English motorcycle manufacturer, Triumph Motorcycles started its operations in the year 1883. Based in Coventry, the company’s foundation was laid by Siegfried Bettmann from Nuremberg, then a part of the German Empire. The company was initially called the S. Bettmann & Co. Import Export Agency and was situated in London. The company specialized in manufacturing bicycles before diversifying into the production of motorcycles. Additionally, the company also manufactured sewing machines in Germany to be distributed and sold in England. The company collapsed in 1980 and sold all the rights to a Hinckley based organization.
The company forayed towards producing motorcycles in 1898 with the first motor cycle rolling out of its barns in 1902. The bike was built upon a special engine built in Belgium. The first original Triumph Bonneville was designed and produced between 1959 and 1983. It used a 650 cc parallel twin cylinder 4-stroke engine. The bike was titled the Bonneville after the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA. The significance of the title is due to Triumph’s first world motorcycle land speed records were attempted at Bonneville Salt Flats.
The engine of the bike could easily produce a top speed of 110 MPH while it churned out 50 Horsepower. The significant reason for its high-end performance is the extremely low power-to-weight ratio due to a measly weight of 423 pounds. The bike was succeeded by 750 cc edition, introduced in the late 1970s. The most recently developed Triumph Bonneville was launched in 2001 featuring a 790 cc twin cylinder engine with similar styling as its predecessor. | 
