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@Canaidan
So I just started messing with this project I picked up from the forum for 50 quid last week so as to give my GF something to ride to the park. Best bit being the marvellous Wrights saddle. Threw on some blumels I had sitting around, flipchopped the bars and bought a porteur rack to which I have now affixed a wine box I had floating around on my shelves. Needs to be able to hold her 500000 pound handbag ;)
The major troubles I have been having are that the clearance for the blumels is mm, the brakes dont get on well with the as yet un trued wheels, the porteur rack bottom screws werent long enough for both mudguard supports to go on and the BB is fairly close to buggered (still spins fine, just has that pre disintegration wobble).
Have experimented with some hockey tape to give a sort of white striped effect to match the original triumph one on the seattube. Only downside of the wine box is that you cannot now see the headtube badge which was in amazing condition.
I have no idea what year the frame is (SN is 21438 D) so if anyone happens to know how to date a triumph I would be most grateful. Weighing in about just under 300 tonnes this is definitely a stove-pipe wonder, but seems to be pretty solid and will certainly do for getting to the park :)