Road Racing History of the Triumph 500 Unit Twin

Author: Claudio Sintich, ISBN: 9780956497505, Paperback, 196 pages

A wonderful book on the amazing racing history of the 'fast but fragile' Triumph 500 Unit Twin. From the Daytona successes of the mid'60s to the end of the factory racers, including that fantastic second place to Agostini and the mighty MV in 1969, this book details the full history of the Triumph 500 unit twin racers. The story is told as much through the hundreds of period photos as in the carefully researched text; but very often the words are those of the main protagonists themselves — the incomparable racers Percy Tait in the UK, and Gary Nixon in the USA, the racing team including Les Williams, Jack Shemans and Arthur Jakeman for example, and also the privateers such as David Kirby, Rob Prior and Dave Degens of Dresda fame, amongst many others. This is a book full of insight into those golden racing days for the little 500 unit twin. But perhaps just as interesting is the insight into the team that created this success with so little support from senior management, but which would later become the nucleus of the team which built the legend of the Triples such as 'Slippery Sam'. Complete with a great many photos, many never before published, this is a real gem.

About the Author:

Claudio Sin tich has always been a Triumph enthusiast from his very first bike, a Triumph Tiger Cub. He then graduated to a Tiger 100A. Following his schooldays in Nairobi, Claudio went to college in Portsmouth during the '60s before returning to Italy for his army service. On leaving the army Claudio soon opened a very successful motorcycle repair shop, l'Inglese, specializing in British bikes.