Following on from my earlier thread of the T120C TT restoration, here's an update on the two TR6Cs. This will be short and sweet, all the detail is in the other thread. 
For a long time I've wanted a Triumph TR6C which is a model that was mainly sold to the USA market where it was used as a road bike and also for desert racing where it acquired the nickname of 'Desert Sled'. It was based on the standard TR6 Trophy Roadster but had some modifications to make it suitable for off-roading which included Quickly Detachable headlight, rigid mounted handlebars, folding footrests, battery-less Energy Transfer ignition, high level exhaust pipes, sump guard and a Dunlop Trials Universal rear tyre but strangely a Dunlop K70 front road tyre
In 2017 I bought a fairly complete 1968 project bike with the all important matching frame and engine numbers. This is how it was advertised :-
It had the wrong fork yokes and the front brake was only the 7" Twin Leading Shoe version which I didn't realise at the time, it should have had the 8" brake. The seat was rusted beyond repair, the fuel tank is off a T140 and the exhaust headers are from a 1969-70 TR6C. I bought it anyway and it sat for a few years whilst I collected all the bits for the rebuild. During this time a US Ebay seller who I'd already bought quite a few bits from, listed a 1967 TR6C front frame section and also the matching numbers bare crankcase halves. Being a glutton for punishment I bought them too.
I'd already built a 1967 Bonneville T120R and a 1969 Trident T150, both from bare crankcases and frames so I knew this wasn't an easy option.
These are the '67 TR6C parts that I started with.
So I now had to find two sets of all the rare parts for these two bikes which took quite some time. I finally started on the rebuilds in November 2024, at the same time as I did the T120C TT, I found it was the easiest and quickest way to ensure that all three bikes were completed without losing interest in any of them.
Here are some original New Old Stock Lucas electrical bits, not the modern 'Lucas in name only' parts that are made abroad and are not very good quality.
I also fitted these oil filters in the tank return lines.
As of today, 17th March 2026, both TR6Cs are finished, taxed and insured and I did 26 miles on the '67 bike today on a short shakedown run and only had one problem with a slightly slipping clutch.
The finished bikes.
The '67 today after road test. I'm hoping to get out on the '68 tomorrow.
For a long time I've wanted a Triumph TR6C which is a model that was mainly sold to the USA market where it was used as a road bike and also for desert racing where it acquired the nickname of 'Desert Sled'. It was based on the standard TR6 Trophy Roadster but had some modifications to make it suitable for off-roading which included Quickly Detachable headlight, rigid mounted handlebars, folding footrests, battery-less Energy Transfer ignition, high level exhaust pipes, sump guard and a Dunlop Trials Universal rear tyre but strangely a Dunlop K70 front road tyre
In 2017 I bought a fairly complete 1968 project bike with the all important matching frame and engine numbers. This is how it was advertised :-
It had the wrong fork yokes and the front brake was only the 7" Twin Leading Shoe version which I didn't realise at the time, it should have had the 8" brake. The seat was rusted beyond repair, the fuel tank is off a T140 and the exhaust headers are from a 1969-70 TR6C. I bought it anyway and it sat for a few years whilst I collected all the bits for the rebuild. During this time a US Ebay seller who I'd already bought quite a few bits from, listed a 1967 TR6C front frame section and also the matching numbers bare crankcase halves. Being a glutton for punishment I bought them too.
I'd already built a 1967 Bonneville T120R and a 1969 Trident T150, both from bare crankcases and frames so I knew this wasn't an easy option.
These are the '67 TR6C parts that I started with.
So I now had to find two sets of all the rare parts for these two bikes which took quite some time. I finally started on the rebuilds in November 2024, at the same time as I did the T120C TT, I found it was the easiest and quickest way to ensure that all three bikes were completed without losing interest in any of them.
Here are some original New Old Stock Lucas electrical bits, not the modern 'Lucas in name only' parts that are made abroad and are not very good quality.
I also fitted these oil filters in the tank return lines.
As of today, 17th March 2026, both TR6Cs are finished, taxed and insured and I did 26 miles on the '67 bike today on a short shakedown run and only had one problem with a slightly slipping clutch.
The finished bikes.
The '67 today after road test. I'm hoping to get out on the '68 tomorrow.
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