Triumph Speed Twin in Movies

The Triumph Speed Twin is a twin, four-stroke allround motorcycle produced between 1937 and 1966.

Engine

Fuel was supplied via a overhead valves (ohv).

Drive

The final drive was via chain.

Chassis

Stopping was achieved via expanding brake (drum brake) in the front and a expanding brake (drum brake) in the rear. The front suspension was a telescopic while the rear was equiped with a rigid-optional sprung hub The bike weighs just 158.8 kg (350.0 pounds).

Midsomer Murders EP: 2.01

Sprung-hub 500 Speed Twin - that plate should give us a date - about 1952??

The vehicle details for TKN 740 are: Date of Liability 01 08 2011 Date of First Registration 15 10 1954 Year of Manufacture 1954 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 650CC Fuel Type Petrol Vehicle Colour BLUE

Les saintes chéries EP: 1.09

Ep.1.09 Eve et le dimanche

Can't see enough detail to be sure of the model, but it is probably a Speedtwin.

Do Not Adjust Your Set EP: 1.01

I think a Wolseley 4/44 (?) No it's a 6/90 according to John, but the picture is for the bykes The wolseley is listed there: /vehicle_267916-Wolseley-6-90-1954.html

Very hard to see, I guess they are Triumph Speedtwins

La polka des menottes

Triumph Speedtwin - mid-1950s.

Hell Is a City

March to Aldermaston

Cest une Triumph mais je ne sais pas advantage. Y a une jolie Vauxhall Velox Type L (1948+) à gauche ça vaut peut-être la peine de répertorier?

It is a Speedtwin from the early to mid-1950s. Can't see if it is sprung-hub or swing-arm read end.

Béru et ces dames

Triumph?

yes, Speed Twin

Hunted

Triumph T100 ou Speed twin

Après l'amour

Possibly Triumph Speed Twins.

Chhoti Si Baat

Triumph think it's a Speedtwin

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. EP: 2.11

Triumph? sidepanesl check , front mudguard check , yes I would say Triumph Triumph, typical timing cover ASO

Clash by Night

Go Kart Go

Plate is London 58 on .

Looks like a Speed Twin also looks like it has a bathtub rear enclosure so this makes it 1960, as only had them in this year.

Fartsfeber

Triumph Speed Twin

Out of the Shadow

Not clearer here: Triumph?

Eyewitness

There's a lot of police bike action in the film - no idea how many bikes/types involved. These shots from the trailer: Probably Triumph... Definetly Triumph , probably a Speed Twin .

New captures from the film, including main replaced by same capture. This page now exclusively for the pair of bikes used by the 2 baddie cops (Peter Vaughan and Peter Bowles) who usually ride around as a duo on MP 32 and MP 34 plates. Other police bikes in the film have various separate pages.

Ahava Tzeira

Colour & luggage rack = Triumph Speed Twin

Some People

Speed Twin?

The Avengers EP: 3.21

Hi, Thiumph Regards Vintman Yes definetly a Triumph with bathtub enclosure

Triumph Thunderbird 650?

Gorgo

From memory of being chased by the rozzers on my Beezer, they were sprung hub Triumphs, cca 1955, Speed Twin?? Regards Vintman

The Beatles Anthology EP: 3

I guess that says SpeedTwin on the side cover? 1957 or later.

Världens modernaste land EP: 5

Triumph Speedtwin from late 1950's

Man in a Suitcase EP: 26

Triumph Speedtwin about 1960.

This one is 1963 from the 'half bathtub' or bikini rear enclosure.

First Men in the Moon

A 500cc Speedtwin from 1948-52.

On The Beat - The British Policeman 1900-1984

From the early 1948 funeral of PC Nathaniel Edgar in London.

1946/47 Triumph Speed Twin , (telescopic forks and no headlamp nacelle) no doubt in Amaranth Red .

Meningen med livet EP: 1.02

Triumph Speedtwin 1948-52.

War And Order

3 of them - ID any you can - or are they all the same??

look to be the same Triumph Speed Twin (1937/1939)

Le majordome

the motorbyke A nous les p'tites Anglaises... Triumph, 100% sûr. Tiger T110, 80%. 1962 ou 1963, y a des chances...

This one is a 500 so is a 5TA or Speedtwin 1962.

Ved Kongelunden...

Triumph Speed Twin.

Motorkavaljerer

Hi, Triumph twin. Regards Vintman

Triumph Speedtwin about 1947.

Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä

Sprung-hub rear means it is 1948-52. Could be either a 500cc Speedtwin or a 650cc Thunderbird.

Genevieve

NICE pics in color! 1st pic & 2nd pic(far side) ->'48-49 Speed Twin 2nd pic(near side)-> '46-47 Speed Twin

The Wrong Arm of the Law

Triumph I'd say Speed Twin, but there is really very little to see of the bike.

From the tank badge, 1950-56.

The Black Rider

On the right, the black bike. The bike is a Triumph - obviously almost brand new in 1954 because it has swing arm rear suspension which was first seen about then. I haven't worked out yet whether it is a 500 Speed Twin or a 650 Thunderbird.

It is a 1954 Triumph Speedtwin. The Thuderbird didn't get the swing arm rear end until the following year.

Behemoth, the Sea Monster

Triumph 1950 on - probably a Speed Twin because it is a dark colour.

Scarlet Thread

The Police motorcycle..... looks like a Austin Sixteen from 1946 Its for the bike, not the car that's already listed...not easy to see but is an important part of the movie.

