El Libro Completo de las Motocicletas Triumph Clásicas y Modernas 1937-Hoy

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From the Publisher Where It All Began It is somewhat ironic that Britain’s most successful motorcycle manufacturer, Triumph, owes its origins to a German immigrant, Siegfried Bettmann. Bettmann moved to England from Nuremburg in 1884, but he was by no means the penniless European immigrant of legend. From a wealthy background, he was university educated, and his linguistic skills initially landed him a job as a translator with a publishing company in London. As a bicycle craze swept Europe, in 1885 he began exporting Birmingham-made bicycles with a “Bettmann” label. Sensing that this didn’t sound British enough, in 1886 he changed the name to “Triumph.” Business prospered, and a year later Bettmann took on another German immigrant, Mauritz Schulte. Schulte was a trained engineer, and in 1888 the company moved to Coventry, where they established their own manufacturing facility. In 1902 Schulte fitted a Belgian Minerva 2.5-horsepower engine to a Triumph bicycle. The first Triumph motorcycle was born, but Schulte wasn’t content with simply using proprietary engines and in 1905 designed and built the first Triumph engine. It was also so well made that it soon provided Triumph an enviable reputation for reliability and performance. Motorcycles Through the Years Before and After the War, 1937-1949 The left siamesed exhaust system was unique to the TR5. America and the World's Fastest Motorcycle, 1950-1955 Extremely purposeful and good looking, the 1951 T100 Tiger. Birth of Iconic 650s, 1956-1962 The biggest news for the 1959 season was the late inclusion of the Bonneville, ostensibly a twincarb Tiger T110. This is a singlecarb 1959 Tiger T110 painted in unusual Tangerine and gray Bonneville colors of that year. Turmoil Times, 1971-1975 For 1971 only the 650 models received the new P39 frame. Apart from the attractive blue color and single carburetor, the TR6R was identical to the T120R. Motorcycles Through the Years The Last Hurrah, 1976-1987 New for 1982 were the black painted forks, 60-watt sealed beam headlight with new rubber mounting, and Bing carburetors. This is the Bonneville T140 ES electric-start USA. Resurrection at Hinckley, 1990-1996 After receiving a new fairing, longer-stroke engine, and new graphics for 1993, for 1994 the Daytona was updated with new 17-inch wheels and wider tires. Consolidation, 1997-2002 The 2001 Speed Triple in Neon Blue. Building on Tradition, 2010-present At Bonneville in 2012 Jason DiSalvo set a new world record of 174.276 miles per hour on the Carpenter Racing Rocket III.

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