1977 Triumph Renegade
Les Williams produced one off special

Registration No: PHL 542R
Frame No: NK06612
Engine No: NK06612
CC: 750
MOT: Exempt

• Number 1 of only 2 Renegades built by Les Williams Motorcycles
• Grimeca 4 leading shoe drum front brake and Grimeca rear drum brake
• VM26 Mikuni carburetor conversion in place of the original Amals

• Special identification plate engraved ‘Renegade by LP’

The beautifully presented 750cc Renegade was built in 1994 by Les Williams Motorcycles, the renowned Triumph specialist, and was displayed at NEC Motorcycle Show. They used their limited edition Legend already being produced as a starting point but wanted a sixties Italian look so fitted a 10" Grimeca four leading shoe front brake and an 8" single leading shoe rear drum brake. A new seat was produced and a 25 litre alloy tank was designed with an offset filler cap. It has flangeless alloy Akront wheel rims, with stainless steel spokes and shrouded Hagon shocks. The engine was put together by Arthur Jakeman, who built the 3 cylinder Triumph engines for the race team and all of the LP Williams Legend specials The bike was used to develop a VM26 Mikuni carburetor conversion in place of the original Amals, which led to the production of an LP Williams conversion kit using a modified version of the original mounting gallery. The result was said to give cleaner carburation and vastly improved fuel consumption, but the kit was costly to make and was no longer offered by 2003 (feature in Classic Bike, March 2003). A complete Renegade conversion package was never produced, but parts were made available separately and about 40 seats and 12 tanks were sold before being deleted from the range. This first Renegade (PHL 542R) was intended as a showpiece for the company and proved to be too expensive to duplicate, but a second one with Amal carbs, raygun silencers, flanged wheels and a thin blade front mudguard was made in 1998 for a customer who would not take no for an answer.

Trevor Gleadall, then proprietor of L P Williams, owned this machine from 1994 until 2006 when it was purchased by the vendor. It has been dry stored in a heated room as part of a private collection before being lightly used in 2021. Since 2006 it has had a sympathetic cosmetic makeover with stainless fasteners, stainless front wheel spindle, stainless rear wheel spindle and chain adjusters. The original unique chrome silencers were copied by Alldens, Market Rasen in stainless steel but the original Triumph stamped silencers are included with the bike. The brakes have been relined front and back and heavy duty Venhill brake cables fitted to the front. The seat has been recovered and the bike has a new battery and brand new original equipment starter motor. Period mirrors (BMW) have been fitted for safety to match the existing original BMW indicators. The bike is featured in magazine articles in Classic Bike Guide issues May and October 1994 and comes supplied with a few old MOTs, invoices and a current V5C.

For more information, please contact:
Ian Cunningham
ian.cunningham@handh.co.uk
07415 871189