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Brought forward the earlier (unreferenced) date: the featherbed frame was produced from 1950 to 1970 so of course Tritons were made in the 50s. Citations are obviously needed and original research doesn't count, but I once knew a 1950s Triton - first registration date confirmed by the V5 - which was far from the first. |
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'''Triton''' motorcycles were "hybrid" motor cycles built from the 1950s{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} to the 1970s that involved fitting [[Triumph Engineering Co Ltd|Triumph]] engines into [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]] frames. Because no factory offered Triton motorcycles, they were typically privately constructed. However, some UK dealers offered complete bikes.{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} The aim was to combine the best elements of each marque and thus gain a bike superior to either. The name 'Triton' is a contraction of '''Tri'''umph and Nor'''ton'''; and 'Triton' was the name of a mythological [[Triton (mythology)|Greek God]].
During the period in which Triton motorcycles were constructed, the Norton [[Featherbed frame]] was regarded as the best handling frames.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Foale |first1=Tony |title=Motorcycle Handling and Chassis Design: The Art and Science |date=2006 |publisher=Tony Foale |isbn=9788493328634 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=84hF-qoR5I8C |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Alastair |title=The Cafe Racer Phenomenon |date=2009 |publisher=Veloce Publishing Ltd |isbn=9781845842642 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RBVOriZ3cYQC |language=en}}</ref> Triton bikes aimed to combine the "best engine" with the "best frame" by replacing the standard Norton engine with a Triumph [[parallel-twin]] engine. Although "best" is subjective, a popular engine choice was the [[Triumph Bonneville]] unit with twin [[carburettor]]s and twin camshafts. This [[pushrod]] engine gave good performance and reliability and could be more easily tuned for greater power using high-profile [[camshaft]]s, high compression [[piston]]s and twin carburettors. In due course, a [[Weslake]] 8-valve head became available for the Triumph motor.
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