Triumphrat

Silk

I've just spotted an oil in frame badge marked 750 Saint - to which I must admit my ignorance in that I never heard of a Triumph Saint.
A quick search with google chucked up a 650 saint used by the met police circa 1971, and am now inteaged.

Can anyone here point me in a direction where I can learn mopre about these bikes .
You see we both like Triumphs (well like is an understatement) and our family name is Saint, so I would like to know more for at least two reasons.

ta in advance

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jimballard

If I remember properly, the Saint model was made for the police. It had special equipment for them to use (radio, first aid kit, etc.). Definitely a rare one in the states, but in England they can't be all that odd.

Hope I'm right: Jim

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Ozmarty

I think Jim's right. In Australia Saints were the police model If I remember correctly we imported them fully kitted from the UK and added a couple of things for the local fuzz (siren etc) that the Old Bill didn't use.

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Ozmarty

I think Jim's right. In Australia Saints were the police model If I remember correctly we imported them fully kitted from the UK and added a couple of things for the local fuzz (siren etc) that the Old Bill didn't use.

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panda

they lovely bikes.....for touring around.....

pity the oil in frame tho.....

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panda

they lovely bikes.....for touring around.....

pity the oil in frame tho.....

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A genius learns from other peoples mistakes.

sco

Also the Triumph Trident was called the Cardinal for
police use.Some of them came back from Saudi about
20 years ago,and they looked like they had been sand-
blasted with running in the deserts

There is a picture of one (actually about every bike) Saint on http://home.planet.nl/~motors-20th-century/motors.html

There is a picture of one (actually about every bike) Saint on http://home.planet.nl/~motors-20th-century/motors.html

Cuppa500

650 'Saint, police spec, TR6P, "Stop All In No Time. No 750 Saint afaik.
Cuppa