From the Triumph Racing Motorcycles in America Book. 
Original Magazine clipping.
A peek inside.
On the track.
Sharp looking man and machine. The white silk jersey over old racing leathers with the red scarf and matching pinstriped helmet is just beautiful man!
Probably a T100C or Speed Kit equipped Tiger. Dual carbs with remote floats, Tricor left side track pipe, competition gas tank, California bars and spool front wheel hub.
Original clip from a 1954 issue of Motorcyclist magazine, this image was later made into a poster by Bill Bagnall and was hung on many shop, garage and clubhouse walls back in the day.
He made the rocker covers himself and the headlight is a masterpeice. Tuned to take bikes twice its size.
A.J. Lewis built, fuel burning Thunderbird drag bike. One of the fastest cycles on the strip in 1954. The Ariel business that A.J. ran is still going and there is a neat website with some Triumph builds and other cool things to see here: www.arielmotorcycles.com
Stripped down with the right balance of chrome and paint gets it every time. Nicley done tank styling strip, and a genuine Bates saddle, with the man himself, Mr. Bob Bates in the center.
The custom nameplates in this add could have been used for neat gas tank styling strips.
Specifically looking for a alloy wedge shaped oil tank for Triumph swingarm frames that mounts to the seat post tube like the one above. Sometimes made by Kosman and others. Good cylindrical tanks wanted as well.
If you have any parts like these for sale or trade let me know.
Too bad there is no color photos of this guys work, because it sounds like it was extremely nice. He did have it a lot easier than us though. Working on new machines is so much less hassle than dealing with 50 year old broken, bent, rusted and beat on parts! 
The Jack Bagnall Triumph on the lower left as pictured in the garbage wagon vs. California Bob post from 1949. 
Sweet little BSA 650. I wonder how his Dual Carb Star Twin turned out? 
Good picture of Rich Richard's Pam Too 650 T-Bird.
1952 Bonneville Cartoon.
Circa 1953 in good ol' California. Rich Richards is the man to watch. He was one of the top Triumph tuners for the next 15 years.
From a 1952 issue of CYCLE. Perfect rear fender bob. Perfect front fender placement. Perfect balance of chrome and paint. Perfect handlebar and rear grab rail combo. And once again the Mustang tank makes it happen.
I found a cool website the other night dedicated to early 1950's era Triumph land speed & drag racer Blackie Bernal. It's done up by his Grandson and definitely worth a look. http://www.blackiebernal.webs.com/
I'd put money on which one was faster.
Don't even think about painting it, changing ANYTHING, or even taking it fully apart. Hit the chrome with polish and 0000 steel wool. Rebuild the motor, wire everything up, and ride into oblivion...Courtesy of Tracy "Low Key" McDonald
I've been working on my chopper all week for the SoCal Hippy Killer Hoedown and Biltwell Bash. I decided to do the dual carb conversion using the old Webco Manifolds and a matching set of Amal Monobloc's that I had the slide resleeving bit done to. I really should have started that project a while ago! Lots of tuning adjustments later, and it's running pretty good, I think. Could use some more time but there is none. DTMC's leaving Thursday morning at 5:oo a.m. and we'll be lucky to get there by late afternoon. Might have to change the Garage name to Go or Blow...
500 all terrain miles on a rigid Triumph. That would be a helluva fun weekend.
Beautiful Show & Go Trophy.
Neat little shop, but the custom bike trailer is over the top. I need to build one. Cool looking Triumph race bike in the back with chromed competition gas tank.
