A thorough guide to authentically restoring Triumph's most popular collector bikes, the Bonneville and TR6 (Tiger).
Covers all models from 1956 to 1983. Essential for the restorer and collector striving for accuracy, Covers year-to-year model changes. Deciphers part, engine and frame serial numbers.

Triumph Motorcycle Restoration Guide: Bonneville & Tr6 1956-1983 (Motorbooks International Authentic Restoration Guides)

Engineering & Transportation

Gaylin, David

Automotive

Motorbooks Intl

This is a comprehensive, visual history of the motorcycles from Britain that were bred in the US and Canada. Tuck in with Triumph Motorcycles in America and get ready for the ride of a lifetime. Triumphs have been part of North America’s motorcycling soul since long before World War II. Born in Britain but bred in the US and Canada, Triumph’s iconic models—Bonneville, Trophy, Thunderbird, Daytona, Tiger, Speed Twin, Speed Triple, and Rocket III—resonate deeply with enthusiasts who love their style, sound, performance, and undeniable coolness. It’s not coincidental that Triumph was Steve McQueen’s favorite ride. Triumph Motorcycles in America is packed with thorough, entertaining text, plus hundreds of historical images, most of them in color and never before published. This incredible volume of history and culture was written by award-winning professional journalist and lifelong Triumph fanatic Lindsay Brooke, with a foreword by America’s favorite “Triumph guy,” Peter Egan. Don't think twice about it, Triumph Motorcycles in America is a must-have for every fan of Britain’s most legendary bike brand.

Triumph Motorcycles in America

Brooke, Lindsay

Motorbooks

Triumph’s Bonneville and its single-carbed sibling, the TR6, are two of the most revered models in all of motorcycling. Distinguished by their handsome lines and pace-setting performance, the Bonneville and Tiger ruled the streets and race tracks from their introduction in the late 1950s through Triumph’s golden age in the 1960s. Devotion to the marque remained strong even as the sun slowly set on the company’s fortunes in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original Triumph’s demise in 1983 simply served to cement the legendary status of its long-lived top guns, the Bonneville and TR6.Today the Bonnie and Tiger are highly sought-after classics—machines whose pedigree demands correct mechanical restoration and accurate refinishing.Triumph Bonneville and TR6 Motorcycle Restoration Guide: 1956-1983 contains all the information needed to guarantee the correct restoration of your classic. More than 250 photos and extensive technical appendices supplement Triumph expert David Gaylin’s thoroughly researched text.

Triumph Bonneville and TR6 Motorcycle Restoration Guide: 1956-83

Octane Press

In 1911, the operators of Coney Island's Luna Park premiered a miniature, radically banked racetrack for staged automobile races that seemed to defy gravity.\nFor a fee, patrons would watch from the perimeter of the 85-foot wooden saucer as daredevil drivers raced on the steep angle of the tiny track. The attraction created a sensation and was quickly copied with a show that featured motorcycle riders performing breathtaking stunts. When portable versions were made available, every traveling carnival owner in the United States rushed to have one. Motordromes with perfectly vertical walls soon followed, which permitted riders on their Indian motorcycles to climb, sometimes to a height of 20 feet, with nothing but centrifugal force between them and a trip to the trauma ward. And when full-grown lions were added to pursue riders in the arena, no one could resist buying a ticket! The "Wall of Death," a name these shows received in 1917, remained a staple attraction on American carnival midways until the 1970s.

The Wall of Death: Carnival Motordromes (Images of America)

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

These vintage-photograph postcards include highlights from the collection of author David Gaylin, who has compiled what is perhaps the world's largest independent archive on the subject.

The Wall of Death: Carnival Motordromes (Postcards of America)

In 1911, the operators of Coney Island's Luna Park premiered a miniature, radically banked racetrack for staged automobile races that seemed to defy gravity. For a fee, patrons would watch from the perimeter of the 85-foot wooden saucer as daredevil drivers raced on the steep angle of the tiny track. The attraction created a sensation and was quickly copied with a show that featured motorcycle riders performing breathtaking stunts. When portable versions were made available, every traveling carnival owner in the United States rushed to have one. Motordromes with perfectly vertical walls soon followed, which permitted riders on their Indian motorcycles to climb, sometimes to a height of 20 feet, with nothing but centrifugal force between them and a trip to the trauma ward. And when full-grown lions were added to pursue riders in the arena, no one could resist buying a ticket! The "Wall of Death," a name these shows received in 1917, remained a staple attraction on American carnival midways until the 1970s.

The Wall of Death: Carnival Motordromes

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

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Triumph Motorcycle Restoration Guide: Bonneville & Tr6 1956-1983 (Motorbooks International Authentic Restoration Guides)

Triumph Motorcycles in America

Triumph Motorcycles in America

Triumph Bonneville and TR6 Motorcycle Restoration Guide: 1956-83

The Wall of Death: Carnival Motordromes (Images of America)

The Wall of Death: Carnival Motordromes (Postcards of America)

The Wall of Death: Carnival Motordromes