Triumph Model H
four-stroke single-cylinder (4 hp) | |
Power | 4 bhp |
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The Triumph Model H (also known as the 'Type H' and 'the Trusty') is a British
A total of 57,000 Triumph Model H motorcycles were made from 1915 until production ended in 1923.[2]Development
At the start of the
Engine differences from the previous Model A included a single cam wheel with two cams replacing separate cam wheels for the inlet and exhaust valve, and new design of cylinder casting. Valve head diameter was enlarged and the valves were spaced further apart. The Model H was fitted with a Sturmey-Archer three-speed countershaft gearbox operated by a hand gear change lever.[2]
More than 30,000 Triumph Model H motorcycles had been produced by the end of the war in 1918.
See also
- Norton 16H
- Triumph Engineering Co Ltd
- List of Triumph motorcycles
- List of motorcycles of the 1910s
- List of motorcycles of the 1920s
References
- ^ a b "Team Triumph-Triumph History". archive.is. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Triumph 1920 model H 550 cc 1 cyl sv". www.yesterdays.nl. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ ISBN 9780760345450.
- ISBN 978-1-86147-136-9.