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This is one of the most genuine Tritons Ive yet to see,every last nut and bolt came from the right era.To my knowledge it was built by the late Terry Hobbs from Plymouth,in the mid 90s.Engine started life as a 1956 Tiger 110,the gearbox is Triumph with close ratio gears,and the frame is a wideline featherbed from a 1958 dominator 99…Ive owned it for the last 3 years,the only trouble is, it is a young mans bike,but I am now 67 years old and a long trip on it now is about 25 miles max…the bike has won first prize at the Paignton(Devon)Bike Night twice…its a real eye catcher………………..
I have extremely fond memories of Terry. I visited his shop in Plymouth with my Grandad when I was in my early teens. Bought my first bike from a mate at school a C10 BSA for the princley sum of £1 in1964, I had pictures on my locker wall at school of Jean Shrimpton etc however on my bedroom wall at home was Ray Pickerell & Renzo Pasollini & I always wanted a Triton. I could watch Terry for hours. He would always, whilst working on an engine, give a continuous, very fast, commentry. I learnt from him the laws of drag coeficients ie he would always polish the inside of the Triumph crank cases to reduce oil drag. He was a meticulous builder and for me the best in the country. I was also lucky to meet Dave Degans, in fact I still wear the Honda works lethers that I purchased from him when I did a stint with the CRMC in the late 80s.Dave could build a purposeful Triton both powerful & efficient ( Barcelona 24hr etc.) but Terrys’ bikes were pretty.