Stories about: Bonneville

Choppahead Nickel Peeper Pre-Unit Retro Triumph

7 Oct 2013, 11:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In for a retro bobber with tons of classic attitude and a heap of works-looking bespoke hand-made parts? Well then, drop Choppahead a line and see if they will build you a bike like the Nickel Peepe...

Triumph Interactive Magazine Spirit Issue 9 Is out

26 Sep 2013, 12:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Triumph releases the 9th issue of their interactive digital magazine, Spirit, and Triumph enthusiasts (and more) can now read it for free online, or download it for their mobile devices. Spirit ...

Blind Rider Dan Parker Does 55 MPH at Bonneville

16 Sep 2013, 13:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We reported earlier on the endeavor of Dan Parker, a blind motorcycle racer who brought his trike at the Salt Flats in Bonneville, to make history. Becoming the first blind man to race at Bonnevi...

Klock Werks Triumph Rocket III Trike Sets New Land Speed Record

7 Sep 2013, 07:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The fact that Triumph's Rocket III machine is a beastly bike which can blow any prejudice about what "powerful" actually means is old news. However, it's time for the Rocket III ...

2014 Triumph Bonneville Shows Up, Prices and Colors Announced

5 Sep 2013, 11:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A new page turns in the history of Triumph Motorcycles, as the 2014 machinery starts rolling out. We're bringing you the first photos of the new Bonneville, probably the bike with the most famo...

Lightning Sets New Land Speed Record for Electric Bikes at Bonneville

4 Sep 2013, 15:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's definitely a good year for Lightning Motorcycles: first the 2013 PPIHC, and now setting a new land speed record at the speed trials in Bonneville, Utah. The new record now sits just above ...

One Cannot Have Too Many Custom Bonnevilles

4 Sep 2013, 11:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things in the real life are just as the title says they are: enough custom Triumph Bonnevilles, this said no one, ever. And that's why we're so thrilled to bring to you the Dusty Pearl, M...

San Diego BMW’s S1000RR Does 224 MPH at Bonneville

3 Sep 2013, 15:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nice accomplishment for BMW as their S1000RR machinery went past the 224 mph (360.4 km/h) mark at the speed trials held at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. Andy Sills of Hunter Sills Racing rod...

Triumph Motorcycles Attempts to Do 400 MPH at Bonneville

2 Sep 2013, 14:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Going fast is one thing, but going 400 mph (643 km/h) fast sounds crazy. Well, it may be so, but some guys are really up to this endeavor as we write: it's Jason DiSalvo and his team bringing t...

Blind Rider Dan Parker to Race the Bonneville Salt Flats

26 Aug 2013, 12:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here we go with another story of a blind motorcycle rider who's making it into the history books, this time racing at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Dan Parker,43, has been into car raci...

Atom Bomb's Most Radical Bonneville Ever

22 Aug 2013, 10:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Based on an 1972 Bonnie, this amazing custom Triumph is the creation of Atom Bomb's Clay Rathburn for with webmaster, Adam Green, and was developed as a freestyle project with unlimited freedom...

Turbocharged Triumph Bonneville Looks Frightfully Awesome

15 Aug 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A 70s Triumph Bonneville and automotive turbochargers together doesn't sound like everyday motorcycling, does it? Well, it's true that such a bike would only have a few days of open thrott...

A Romantic Triumph Bonneville from FMW Motorcycles

14 Aug 2013, 10:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Now, some of you might raise an eyebrow reading the title, but believe us, there's nothing wrong with it: the name of this bike is "Sturm und Drang", and if you know one or two things...

Experiments in Speed: Amazing Custom Bicycle Does 102 MPH

30 Jul 2013, 10:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you thought that motorsport fans are the only ones who are dreaming of going ever faster at the Bonneville salt flats, you were a bit off: the bicycle world has its own pioneers and they're ...

Triumph Starts Selling Bikes in India This Fall

22 Jul 2013, 13:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though their new factory is still far from being able to deliver any motorcycles, Triumph are rumored they will indeed start selling 6 of their machines by the end of the year. It looks like...

Indian Shows the Spirit of Munro Commercial

9 Jul 2013, 13:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The fact the Indian Motorcycles are mustering their forces to start battling the Motor Company is no longer newsworthy. What is indeed new is Indian's latest emotional commercial, featuring the...

The Desert Slut Is a Custom Bonnie

25 Jun 2013, 16:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There must be some sort of strange and strong love between a rider and his bike to baptize the machine "Desert Slut". It's the case of Karsten "Kasi" Gesing, a chef in the i...

El Visionario Bonnie Shows a Lot of Bare Metal

23 Jun 2013, 06:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / According to Rocket Garage, Carlo Carlini's Triumph Bonneville underwent such an extensive series of custom treatments that only few parts have remained like they were when the bike rolled out ...

Biltwell's New Triumph Bonneville Looks Like a Million Bucks [Photo Bucket]

17 Jun 2013, 14:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Famous for the "less is more" approach, the Biltwell workshop has worked their magic on a new project, called EZ-T100. With the T100 obviously leading to a Bonneville, it was only natural ...

British Customs Surfaces Cafe Racer Seats for Modern Classic Triumphs [Photo Bike]

11 Jun 2013, 13:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you're into classic British bikes, here's a new option for your comfort and which will also add solid style-points to your ride: the Cafe Racer seats from British Customs. British Cu...