First Fire Up of a 1954 Triumph T110 Tiger; Vintage AHRMA Landspeed El Mirage Bonneville 650 Amal TT

I know you guys are itching for more roadster videos, and I want to provide them for you, but the sad truth is that I’ve been working long hours, and then spinning wrenches on boring stuff in my free time. There just hasn’t been anything “worthy” to film for y’all.

So, to wet your whistles, here’s another flashback video from August of 2016…

My best friend built this beautiful time-capsule of a machine with the intention of putting his other pal on it; a guy who just happened to hold the title of “World’s Fastest” for the better part of two decades. The plan was for him to set another (minor) record, and film the effort…for posterity. Unfortunately, my friend passed away before the dream could be realized. But here we are flashing up his amazing racing Triumph for the first time 8 months after his passing.

This 1954 Triumph “Tiger” T110 sure sounds mean, thanks to high compression pistons and a pair of Harmon & Collins 7229 Drag Cams, breathing through an Amal TT carb and megaphone exhaust. And this bike did ultimately set a record at El Mirage. A documentary on the effort should still be forthcoming.

Thanks for watching this week!