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{{ | {{Motorcycle | ||
|name = | |name = Triumph TR 5T500 Trophy Trail | ||
| | |photo=triumph_tr5t_73_04.jpg | ||
|aka = | |aka = | ||
|manufacturer = Triumph | |manufacturer = [[Triumph]] | ||
|parent_company = | |parent_company = | ||
|production = 1973 - 74 | |production = 1973 - 74 | ||
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|predecessor = | |predecessor = | ||
|successor = | |successor = | ||
|class = | |class = [[Enduro]] | ||
|engine = Vertical twin, OHV | |engine = Vertical twin, OHV | ||
|bore_stroke = | |bore_stroke = | ||
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[[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== | |||
<gallery mode='packed-hover'> | |||
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 | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Overview == | |||
The Triumph TR5T Trophy Trail 500 isn't a serious motorcycle, but that doesn't mean it's a bad motorcycle, either. | |||
The Triumph TR5T Trophy Trail 500 | |||
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. | ||