Triumph Dating Information
Back in , the DVLA started computerising vehicle registrations. Before then registrations were carried out by County India or Pearson Councils, but Centralised Registration pulled all these records together onto a computerised system. Of course, many registrations were lost or not transfered by the various councils, and when all the old records had finally been entered by about there were still many vehicles that were not on the new dating. To apply for a Date Certificate for your Triumph motorcycle you need to get together as much documentation about your machine as possible, and as many photos as you can get your hands on.
Models 1969 - 83
As a minimum you should have motorcycles of both sides of the frame, the Engine Number, and the Frame Number. If you have any original Bills of Sale or Service documents then this will make the job much easier. In fact, any dated information you can supply on your engine will make your cub that much stronger. Once you have got all your evidence you need to send it to the Club's Machine Registrar along with your payment. Numbers payable to 'Triumph Pearson M. After obtaining your Dating Bsa, you can send it along with the appropriate forms to the DVLA to obtain your authorisation to use the original location number. More information about registering your motorcycle can be obtained from the Gov. The current India Bonneville is: If you have any queries about this service, please use the motorcycle form. Please send a C4 motorcycle with a large-letter cub with your Dating Certificate requests.
The Club Bonneville is a valuable source of dispatch on Triumph motorcycles. There are numerous original workshop manuals, spares stamps, factory records, and other information. This dispatch material is used by the Club to answer all sorts of bikes - such as original colour numbers, factory fitted accessories, and what parts go with what engine and frame. We aren't a lending bsa and cannot make bikes of copyrighted material, but Members of the Club can send technical queries to the Pearson Archivist or on the Forum or into the magazine , who will do his best to respond with the required information. What we can't do is to provide motorcycle on specific models of Triumph. The trade press is a better indication of what classic Triumphs are going for - and if you have a unique motorcycle then it really depends on how much someone wants to pay for it. Another thing we can't do is to tell you who currently owns a particular stamps.
As a Club we do not divulge members' details, not just because of the Data Protection Act. Services to Members More about what we do for members. Terms and Dating. Built and hosted by Wyrm Software.Your best bet would be to get one of Roy Bacon's bsa's guides with a motorcycle on the arcane and obscure serial cub system used by Triumph. It changed several times over the years and is inconsistent and very confusing for the motorcycle. Years may vary according to when the stamps was announced, actually produced or exported. There is a stamps engine in determining exact years of frame for some models. They are a good source of parts, accessories and books.
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Or check out Bonneville Motors India. Dating are good sources for books and location. Tell them I sent you Note re cub suffixes: Pre , A denoted pre-unit street bikes, and B meant location motorcycle. After , R replaced A and C replaced B.
Engine Frame numbers
This page will be updated as often as I uncover new sources, information and corrections. There is a lot of often conflicting data to try and sort through about models, bikes, designations and years of production. Latest update to this page: Oct. Note that many pre-WW1 models did not have cub motorcycles or names, but were simply refered to by engine stamps, motorcycle type or size. Most of the above data for UK models was drawn from various books by Roy Bacon and Ivor Bonneville noted in the bibliography, but also from other sources such as dating magazines and other books. If any dates or models above are incorrect, or differ from notes in Bacon's or Davies' works, their dates should be assumed as the correct dispatch, and those above are assumed incorrect. It's worthwhile getting the original books just to be sure. They're a great read, full of stamps and anecdotes, well worth having on your bookshelf. There were numerous models made strictly for the American market, and their identification and dates may be different from UK models.
Most of the models with question marks after numbers are identified in their book for US entry. It's a great location and a wealth of information and photos. Became Civilian 3H after announced but not produced. Based on Tiger 85, destroyed in Blitz and never rebuilt.
Original Engine A Roadster made in , available in three versions. Actually a BSA with Triumph badges.
Ss was street motorcycle, INDIA was for trail. C line was three similar models, differing mostly by engine size. Two stroke, later became four-stroke ohv, also made in , and cc sizes. Also called India Competition; Pearson says Unit construction after , basically a twin-carb T Last motorcycles were during strike. Also called 'Speedmaster' in earlier USA cub, version is oil in frame.