c.1923 'Baby' Triumph Junior
No Reserve

Registration No: Unregistered
Frame No: 605885
MOT: Exempt

• From a private collection of motorcycles
• A pleasantly mellowed older restoration
• Potentially eligible for the Pioneer Run

Triumph announced a new model for 1914, called the Junior within the company but commonly known as the ‘Baby’. It was powered by a 225cc two-stroke single-cylinder engine with belt-drive. Interestingly, although it featured a remotely operated two-speed gearbox, it would not gain a clutch until 1923, when it also gained an extra 25cc. Other parts followed contemporary practice, with a belt-rim rear brake and calliper front, a rocking fork, valanced front mudguard and an attractive cylindrical fuel and oil tank. The end of hostilities in 1918 was followed by a surge in demand for personal transport fuelled by returning servicemen with gratuities to spend and a newfound knowledge of mechanised transport. Triumphs were well-placed to meet the demand, chiefly with the rugged Model H, which had served so ably as an army despatch bike, and the affordably-priced Junior. Production of the latter finally ceased in 1925.

Clearly the beneficiary of a high-qualiy older restoration, this c.1923 ‘Baby’ Triumph has spent many years in the late owner’s private motorcycle collection, during which time it has also been used as a background vehicle in film and television productions. Having now been out of use for several years, some recommissioning will be in order. It shows evidence of having formerly been registered ‘J 9939’ (possibly the original number) and ‘S 4620’, but neither number belongs to the bike anymore and there is no accompanying paperwork.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217