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In 1962 Tony Godfrey and John Holder rode T120 Bonnevilles to victory in the Thruxton 500 mile endurance race, and an article in The Motor Cycle entitled "Thruxton Triumph by Bonneville" led to the development of the Triumph T120R 'Thruxton', which was hand-built by a team of Triumph technicians using specially picked components and precision ...
The original Triumph Bonneville was a 650 cc parallel-twin motorcycle manufactured by Triumph Engineering and later by Norton Villiers Triumph between 1959 and 1974. It was based on the company's Triumph Tiger T110 and was fitted with the Tiger's optional twin 1 3/16 in Amal monobloc carburettors as standard, along with that model's high-performance inlet camshaft.
A "Norbsa" with a BSA chassis and Norton Commando 850cc engine. The Triton was probably the most common hybrid British motorcycle. Others include the Tribsa, with a Triumph engine in a BSA frame; the Norvin, with a Vincent V-twin engine in a Norton featherbed frame; [4] and a Trifield with a Triumph engine in a Royal Enfield frame.
Engine displacement [cm 3] Production time: Notes: First model 1902-1904 used Minerva, JAP and Fafnir engines Second Model 1905 Triumph used their own engine for the first time, 250 were made, 3 hp Model 474 1908-1909 production up to 3000 in 1909 Model Roadster 500 1910-1913 single speed, optional rear hub clutch as the 'free engine' model ...
Introduced in 1959, for the 1960 model year, it soon needed strengthening, and was ended in 1962, with the advent of the unit engines for the 650 range. The 3TA (21) was the first unit construction twin, soon followed by the short-stroke, 490 cc "500" range. From 1963 all Triumph engines were of unit construction.
A 600 cc Triumph Daytona 600 was manufactured in 1983 by Triumph Motorcycles in their Meriden factory. It was a short-stroke twin-carburettor version of the 650 cc TR65 Thunderbird with an 8.5:1 compression ratio, but it was exhibited at the 1983 motorcycle show at the National Exhibition Centre as a new model for their (eventually unrealised ...
In 1985, Triumph purchased a first set of equipment to begin working, in secret, on its new prototype models. By 1987, the company had completed its first engine. In 1988, Bloor funded the building of a new factory at a 10-acre (40,000 m 2) site in Hinckley, Leicestershire. [7] The first Hinckley Triumphs were produced for the 1991 model year. [8]
On 6 September 1956, at Bonneville Salt Flats American racer Johnny Allen secured the motorcycle land-speed record on a heavily modified Triumph T110 with a top speed of 214.17 mph (344.67 km/h). [3] This success led to the development of the Tiger T110's successor - the Triumph Bonneville .