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[[File:triumph_tr5t_73_03.jpg|600px|Triumph TR 5T500 Trophy Trail]] | [[File:triumph_tr5t_73_03.jpg|600px|Triumph TR 5T500 Trophy Trail]] | ||
[[File:Triumph-Trophy-TR5T-Trail-500.jpg|600px|Triumph TR 5T500 Trophy Trail]] | [[File:Triumph-Trophy-TR5T-Trail-500.jpg|600px|Triumph TR 5T500 Trophy Trail]] | ||
==1974== | |||
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File:1974-triumph-trophy-trial-0.jpg|1974 Triumph Trophy Trial | |||
File:1974-triumph-trophy-trial-1.jpg|1974 Triumph Trophy Trial | |||
File:1974-triumph-trophy-trial-2.jpg|1974 Triumph Trophy Trial | |||
File:1974-triumph-trophy-trial-3.jpg|1974 Triumph Trophy Trial | |||
File:1974-triumph-trophy-trial-4.jpg|1974 Triumph Trophy Trial | |||
File:1974-triumph-trophy-trial-5.jpg|1974 Triumph Trophy Trial | |||
File:1974-triumph-trophy-trial-6.jpg|1974 Triumph Trophy Trial | |||
File:1974-triumph-trophy-trial-7.jpg|1974 Triumph Trophy Trial | |||
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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
The Triumph TR5T Trophy Trail 500 | The Triumph TR5T Trophy Trail 500 isn't a serious motorcycle, but that doesn't mean it's a bad motorcycle, either. | ||
The TR5T was built just to be a cheerful little number that could fill a niche | The TR5T was built just to be a cheerful little number that could fill a niche | ||
in the market. Lightweight, with a good engine and an adequate chassis, it | in the market. Lightweight, with a good engine and an adequate chassis, it | ||
wasn't a motorcycle intended for serious competition, but more a cycle built as | |||
an entertaining play-bike for those with hundreds of miles of forest roads or | an entertaining play-bike for those with hundreds of miles of forest roads or | ||
black-topped one-laners to ride. | black-topped one-laners to ride. |