THE BONNEVILLE FAMILY

Arguably the most famous name in motorcycling and one of the most desirable bikes you could buy in the 1960s, the first Bonneville rolled off the production line in 1958 under the direction of Triumph legend Edward Turner. A race winner straight out of the crate, the T120 Bonneville made its mark as the cafe racer of choice for teenage bikers and professional racers in almost all forms of motorcycle motorsport, from track racing to endurance racing, flat track, trials and scrambling. Famously named after the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA, where Triumph smashed the land speed record by going 214mph in 1956, the ‘120’ in the name was chosen to imply a top speed for the day of an unbelievable 120 miles an hour.