Slippery Sam

Slippery Sam, a roadster prepared for production-class road racing to controlled specifications using selected adaptations only, available from the factory as part-numbered inventory, seen exhibited at a UK Classic Car and Bike Show in 2009 wearing a Dunlop TT100 rear tyre

Slippery Sam is a British production class racing motorcycle from the early 1970s that used a carefully prepared version of the 750 cc Triumph Trident ohv (pushrod) three-cylinder engine. The "Slippery Sam" name was acquired during the 1970 Bol d'Or, a 24-hour race for production-based machines held in France, when engine difficulties and escaping oil covered the bike of Triumph employee Percy Tait and co-rider Steve Jolly who managed to finish in fifth place to winners Paul Smart and Tom Dickie on another works Trident.

'Slippery Sam' is known for winning five consecutive production 750 cc class TT races at the Isle of Man between 1971 and 1975. The machine, which was displayed at the National Motorcycle Museum, was destroyed in a fire during 2003,[1] but has since been completely rebuilt.[2]

  1. ^ "It's Back! National Motorcycle Museum Reopens Year After Fire". Culture24. 2 December 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Slippery Sam lives on at blaze-hit museum (Coventry Evening Telegraph)". Thefreelibrary.com. 16 September 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2011.