HUGHIE HANCOX
Features
Life at the Meriden factory recounted by long time employee and ace restorer, Hughie Hancox
There has never before been a book about Meriden production testing
Explains the factory sections allied to the production testing team and their various functions
Behind the scenes of production testing of all new Triumph motorcycles
Service bulletin and fault rectification procedures for now-classic Triumphs
Details of previously unreleased factory fixes
Follows Hughies best-seller Tales of Triumph Motorcycles & the Meriden Factory
Description
Long time Meriden worker and ace classic Triumph restorer, Hughie Hancox, describes everyday life in the Triumph Production Testing team from 1960 to 1962. A story packed with amusing anecdotes about the trials, tribulations and fun associated with testing Triumph motorcycles fresh from the production line. Includes guidance on fixing problems still found today on the 1960s models, plus previously unseen photographs of machines restored by the author. This is an intimate and entertaining account of Britains most famous motorcycle factory in its heyday.
Synopsis
From the 1950s through to the 1970s, Hughie Hancox worked at the Triumph Meriden factory in various capacities a fitter, a member of the famous Royal Corps of Signals Motorcycle Display Team, in the experimental department (where he actually worked on the prototype Bonneville), and eventually as one of the legendary Triumph Production Testers.
This latter role provided countless unique experiences with some of the most iconic British motorcycles ever manufactured. The story of testing new motorcycles at Meriden has never before been published, and this intimate and pragmatic account comes straight from a man who was at the heart of it. With many previously unpublished pictures and service bulletins, plus helpful advice on problems that still exist with the bikes today, this is a unique book about a fascinating time and place in the British motorcycle industry.
Additional Information
Period covered: From 1953
Models covered: Tiger Cub - Std and Sport models - East and West Coast America variants, UK and general export.
3TA (350cc Twin) - Std and Sport models - East and West Coast America variants, UK and general export.
5TA (Speed Twin) - Std and Sport models - East and West Coast America variants, UK and general export.
Tiger 100A - Std and Sport models - East and West Coast America variants, UK and general export.
TR6 - Std and Sport models - East and West Coast America variants, UK and general export.
Bonneville (T120 variants) - Std and Sport models - East and West Coast America variants, UK and general export.
