He also created replicas of Slippery Sam, a road race machine and five-time TT race winner in the production-class which retained road equipment.

Whereas Slippery Sam was race-styled with road equipment, Williams developed a new model with updated equipment, styled as a general sports-tourer with single/dual seat options.

The "Legend" models were specials, each based on rebuilt complete donor T160V Triumph Trident machines, using three cylinder pushrod engines with five-speed gearbox and electric start.

Braking was uprated with a Lockheed hydraulic system using twin discs at the front and single rear.

Many were tuned for maximum performance to specific customer requirements, and between the early 1980s[4] and 1992 a total of sixty Triumph Legends were built - although Les Williams received hundreds of orders following articles in Classic Bike (UK) and Cycle World (USA).