Ian Falloon Triumph Bonneville

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Triumph Bonneville: 60 Yearsis a celebration one of motorcycling's most iconic and beloved bikes. First manufactured in Great Britain in 1959, Triumphs legendary model resonates deeply with motorcycle enthusiasts worldwide who love its style, sound, performance, and undeniable coolness. Its no surprise that Triumph was Steve McQueens favorite ride. The Bonnevilles story is one of successes and challenges as Triumph grew steadily in the post-World War II decades to become Americas most successful import motorcycle marque. Triumph won every championship worth winning, owned the world speed record for fifteen years, and wooed Hollywoods hottest stars. Bonneville was Triumph's halo machine, one of the highest performance motorcycles of the 1960s. However, as competing marques eventually eclipsed the Bonneville in the 1970s, Triumph management struggled, leading first to bankruptcy and then to the demise of the company in 1983. Triumph was resurrected by British industrialist John Bloor in the late 1990s to become a twenty-first century global success story, which includes a revived and thoroughly retro-contemporary Bonneville range.