Triumph Bandit on display at the National Motorcycle Museum
Manufacturer
Triumph
Also called
T35R / T35SS
Parent company
BSA Group
Production
1970
Engine
349 cc (21.3 cu in) DOHC twin
Power
34 hp (25 kW) at 9,000 rpm
Torque
21ft.lb at 7000rpm
Transmission
wet multiplate clutch, five speed manual gearbox
Wheelbase
58.625 in (1,489.1 mm)
Weight
345 pounds (156 kg) (dry)
Fuel capacity
13.5 L (3.0 imp gal; 3.6 US gal)
Oil capacity
4 3/4 pints
The Triumph Bandit was a British motorcycle manufactured as a prototype by Triumph in 1970. Originally designed by Edward Turner (who was already retired from Triumph) as his last project it was subsequently substantially modified at Triumph by a greatly critical Bert Hopwood[1] and Doug Hele.[2] Despite their work, the Bandit never went into commercial production,[3] and only five have survived, making them very rare.[4]
Doug Hele stated that the model was dropped because design doubts such as the rapid wear of contact breaker points, did not justify the 'real money' cost of dies for components such as cylinder heads, the company then being in 'real financial trouble'.[5] This was despite the fact that Hele had initially expected full production to follow after twelve pre-production models were made.
Indeed, the Bandit was included in the 1971 brochure and publicity photographs taken at Umberslade Hall featuring British speedway rider and Triumph production tester Tony Lomas with British model Carol Cleveland (famous for British TV comedy Monty Python) had already been produced.[6][7]
Hopwood did note that the production release date was constantly delayed from spring 1971 with even autumn 1972 suggested gravely affecting BSA-Triumph's credibility with dealers especially in the critical US market.[1]
It has also been suggested that the model name was to have been Toledo but that had been taken by the Triumph car company and that the Bandit name was intended for the equivalent BSA model instead.[8]
^ ab'Whatever Happened To The British Motorcycle Industry ?' by Bert Hopwood (Haynes 1981)ISBN 0 85429 459 7
^Bandit In The Hills (The Classic Motorcycle 11/84)
^Clew, Jeff (2007), Edward Turner: The Man Behind the Motorcycles, Veloce Publishing, p. 133, ISBN 978-1-84584-065-5
^Crutchlow, Dayle (2008). "Gift bike is a blast from past". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2009. [dead link]
^Behind The Bandit's Rise And Fall (The Classic Motorcycle 12/84)
^"Triumph Fury 350cc (1971)". Fedrotriple.it. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
^BSA/Triumph Present: Power Set '71 by Brad Jones (Spangle Publishing 2012)
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