www.tigercubandterrier.com
  • Welcome
  • Introduction
  • The Story begins...
  • An Interview with Mr Turner
  • Model information
    • Terrier T15
    • Tiger Cub T20 >
      • 1954/55
      • 1956
      • 1957
      • 1958
      • 1959
      • 1960
      • 1961/62
      • 1963-on
    • Competition Cub T20C
    • Sports Cub T20S
    • Woods Cub T20W
    • Sports Lights Cub T20SL
    • Trials Cub T20T
    • Street Scrambler T20SS
    • Scrambler T20SR/T20SC
    • Trials & Scrambler TR20/TS20
    • Sports Home Cub T20SH
    • Mountain Cub T20SM/T20M
    • War Department (T20WD/T20M WD
    • Bantam Cub T20B
    • T20B Super Cub
  • Buyer's Guide
  • Resources
  • Technical
    • Machine Numbers
    • Gear Clusters
    • Front Forks
    • Front Fork Oil Change
    • Condensers
    • Finding T.D.C.
    • External Oil Filter
    • Lucas Energy Transfer
    • 12V Conversion
    • Fitting Indicators to a Tiger Cub
    • Fitting a Craven Luggage Rack
    • Spark Plugs and Sparks
    • Know your Alternator
  • Your Stories
    • My Wee Cub
    • Denny's Terrier
    • A T20C Story
    • TR20 Cub Sorted
    • Saving Sylvia
    • My 1959 Tiger Cub
    • My First Restoration
    • Found in a Scrap Yard
    • My First Bike
    • Brand new out of the Box
    • On the Road after 40 years
    • First bike I ever Rode
    • The' Tarbuk' Conversion
    • A Tiger Cub in a Box
    • Aunt Tiny
    • Well-travelled Terrier
    • Mashooq's Tiger Cub
    • 48 Years with my Cub
    • Ready for the Arbuthnot
    • My Collection of Cubs
    • Mountain Cub and Cafe tales
    • My favourite Cub of all
    • A Cub in Norway
    • Beginning of a Terrier Restoration
    • An Ambush of Cubs
    • A T20C Cub (probably!)
    • A Moment Frozen in Time
    • Finally after 56 years!
    • Still riding Cubs after 60 years
    • A Lakeland Venture
    • Back to my Teens!
  • The Princeton Cubs
    • Class of 2009 - 2010
    • Class of 2010 - 2011
    • Class of 2011 - 2012
    • Class of 2012 - 2013
    • Class of 2013 - 2014
    • Class of 2014 -2015
    • Class of 2015 - 2016
  • Machines in Competition
    • Bonneville Speed Record
    • ISDT Success
    • Success in the Scottish
  • TC&T Mysteries
    • The Terror
    • Who is this?
  • Buy - Sell - Swap
  • Welcome
  • Introduction
  • The Story begins...
  • An Interview with Mr Turner
  • Model information
    • Terrier T15
    • Tiger Cub T20 >
      • 1954/55
      • 1956
      • 1957
      • 1958
      • 1959
      • 1960
      • 1961/62
      • 1963-on
    • Competition Cub T20C
    • Sports Cub T20S
    • Woods Cub T20W
    • Sports Lights Cub T20SL
    • Trials Cub T20T
    • Street Scrambler T20SS
    • Scrambler T20SR/T20SC
    • Trials & Scrambler TR20/TS20
    • Sports Home Cub T20SH
    • Mountain Cub T20SM/T20M
    • War Department (T20WD/T20M WD
    • Bantam Cub T20B
    • T20B Super Cub
  • Buyer's Guide
  • Resources
  • Technical
    • Machine Numbers
    • Gear Clusters
    • Front Forks
    • Front Fork Oil Change
    • Condensers
    • Finding T.D.C.
    • External Oil Filter
    • Lucas Energy Transfer
    • 12V Conversion
    • Fitting Indicators to a Tiger Cub
    • Fitting a Craven Luggage Rack
    • Spark Plugs and Sparks
    • Know your Alternator
  • Your Stories
    • My Wee Cub
    • Denny's Terrier
    • A T20C Story
    • TR20 Cub Sorted
    • Saving Sylvia
    • My 1959 Tiger Cub
    • My First Restoration
    • Found in a Scrap Yard
    • My First Bike
    • Brand new out of the Box
    • On the Road after 40 years
    • First bike I ever Rode
    • The' Tarbuk' Conversion
    • A Tiger Cub in a Box
    • Aunt Tiny
    • Well-travelled Terrier
    • Mashooq's Tiger Cub
    • 48 Years with my Cub
    • Ready for the Arbuthnot
    • My Collection of Cubs
    • Mountain Cub and Cafe tales
    • My favourite Cub of all
    • A Cub in Norway
    • Beginning of a Terrier Restoration
    • An Ambush of Cubs
    • A T20C Cub (probably!)
    • A Moment Frozen in Time
    • Finally after 56 years!
    • Still riding Cubs after 60 years
    • A Lakeland Venture
    • Back to my Teens!
  • The Princeton Cubs
    • Class of 2009 - 2010
    • Class of 2010 - 2011
    • Class of 2011 - 2012
    • Class of 2012 - 2013
    • Class of 2013 - 2014
    • Class of 2014 -2015
    • Class of 2015 - 2016
  • Machines in Competition
    • Bonneville Speed Record
    • ISDT Success
    • Success in the Scottish
  • TC&T Mysteries
    • The Terror
    • Who is this?
  • Buy - Sell - Swap
www.tigercubandterrier.com
The Princeton Cubs and Terriers
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Who would have thought that 70 years after the first model of a series of motorcycles began exercising young minds in a factory in Meriden, England, those same motorcycles would still be exercising young minds in a prestigious university over 3000 miles away across the Atlantic?
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But they are!


​​Since 2009, Prof. Michael Littman from the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department of Princeton University, New Jersey, USA., has offered a yearly hands-on seminar in the Art and Science of Motorcycle Design, whereby Students have restored a vintage Triumph motorcycle and compared it to previous restorations of a similar make and model of motorcycle from other years.
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​Students examine, disassemble, model, test, and rebuild the motorcycle using both classic and modern engineering tools including computer-aided design (CAD) software for the documentation and prototyping of engine parts, engine simulation software for understanding factors affecting engine performance, and engine brake dynamometer for determination of engine power and torque.
 
They also assess and restore motorcycle components utilising precise measurement and repair and redesign (where appropriate) key parts including the restoration of cylinder, piston, head, cam, valves, transmission, brakes, fork, oil system, clutch and chain.
 
Finally the Students inspect and restore all electrical system components as needed, along with disassembling, cleaning, repainting and restoring the frame and suspension.
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​​So far the Students have restored a:

1956 Terrier

1957 Tiger Cub

1958 Tiger Cub

1959 Tiger Cub

1960 Tiger Cub x 3

1962 Tiger Cub

1963 Tiger Cub x 2

1965 Tiger Cub

and a 1964 Tiger Cub

​From the above, it's fairly obvious the motorcycle of choice is a Tiger Cub or Terrier.

The reason being the Tiger is Princeton's mascot, so using Tiger Cubs for the class is perfect.
 
Professor Littman also reports he got drawn into motorcycles by Glenn Northey, who is head of the Manufacturing Centre and runs the Mechanical Design Course.

​The idea of the Seminar was done in partnership with Glenn; who had a Cub as a teenager!
 
Over the next few weeks I'll be showing each year's restoration from the earliest to the latest in the students' own words.

So watch this space as they say!

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