The Triumph Bonneville is a British motorcycle first produced in 1959, named after the Bonneville Salt Flats where Triumph motorcycles had set land speed records, and built around a parallel twin engine. It became one of the defining British motorcycles of the 1960s and was later revived by the reconstituted Triumph company as a modern classic model line.
Facts
SignificanceNamed for the Bonneville Salt Flats speed record venue, the Bonneville became the definitive British parallel twin motorcycle of the 1960s and remains in production today as part of Triumph Modern Classics range. 1 Manufacturer or Builder Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Triumph Bonneville
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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.
Introduction
The name Bonneville derives from the famous Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA, where Triumph and others attempted to break the motorcycle speed records.
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