Probably a Triumph 500 Speed Twin.

Dodging the Column

1950+ according to nzcarnerd's comment.

Local police bike. NJH 421 = Hertfordshire, Sept-Dec 1951.

The Fast Lady

Triumph Speedtwin - the sprung hub rear end makes it 1948-52.

Mid-50 plate.

The Lavender Hill Mob

Circa 1950 Triumph Speedtwin.

Le grand restaurant

French? Terrot 500 RGST?

Triumph Speed twin, not earlier than 1954 and not later than 1956. I think the Terrot was single with its pipe exiting on the right side.

Stranger from Venus

1950 on Triumph Speedtwin.

Vacances explosives! L'aventure est sur la route

The same Triumph Speedtwin and BSA A7 seen elsewhere, except that in this picture we can see that the BSA has swing arm rear suspension so is 1954 or later.

Marple: The Secret of Chimneys

Real plate? According DVLA UJ7847 it's a 1936 Humber 4086CC

Triumph T 100 ou T 110

Une Parisienne

Triumph speed twin

Åsa-Nisse på nya äventyr

Rigid frame but probably early '50s 5T. Steib sidecar?? Triumph RMC de 1952 I don't know where that designation RMC came from, it is not a model of Triumph known to me.That style of tank badge was used first in 1950, so 1950 Triumph Speedtwin.

License plate D8166. D = Södermanlands län.

Le tracassin ou les plaisirs de la ville

Triumph Tiger T 100, vraisemblablement... -ligne de déco sur le réservoir)

Simplify the filing and add this one to the T100 list instead of Tiger T100. Actually I am not sure that from this angle we can be sure that these are 500s and not 650s.

Look at Life: Pictures Tell the Story

'57 Speed Twin

MHM 773 = May-Oct 1957.

The Beverly Hillbillies EP: 2.09

Triumph? The logo seems so. Appears to have alloy barrels, so is a Speed Twin from 1958 or later - it might even be a Tiger 100. And Jethro (Max Baer) appears to be doing his own stunt!

ep 2.12:

L'arbre de Noël

old triumph I think? Triumph, yes. Looks like a pre-unit model. Possibly a Speedtwin from around 1960? Ou, au vu de la hauteur du bloc-cylindres, une 500 TRW? Jun?

Center one & 1st thumbnail picture is '55-56 Speedtwin by tank badge & rear suspension. On the left & 2nd thumbnail picture is TRW as jplemoine says

The Fast and the Furious

Few parts are remains normal shape. Identified from the reduction cover, tank, tank rubber and flame, it may be postwar Triumph Speed Twin (1946- rigid rear suspension model)

The '50s and '60s in Living Colour EP: 2

'46- Triumph Speed twin. (by telescopic fork)

Chance of a Lifetime

seen twice entering & once parking up

Pre-war Triumph Speedtwin - note the large headlight. Not sure of the date - I think the first one was 1937.

Personal Affair

Would imagine this is a Speed Twin in amaranth red . /vehicle_143882-Triumph-Speed-Twin-1950.html

I listen to nzcarnerd on the other page

Marple: Ordeal by Innocence

XSU 846 is a Triumph 498cc dont try and match the number plate..its one of those modern non transferable age related ones..it probably lost its original number years ago There may be some confusion over its plate but this bike certainly looks like an early 1950s Speedtwin.

The vehicle details for XSU 846 are: Date of Liability 28 05 1992 Date of First Registration 14 02 1990 Year of Manufacture 1953 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 498CC Vehicle Colour RED

Kirsty McColl: Terry

The enquiry is complete The vehicle details for XNF 560 are: Date of Liability 01 05 2009 Date of First Registration 21 05 1983 Year of Manufacture 1959 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 490CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour MAROON Vehicle Type Approval null

Chris Barrie's Motoring Wheel Nuts

Triumph.? Yes! Triumph Thunderbird or Speed twin (i can't tell which is ) From fuel tank molding and rear suspension, it's 1950-54. It's a T100. I edit yesterday's my comment for to correct surprising mistake I typed unconsciously wrong 'Bonneville', of course right name is 'Thunderbird'. (Bonneville isn't appeared in this year yet ) And I don't agree with T100. I think leave it as 'Triumph_unknown' or simply label 'Triumph' is good. Identify it is almost impossible from this picture. We have three possibilities (Thunderbird, Tiger100(T100), Speed twin) and T100 has least possibility. Because T100 was mainly sold with silver fenders and fuel tank. Hi Jun, i don't know if you know this link: http://www.motos-anglaises.com/index.htm Maybe it will help you... but it's in french, sorry. Oh! yesterday I googled and find that link. And compared and stared until my eyes became the shape of '60s Bentley 'chinese eye' (now I began to study French, but very s l o w l y ) If the cylinder head is more clear to see, it can be identify. Anyway, thank you. There are some other (triumph) pics from this movie...I'll add them today.! (..not known if they are the same bikes.?)

Thank you added pictures, stronghold Compare this and new picture, reduction-case cover seems slightly flat at end. So I change my mind and say it's Triumph Speed twin.

Classic Triumph Cars of Yesteryear

engine and primary chaincase Triumph, as the rear guard fuel tank BSA? driver looks Nicholson (Bob?) reputed scramble compétitor of the '50 Bill Nicholson Reminds me of one of my favourite CD cover photos: Nothing to do with matching the bike - just the characters and their faces, and wondering what exactly was going on. And it's an excellent CD.