Comments on: 1956 Triton

By: Goff

Goff — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 21:52:41 +0000

I may be way off the mark here but i do not think that i am. The engine and gearbox will have T Hobbs punched into the casing. If this is my old bike, Terry rebuilt the engine and gearbox. The bike was bought by me for £200 as a bag of bits, the engine was in hell of a state. I bought it from a salesman at Highweek Toyota in Newton Abbot, roughly 1994, Terry rebuilt the engine for me and i bought many new bits but i never had the time to fit it up. I sold it to Burt Mounce of Ugborough in 1999 and after a short time, he sold it to a restorer at Rattery, his name i do not know., but it was rebuilt in this same green, the engine was twin carb and plated D Reg i think?…..The front brake was Italian Aldani and Hobbsie you to rave over that………so if this is the same bike, good luck and nice to see it again.

By: Andrew saul

Andrew saul — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 11:56:49 +0000

Hello last September I bought a 1980 Triumph T140ES electric start Bonnie as a none running project its now ready to MOT but I have thought for a long time to find out more about the Terry Hobbs silencers as I have not heard or come across these before they are in good condition even if they are a bit load could you give me any information as to how these silencers were made thanks for any help

By: Dave Cornell

Dave Cornell — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 14:08:55 +0000

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.