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Triumph Motorcycles has become a billion-pound industry and that means more money for research and development that will herald a motorcycle model blitz. Owner John Bloor, 71, bought the company from liquidation in 1983 for £150,000 (about $A290,000). After selling more than 52,000 bikes last year, the Sunday Times Rich List now estimates the company is …
While British sportscar companies Lotus and Caterham have announced a move into motorcycles, compatriot Triumph Motorcycles may be adding four-wheelers to its line-up. (Read more stories on Lotus and Caterham.) Not cars, but ATVs, UTVs and side-by-side vehicles. Rumours are that Triumph will set up a factory in Atlanta, Georgia, to build the vehicles under …
Everything you always wanted to know about the Triumph Bonneville – and more – is now available in one book. The Triumph Bonneville Bike features a detailed history of the iconic bike named after the American salt flats where it set world speed records. Long-time British motorcycle journalist Peter Henshaw also provides the history of …