Revell 07922 Triumph Tiger 100

The Triumph Tiger 100 is a British standard class motorcycle from the Second World War and the post-war period. The first copies of this motorcycle appeared in 1939, and serial production was carried out in 1939-1940 and 1946-1973. Production was concentrated at plants in Coventry and Meriden, UK.

The Tiger 100 model was developed and put into production in order to strengthen the position of Triumph in the segment of standard motorcycles and to achieve the considerable market success achieved by the Speed Twin model. The designer of the new bike was Edward Turner. The Tiger 100 model turned out to be lighter and had more power than its predecessor. It was powered by a 2-cylinder 498 cm3 engine. The motorcycle was also characterized by great performance for those times - one of the racing cars, after slight tuning, accelerated to 189.9 km / h in 1939! Unfortunately, due to the destruction of the company's facilities in Coventry as a result of German air raids during the Battle of Britain, production was stopped and only started in 1946. Production series produced after that date were characterized by, among others: redesigned suspension or changes in the engine structure.