Ex-Triumph Development Engineer Has 10 Lesser-Known Slippery Sam Facts

In this video we see Norman Hyde telling us 10 interesting lesser-known facts about the legendary 70s Triumph racing motorcycle Slippery Sam. Norman is an ex-Triumph development engineer and was there when the bike was named. If you'd like to buy Norman's book Winning Ways, email him at: [email protected] The book will soon be available on ebay and Amazon. Location is The National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull, West Midlands, UK. // FOR ALL CHANNEL ENQUIRIES (INCLUDING SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING) please contact Alex Rollings - [email protected] // ABOUT THE CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE CHANNEL The Classic Motorcycle Channel is for people who love classic, vintage and antique motorcycles. We are passionate about classic motorcycles and produce high quality motorcycle profile videos, restoration videos, restorer profile videos and also anything that takes our interest. We also have a second YouTube channel for workshop video logs and additional video content - ‪@TheClassicMotorcycleChannel2‬ // CHANNEL PARTNERS Alex Rollings - director and producer for the channel. YouTube: ‪@motofilmer‬ Instagram: @motofilmer Dave Mitchell - in house mechanic, presenter and producer. Dave also owns and runs a classic motorcycle workshop called Mitchell's Classics. Website: www.mitchellsclassics.co.uk John Oakes - presenter and producer. John is a classic motorcycle enthusiast, rider and restorer and works closely with us on all our video content. Instagram and Facebook: @classicbikeman // A BIG THANK YOU TO Norman Hyde for taking the time to film with us on the day. James Hewing, Christina Willmotte and the team at The National Motorcycle Museum for having us along there on the day. Website: www.nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk Facebook: @thenmm Instagram: @thenationalmotorcyclemuseum Twitter: @NatMotorcycleMuseum John Oakes for taking the time to film with us on the day. Instagram: @classicbikeman Alex Rollings for producing the video. YouTube: ‪@motofilmer‬ Instagram: @motofilmer #classicmotorcycle #motorcyclehistory #triumphmotorcycles

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