Triumph T140 TSX - Epilogue

Epilogue

From Triumph's brochures, the TSX, unchanged, was to have been included in the factory's unrealised 1983–1984 range as the TSX4 with a similarly styled TSX8 with the eight valve engine from the Triumph T140W TSS alongside. Side panel badges added a '4' or '8' to reflect the new designations.

Nearly all of the TSX cycle parts were used to re-style the 1984 prototype USA versions of the T140 Bonneville and the new TR6 Thunderbird 600, both models only distinguished from the TSX4 by instead retaining wire wheels and adopting the drum rear brake from the deleted Triumph TR65 Thunderbird and TR7T Tiger Trail models. Although not fitted to the 1982–1983 production models, Dunlop tyres, of their 'Qualifier' design this time, were again shown on all USA -styled brochure models, the tyres' lettering again picked out in white. The TSX4 and TSX8 both retained the Avon tyres ,fore and aft, as before. The TSX rear mudguard, albeit finished in stainless steel finish, and retaining the plastic numberplate mounting extension, was also to have been fitted on all UK–Rest Of World models as standard.

From the records as held by the VMCC, the last TSX was made on 21 December 1982.