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Thanks for the info Wally, JXW 39 was very interesting, having a chrome tank and low level twin pipes plus other ISDT mods.

Thanks very much for that Wally. 👍

Thanks for that.

Thanks for the information Wally. I have not seen any photos of DYE 19 myself, or any other period photos of TRWs with civilian number plates, though I am constantly on the lookout for copies of 1950s motorcycle magazines with period TRW road test. I do have a copy of the feature in Motor Cycling about TRW JXW 39 which was entered in the 1949 ISDT for evaluation purposes.

Hi Ron, All RAF registration numbers start with a A - i.e. 26 AX 49 as in the photo.

Nice to hear from other TRW owners, this is my TRW purchased late last year and being recommissioned over the winter. Although in very good overall condition it has been in storage for many years after having been re-imported from Canada in 2015.

Hi Ron, I think you have answered your own question "Did they have civil registrations and tax discs too?" The photo you posted is of an RAF TRW with an RAF registration number. Or did I mis-understand your comment?

In a recently aquired copy of the Motor Cycling magazine dated 19 March 1953 there is a Road Test of a Triumph TRW. Whilst the article is interesting to read I have two questions raised by the photos used. Firstly, the machine is 'wearing' a civilian number plate, not a military one, now 1953 seems a bit too early for this machine to have been sold off by the military and 'Road Registered' so, did the Triumph factory hold, and provide, a few civilian registered machines specifically for the motorcycling press to use for road test purposes? Secondly, the machine has a Tax Disc holder on the front mudguard, now as this is a civilian registered motorcycle you would expect it to be taxed however, I have seen a number of 1950s period photographs of such machines in use by the military, with military registration number plates, also fitted with tax discs attached to the front mudguards. I assume from this that at some point military vehicles were also required to have, and show, a valid tax disc/road fund licence. Does anyone have any information on when this practice was in use please? Dave

I am looking for a set of Front Crashbars and Fittings for my 1957 Triumph TRW. Can anyone help please? Dave

Having now found and read the excellent write up by Clive Elliott on British Army Green Paint I am now satisfied that the original colour of the Triumph TRWs was Deep Bronze Green.

Hi Richard Thanks for your post. I am a member of the Maple Leaf Up Forum and have had many conversations on this subject. See my reply to Lex above. Cheers, Dave.

Hi Lex Thanks for that, I think I have looked at all the photos of TRWs that the Internet can find, the trouble with on-line pictures is that real colours can look very different depending on the computer monitor you have or if the original photos were taken inside, outside, in dark conditions, in bright sunlight or under artificial light. I have also been told on various forums etc. that TRWs were finished in everything from Olive Drab to Nato Green and any number of other colours. The two photos attached are of my TRW and were taken on the same day, one inside my garage and one outside and the colours look very different. The outside photo better reflects what the bike's colour actually looks like. Anyway, the balance of probabilities does lead to the original colour being Deep Bronze Green and that's what I am going to go with. Cheers, Dave

I am in the process of recommissioning a 1957 ex-Canadian Army TRW that has been stood for a number of years and, having traced a previous owner in Canada, I have discovered it was repainted about 20 odd years ago. The paintwork is now looking a bit tired and could do with freshening up. I have been trying to find out what the original colour was that the TRWs were painted when they left the factory so that I can match it, but so far no one can give me a definative answer, not even the Triumph Owners Club who hold the factory records. Does anyone here know what colour, with colour codes, these motorcycles were painted when they left the factory during the Cold War period please? Dave