Look what I stumbled across

[TomGrainger]

So I was asked to take some photos at work for a WWI centenary event and I stumbled across this beauty.

http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/whsforboys/14407640589/https://www.flickr.com/photos/whsforboys/14592324064/

This is a 1916 Triumph Model H. It has a 550cc engine that puts out a whopping 4BHP. The owner, who works as part of a WWI education group, told me the bike set him back £8,000ish and that it was well worth selling his modern bike. The controls for this thing were mad. The throttle, carburetor and clutch are all operated by small levers on the handles bars and the gears are changed with a big handle (looked similar to a handbrake).

The guy also described the bike as an "incendiary bomb on wheels," as the head and tail lights work by switching on a gas pump and igniting it in the lamp. As if that wasn't enough, there's a backup oil supply for the lamp.

What a mad bike. It was really interesting to see just how far the manufacturers have come in 100 years.

I'm struggling to get the images to embed from a flickr account. Any help?

[RantMachine]

Hah, awesome! Nice find.

Sorted the embedding for you:

[Glorian]

Phwoar!