1979 Triumph T160 Legend Replica
From the Keith Mason collection

Registration No: YDY 10T
Frame No: XN07059
MOT: Exempt

• Beautifully presented replica or evocation of a Les Williams' T160-based Legend
• Modified to resemble a TT Travelling Marshal bike
• Supplied with 19 old MOTs and a current V5C

A lifelong motorcycle enthusiast, Keith Mason started working in his local bike shop at the age of 15 before eventually branching out on his own a few years later. From humble beginnings selling secondhand bikes from a small shop, Keith built up the Moto GB empire to become one of the biggest motorcycle retailers and importers in the UK. The group has now grown to include 15 retail shops and is responsible for importing 9 different brands, also supplying many independent dealers, including QJ Motor, Voge, Lambretta, FB Mondial, Morbidelli, SYM and Hero. Keith sadly passed away in 2023, but in recent years he had put together a fantastic collection of his favourite classic bikes, ranging from a humble Honda Express to a beautiful Egli Vincent, documenting his lifetime in the trade. We are pleased to offer all 31 bikes from this collection in our March sale.

The closure of Triumph’s Meriden factory prompted many of its leading designers and engineers to start their own companies specialising in modifying and tuning their former employer’s twins and triples. Probably the best known of these was Les Williams, the ex-Triumph factory race team manager who had risen to prominence with ‘Slippery Sam’, the tuned T150 Trident which won the Isle of Man TT’s 750cc production class for five consecutive years (1971 – 1975). As well as a spares and servicing operation, Williams built a variety of bespoke machines over the years (including various ‘Slippery Sam’ replicas). Produced between 1984 and 1992, his ‘Legend’ series was intended to be the ultimate expression of a road legal T160 Trident. Extending to just sixty-one, individually numbered examples, each was cosmetically tailored to its first owner’s wishes.

A replica or evocation of one of Les Williams’s ‘Legend’ models, this particular T160 has been modified in the style of a 1970's TT Travelling Marshal’s bike complete with a distinctive humped solo race seat, upswept 'Ray Gun' silencers and larger capacity alloy race fuel tank, as fitted to the original Slippery Sam. The machine is also fitted with an oil cooler, oil pressure gauge, sports handlebars, rear set footrests, twin front discs and Akront alloy wheel rims. Prior to becoming part of Keith’s collection, it had a good service including a new primary chain and top end overhaul by Keith Dixon at a cost of £1096. A matching numbers bike, it comes supplied with 19 old MOTs, a receipt for the overhaul, 2 keys and a current V5C. The Legend Replica / Evocation is being sold as a collector’s item, part of a stunning private collection of Vintage and Classic machines that have all been dry stored for several years. As such, it will require some light recommissioning before use.

For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415871189