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Memorable Motorcycles - Works Triumph Bonneville Photo Gallery
Our Memorable Motorcycles correspondent takes a ride on a Triumph oddity, one of four special build production Bonneville racers. Check out this histroy of this bike in
Memorable Motorcycles: Works Triumph Bonneville
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Our Memorable Motorcycles correspondent takes a ride on a Triumph oddity, one four special-build production Bonneville racers.
Memorable Motorcycles - Works Triumph Bonneville
The Works Bonnevilles are powered by a big Twin, which 'makes good racing power from 3,000 rpm to 6,500 rpm.'
Not built for Grand Prix wins, the Triumph Works Bonneville turned laps in endurance races and the famed Isle of Man circuit.
The only aspect of the Works Bonneville that dismayed our tester was the 8-inch front brake.
In peak form, the special production Bonneville Twins produced 58 hp at 7,000 rpm.
Unlike many production racers of its day, the Works Bonneville features soft handling.
In peak form, the special production Bonneville Twins produced 58 hp at 7,000 rpm.
Our man Melling throws the Bonny around a corner, during its development Triumph utilized the riding skills of Malcolm Uphill for testing.
Bearing numbers between MAC 231E and MAC 234E, four Bonneville racers were built up by Triumph as production racers.
