
