Circulates throughout the world Established 1903

Spotted at Stanford Hall

At a glance, it doesn’t appear to be anything too out of the ordinary, just a rather nicely turned out Triton, as built to varying standards by special builders worldwide since the 1950s. However, look a bit closer and it all starts to appear slightly differently...

What’s there? Well, the Featherbed frame is obvious as is the big alloy tank (standard Triton fare both) but it’s the engine which is of more interest – as it’s not an ‘old’ Meriden built parallel twin but one of the Hinckley built twins of much more recent years.

Careful examination reveals that the Featherbed frame has been slightly altered with more bracing and gusseting, plus it’s had the front downtubes splayed out towards the front wheel, to allow the bigger engine unit to be installed. It looks like the forks and brakes from the Bonneville have been used too – but all in all, it makes an interesting take on the special theme and a fantastic continuation (and updating) on the Triton theme.

However, it was parked in the public parking area at Stanford Hall, so the owner was off enjoying the show/jumble proper, so we can’t add any more details, unless anyone out there knows any more...