Featured 1971 T100c Refresh

lol

and so it begins.

BSAs and nortons will start showing up in your life too.

good looking bike. im pretty sure all of them had turn signals 71-on. certainly your handlebar controls have the paddle for them. one is hi/lo headlamp, the other is turn. they mounted at the headlamp pivot and in the side holes in your tail assembly. two yellow reflectors went in the side holes of the grabrail.

you have another monobloc. your machine would have had a concentric, but the motor does not care.

the shorty mufflers are period 1970s. inexpensive alternatives when the stock ones rotted away.

 

1966 . . . or so . . . was the last year for the monoblocs. the concentrics were used exclusively from 67 on, i think, until the amal mk2s around . . . 1979. . . ?

the concentric is not a better carb, they say.

i dunno about the pipes. id have to look at the parts book, but certainly the T100Cs on the net appear either way.

 

A few nice pictures here that will give you a good overview of how an original would (probably) have looked...........

https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0118-315578/1971-triumph-t100c/

Yours has aftermarket rocker box caps - the Amal and the pipes have already been mentioned - but the rest (aside from those major differences) looks very good. Nice bike.

 

You are very welcome, Sundance. You have a really nice project bike and one that could go any number of ways to becoming a satisfying and personal favourite. It won't be the easiest of journeys as original parts - especially for the 500 range - are very hard to find but repro and aftermarket have fairly good availability.

I hope that, whatever you do with the bike, you keep us all updated on progress. I'm sure everyone here wishes you luck with it.

p.s. definitely KEEP the rocker caps - they're 'period typical' and, dare I say it, nicer than the original, plain caps!

 

Amazing find i would find some original high pipes and keep it as the chance of finding another clean original one is slim. some pics of Su's 71 C.

 

But yours is original and with a little detailing would be amazing

 

Ah, Sundance! You don't know the half of it ......

@darkman takes a pile - often a very small pile - of rusted, dented, beaten and broken parts and magically creates a work of engineering art that any former Triumph Meriden employee would be proud to see and touch! His restorations are pinpoint accurate and would make the Mecum bike owner cringe with embarrasment and jealousy.

What's more, he then rides them ....... hard!

Some people, huh?

 

One of 2331 T100C's made in total in 71 so quite rare loads of info here https://triumph-tiger-90.com/

 

18 rear 19 front wheels standard for your bike and round chrome filter as well. Wheel rims if original should have Dunlop, Made in England, WM2 19" MB11 and WM3 18" MB10

 

Very nice, I’ve picked up an earlier one that needs finishing, I’m told they ride really sweet being a smaller capacity, taking them out to bigger capacity’s did nothing for smoothness, haven’t been able to touch mine since getting it cos we’re having house alterations done and I can’t get to the garage , anyway looks like you got a nice machine that’s almost there

 

@Sundance, what a great bike and project. You'll definitely get support from some of the members on this forum.

So...you mentioned some connection with this bike to the Pagans MC but no further info on that. I'm curious....what's the deal?? Good luck with the build/restoration. Keep us posted please!