Triumph T140 TSX

The Triumph T140 TSX, usually called the TSX, was a British motorcycle credited by the factory as designed in 1981 and 1982 by Wayne Moulton, president of Triumph Motorcycles America, the only instance of the signature twin cylinder Triumph models being designed by an American. It was essentially a Triumph Bonneville with West Coast low rider styling, with a lowered chassis, a 16 inch rear wheel in place of the usual 18 inch rim, an offset engine, a unique swingarm and a stepped seat. Its 748 cc engine was the standard American T140ES unit with two 32 mm Bing carburettors, and many parts came from Italy and Germany, with American Morris alloy wheels. Unveiled at the 1982 International Motorcycle Show at the National Exhibition Centre, it was built only until the Meriden works closed in August 1983, and just 140 were exported to the American market it targeted.