Triumph Triple Parts & Spares
Three cylinders gave Meriden a genuinely fast motorcycle and gave owners a parts problem that has never quite gone away. Much of what a triple needs is shared across the range, and this term is where those shared components sit rather than being duplicated under each model.
If you are after something that only fits one machine, the model terms are the place to look. If you are after the parts a triple needs three of, start here. We would rather send you to the right listing than have you order on a guess, so ask if a description leaves room for doubt.
Upright, inclined, or neither?
The T150 carried its barrels upright. The T160 that replaced it inclined them forward, moved to electric start and changed the gearchange side. The X75 Hurricane used the inclined engine in its own bodywork. BSA’s A75 Rocket 3 is a separate machine again, though the engine is closely related. Knowing which of those you have settles most fitment questions before they start.
Parts groups under this term
- Top end — pistons and rings, valves and guides, gasket sets, rocker components
- Carburation — Amal components, jets, cables and linkage parts
- Ignition and charging — Lucas components and electronic ignition options
- Transmission — clutch plates, gearbox components, sprockets and chains
- Chassis — brake parts, fork and damper components, fasteners
Working out what crosses over
Some triple parts interchange between Triumph and BSA and some emphatically do not, and the ones that do not tend to be the expensive ones. Give us your engine and frame numbers, and tell us if the engine and frame came from different machines, which on a triple of this age is common enough to be worth asking about.