Canadian Triumph TRWs

servicepub (RIP) · #1 25-11-10, 23:52

Is it possible that those bikes that had the number plate mounted on the fender were used in Germany and thjose that never went overseas had the CFR painted on the tank?

rob love · #2 26-11-10, 04:33

My bike has the holes on the fender for the number plate.

I also noted that on a U-tube video of a brand new Cdn triumph being opened up to be assembled for the first time the CFRs had been painted onto the tank. So at some point supply must have opened the crates to mark them. The crate was triumph marked, so it wasn't a repack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du4m7_vme20

45jim · #3 26-11-10, 18:33

I am pretty sure the CFR was added in Canada during incomming inspection and not in the UK. None of my bikes have the CFR painted on the tanks and all are 1956 or 1957's. Perhaps there were several shipments and only the later bikes were marked and left in their crates?

I did see the TRW in the crate in the surplus store in Calgary (when he had his museum open) and it had the CFR painted on the tank (no fender plate) and the Strathcona museum had one, before being traded for a WLC, that was again marked on the tank (again no fender plate). Some of the pictures in Clive's book are also very interesting. I had never seen a photo of a TRW in flat paint with tac signs on the tank rather than the shiny Triumph plate.

Burton Bike Bits in the UK also has alot of NOS parts including carb kits that include new fuel lines (they leak like crazy).

My NOS engine also has a CF repair tag attached showing a serial number and stating that all wear surfaces were 0.00".

Below is a photos at the Canadian Warplane Heritage showing a TRW in original paint with no CFR and no fender plate. It also has a blackout shield that I've never seen before. The sidecar was a joke, it would have a top speed of about 5 kph. These things are slow! The second photo is one that was for sale recently in Ontario, it has a repainted tank and no fender plate. The third and fourth photo show the same bike but with a pretty rare triumph bike cover (it was in the crate originally). Notice that this bike has both the CFR on the tank and the fender plate. The last photo is the original tool kit (as I was told) but it is missing the special valve adjusting tool.

servicepub (RIP) · #4 26-11-10, 20:25

Borden has a TRW in the original Triumph crate and the CFR is painted on the outside of the crate - but an obvious add-on. They ran a camera into the box and saw the CFR on the tank so I think that some of them were numbered at the factory as part of the contract and the crate had this added also.
Clive

rob love · #5 26-11-10, 21:09

I would think that if Triumph numbered them, they would have been done a lot nicer than a poorly done stencil. My money says the crates were opened by a tech inspector somewhere in the supply depot, numbered, then resealed.

Are there front fenders out there without the two holes for the number plate?

Jon Skagfeld · #6 27-11-10, 02:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by 45jim

I am pretty sure the CFR was added in Canada during incomming inspection and not in the UK. None of my bikes have the CFR painted on the tanks and all are 1956 or 1957's. Perhaps there were several shipments and only the later bikes were marked and left in their crates?

I did see the TRW in the crate in the surplus store in Calgary (when he had his museum open) and it had the CFR painted on the tank (no fender plate) and the Strathcona museum had one, before being traded for a WLC, that was again marked on the tank (again no fender plate). Some of the pictures in Clive's book are also very interesting. I had never seen a photo of a TRW in flat paint with tac signs on the tank rather than the shiny Triumph plate.

Burton Bike Bits in the UK also has alot of NOS parts including carb kits that include new fuel lines (they leak like crazy).

My NOS engine also has a CF repair tag attached showing a serial number and stating that all wear surfaces were 0.00".

Below is a photos at the Canadian Warplane Heritage showing a TRW in original paint with no CFR and no fender plate. It also has a blackout shield that I've never seen before. The sidecar was a joke, it would have a top speed of about 5 kph. These things are slow! The second photo is one that was for sale recently in Ontario, it has a repainted tank and no fender plate. The third and fourth photo show the same bike but with a pretty rare triumph bike cover (it was in the crate originally). Notice that this bike has both the CFR on the tank and the fender plate. The last photo is the original tool kit (as I was told) but it is missing the special valve adjusting tool.

Somebody's whizzing you about the tool kit. That case was the pouch for a Tool Kit, Lineman, Field.

DanJahn · #7 27-11-10, 10:18

Question: Does anyone know why some/most of the crated TRW's had some mileage ( around 65 miles ) on them even though they were still crated?

I think I know the correct answer but lets see what we get for answers.

Dan

Dean (Ajax) · #8 27-11-10, 14:22

Still haven't found the number plate I have packed somewhere..but I remember I also have some TRW wrenches as well as some unissed clutch center pullers.

I really have to get the many boxes and bags unpacked in my basement!!!

There is a crated TRW on display in the Base Borden Museum as well as one uncrated.

Dean

Jon Skagfeld · #9 27-11-10, 22:23

Dean, Yeah, the TRW that's on display has (had?) a '51 pattern large pack in place, one side only, where the proper saddle bag should have been.

Always irked me to see that!