Editing Triumph TR5T Trophy Trial

{{Motorcycle
|name             = Triumph TR 5T500 Trophy Trail
|photo=triumph_tr5t_73_04.jpg
|aka              = 
|manufacturer     = [[Triumph]]
|parent_company   =
|production       = 1973 - 74
|model_year       =
|predecessor      =
|successor        =
|class            =
|engine           = Vertical twin, OHV
|bore_stroke      =
|compression      = 9:1
|top_speed        = 145 km/h b/ 90 mph
|power            =
|torque           =
|fuel_system      =
|ignition         = Coils and points, alternator
|spark_plug       =
|battery          = 12V
|transmission     = 4-Speed
|frame            =
|suspension       =Front: Telescopic forks, Slimline <br>
Rear: Swingarm, Girling shock absorbers
|brakes           =Front: Drum, single leading shoe, 152 mm / 6 in <br>Rear: Drum, sngle leading shoe, 203 mm / 8 in
|front_tire       = {{tire|3.00 x 21}} 
|rear_tire   	  = {{tire|4.00 x 18}} 
|rake_trail       =
|wheelbase        = 1384 mm / 54.5 in
|length           =
|width            =
|height           =
|seat_height      = 813 mm / 32 in
|dry_weight       =
|wet_weight       = 159 kg / 350 lbs
|fuel_capacity    = 9 L / 2.4 US gal / 2.0 Imp gal
|oil_capacity     =
|fuel_consumption =
|turning_radius   =
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}}

It could reach a top speed of 145 km/h b/ 90 mph.  

==Engine==
The engine was a Air cooled cooled Vertical twin, OHV. The engine featured a 9:1 [[compression ratio]].  

==Chassis==
It came with a 3.00 x 21 front [[tire]] and a 4.00 x 18 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via Drum, single leading shoe, 152 mm / 6 in in the front and a Drum, sngle leading shoe, 203 mm / 8 in in the rear. The front suspension was a  Telescopic forks, Slimline while the rear was equipped with a Swingarm, Girling shock absorbers. The TR 5T500 Trophy Trail was fitted with a 9 L / 2.4 US gal / 2.0 Imp gal fuel tank. The wheelbase was 1384 mm / 54.5 in long.  
== Photos ==
[[File:triumph_tr5t_73_04.jpg|600px|Triumph TR 5T500 Trophy Trail]]
[[File:triumph_tr5t_73_02.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]]

== Overview ==
The Triumph TR5T Trophy Trail 500
isnt a serious motorcycle, but that doesnt mean its a bad motorcycle, either.
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
wasnt 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
black-topped one-laners to ride.

In its day, the TR5T was quite the opposite of those great, honking 650cc desert
sleds that were so popular in the scrub-lands of California and Arizona; this
was an East Coast special, intended for more leisurely pursuits in the Berkshire
Hills of Massachusetts or the Shenandoah Mountains of Virginia.

In the early 1970s, the engineers at Triumph were trying to spiff up their line
of models at the lowest cost possible, since Triumph was having severe financial
problems. Triumph had been partnered with Birmingham Small Arms (BSA) for over
20 years, with the two brands kept very separate until the late 1960s, when the
British motorcycle industry started collapsing with barely a whimper. At the
Meriden factory, workers began cobbling together bikes by picking and choosing
from the Triumph and BSA parts bins, and in 1971 some enterprising worker
realized that with a few minor modifications, the Triumph 500cc engine could be
fit into the new BSA scrambler-type frame.

The U.S. had always been Triumphs best market, but sales of the high-piped
street-scrambler T500C models had dropped off, thanks to cheaper Japanese
machines. However, the marketing suits at the Meriden factory figured that a
Triumph-powered woods bike might have good sales potential, so they built one.

Introduced for the 1973 model year, the Trophy Trail was known as the Adventurer
in the U.K. Rumor had it that the Trophy Trail was, in truth, a tribute to the
1973 International Six Days Trial (ISDT) that was being held in the U.S. This
was the first time since 1913 that the ISDT had a venue outside Europe. This new
model was not intended to go up against ferociously focused machines put forth
by outfits like Jawa, Husqvarna and John Penton, but would be the laymans
version, giving the image of derring-do while offering a modicum of comfort.

The ISDT was originally intended to be a reliability event, with the motorcycles
running for six days, and repairs could only be done by the rider with tools he
carried. This made a great deal of sense back before World War I, as roads were
in pretty rough shape. After the end of World War II the event had been altered
to fit a more modern format, with the course being run mostly on dirt roads and
trails, with a bit of pavement in order to keep everybody honest as to lights
and braking. Many manufacturers took winning deadly seriously, but not the boys
designing the TR5T.






{|  class="wikitable"
|- 
!Make Model
|Triumph TR5T Trophy trail 500
|- 
!Year
|1973 - 74
|- 
!Engine Type
|Vertical twin, OHV
|- 
!Displacement
|490 cc / 29.9 cu in
|- 
!Bore X Stroke
|69 x 65.5 mm
|- 
!Compression
|9:1
|- 
!Cooling System
|Air cooled
|- 
!Induction
|Single 28 mm Amal concentric carburetor
|- 
!Ignition
|Coils and points, alternator
|- 
!Battery
|12V
|- 
!Starting
|Kick
|- 
!Max Power
|22.4 kW / 30 hp @ 7500 rpm
|- 
!Transmission
|4-Speed
|- 
!Final Drive
|Chain
|- 
!Front Suspension
|Telescopic forks, Slimline
|- 
!Rear Suspension
|Swingarm, Girling shock absorbers
|- 
!Front Brakes
|Drum, single leading shoe, 152 mm / 6 in
|- 
!Rear Brakes
|Drum, sngle leading shoe, 203 mm / 8 in
|- 
!Front Tire
|3.00 x 21
|- 
!Rear Tire
|4.00 x 18
|- 
!Rake
|27o
|- 
!Wheelbase
|1384 mm / 54.5 in
|- 
!Ground Clearance
|178 mm / 7 in
|- 
!Seat Height
|813 mm / 32 in
|- 
!Wet Weight
|159 kg / 350 lbs
|- 
!Fuel Capacity
|9 L / 2.4 US gal / 2.0 Imp gal
|- 
!Consumption Average
|4.3 L/100 km / 23.4 km/l / 55 US mpg / 66 Imp mpg
|- 
!Top Speed
|145 km/h b/ 90 mph

|}

[[Category:Triumph motorcycles]]