1966 Triumph T 100

1966 Triumph T 100 in Diamonds Are Forever, Movie, 1971

Class: Bikes, Road — Model origin:

00:10:22 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
no_car ◊ 2006-01-15 18:32
Jun ◊ 2006-01-16 13:49	Dark night scene, so it is not certain. It's vertical twin but cylinder seems shorter than 650cc, and seems single carburator. I'll say Triumph Tiger100.
antp ◊ 2006-01-16 13:52	Same pictures with contrast corrected: That's a little better
Jun ◊ 2006-01-16 15:35	Oh, clear view! More smaller than think before and have a little flat seat. Then I'll change my mind. Triumph Tiger 90 (1963-69 350cc twin) -- Last edit: 2006-01-16 15:35:45
nzcarnerd ◊ 2008-08-18 12:32	The only way to be exactly certain of the year is to see the colour of the tank. I don't think we can see enough of this bike to be certain if it is a 350 T90 or a 500 T100 - they are the same size bike. The 'eyebrow' tank badge suggests no earlier than 1966. The T90 finished in 1968. The tank appears to be one colour so I think it is 1969 which makes it a T100.
truckface ◊ 2009-07-31 16:17	This scene is supposed to be in south Africa, but in reality it was filmed in the Nevada desert.
Robi ◊ 2020-04-14 12:41
the sad biker ◊ 2020-04-14 14:52	A little more info: Those are 66-68 tank badges, the last US T90's were 1963, still a Tiger 100, just earlier.