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    Percy Tait (1929-2019)

    Jan 01, 2020 3 minutes
    Photography: MORTONS ARCHIVE

    Forever to be associated with the Triumph marque, Percy Tait, born October 9, 1929, died on November 17, 2019, a month and a bit after his 90th birthday.

    Known for many things Triumph-related, the association with Slippery Sam, a second place finish to Agostini in the 1969 500cc Belgian GP and his reputed 1,000,000 miles as a factory tester – he was never an official Triumph works racer, but considered to

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