The True Legend

the TRIUMPH Tiger 80 English was a bike built by Triumph 1937.

In the second half of the year 30 Triumph decided to design and market a new range of lightweight single-cylinder vehicles marketed under the name of Tiger 70, 80 e 90(the model indicates the maximum speed) with displacement, respectively 250, 350 e 500 and c.

The excellent sales results of these models enables the company to bring its disastrous finances of (mined by the Great Depression of the 1930) and generate good profits in the years to follow and makes our Triumph one of the largest motorcycle companies in England.

The engine of the T80 was a single cylinder four-stroke with a displacement of 349 cc. and had a power of 20Cv a 5700 rpm. The change was 4 speed and the final chain drive.

With the outbreak of World War II was set up as a model for military use named 3HW until, on the night of 14 November 1940, German bombers destroyed all the work of the Triumph and then ending the production of the Tiger.

After the rebuilding was put into production only the model 100, while the others were finally abandoned.