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In January 2017, Triumph announced they would replace the 675 cc Street Triple with a new range of 765 cc (46.7 cu in) Street Triples. The model was released as a 2018 model. Despite having a capacity increase of 90 cc (5.5 cu in), the new models weigh slightly less than the first and second generations of 675 cc bike, and the engine casings ...
The Triumph Triples are a family of modern DOHC inline three-cylinder motorcycle engines made from 1990 onwards by the Triumph Motorcycle Company at their Hinckley, Leicestershire factory. [1] The inspiration for the later triples was the pushrod Triumph Trident , produced from 1968 to 1974 at the Triumph factory at Meriden Works.
To reflect this collaboration with the FIM, Triumph created a production derivative bike that takes the name of the previous Daytonas. The power unit, which was developed using that of the Triumph Street Triple RS as a basis, is a 765 cc inline three-cylinder four-stroke engine with a liquid cooling system that produces a maximum power of 130 ...
Between 1967 and 1968, Knievel jumped using the Triumph Bonneville T120 (with a 650cc engine). Knievel used the Triumph at the Caesars Palace crash on New Year's Eve 1967. When Knievel returned to jumping after the crash, he used Triumph for the remainder of 1968. An Evel Knievel XR-750 suspended in the air as if jumping, at the Harley-Davidson ...
The Triumph Bonneville T140 is a standard motorcycle with a 750 cc (46 cu in) capacity engine that was designed and built by Triumph Engineering at Meriden near Coventry.. The T140 was a continuation of the second generation in the Bonneville series developed from the earlier 650 cc (40 cu in) T120 Bonneville and was produced by Triumph in a number of versions, including limited editions, from ...
Triumph Engineering Co Ltd was a British motorcycle manufacturing company, based originally in Coventry and then in Meriden.A new company, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd, based in Hinckley, gained the name rights after the end of the company in the 1980s and is now one of the world's major motorcycle manufacturers.
1973 500cc Triumph T100R Daytona with aftermarket rear suspension units. The 'Daytona' name was derived from American rider Buddy Elmore's win at the 1966 Daytona 200 race held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. [2] He achieved an average speed of 96.6 mph (155.5 km/h) on a 'works special' Triumph Tiger 100. [1]
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 ...