Description
Author: Ian Falloon, Hardbound, 256 Pages, ISBN: 9780760345450, 1st Edition, 2015
- all motorcycles manufactured 1937 - Today
Originally formed as a bicycle company in 1885, Triumph branched out into motorcycle production and by 1 902 had produced its first motorcycle—a bicycle fitted with a Belgian Minerva engine. But it wasn't until the advent of Edward Turner's Speed Twin in 1936 that the company became a dominant force in the motorcycle industry—compact, reliable, and (most importantly) fast, the Speed Twin was the world's first mass-produced superbike. From there, the company, in various iterations, went on to build some of the most iconic motorcycles of all time.
The Complete Book of Classic and Modern Triumph Motorcycles: 1937—Today tells the story of all the major and minor Triumph models since the advent of the Speed Twin, including the Thunderbird, the bike Marlon Brando rode in the film The Wild One; the Tiger, the bike that Steve McQueen's character used for the iconic jump scene in the film The Great Escape; the Trophy, a bike so cool that it made James Dean even cooler; and the Bonneville, the bike on which Bob Dylan had his infamous crash.
Like the motorcycle industry in general, Triumph motorcycles went through some difficult years in the 1970s and 1980s but emerged stronger than ever in the 1990s. Today, Triumph is one of the most successful motorcycle manufacturers worldwide. This is in large part because the company builds class-leading motorcycles such as the Tiger, the Daytona 675, and the popular Bonneville line of retro-styled motorcycles.
The Complete Book of Classic and Modern Triumph Motorcycles: 1937—Today is the ultimate resource for Triumph motorcycles a book no enthusiast should be without.
Prominent Australian author Ian Faloon is one of the most prolific contemporary two-wheel authors around and his works are most sought after !
